14 DAY TRIAL // Midori, a lightweight web browser that features full integration with GTK+ and fast rendering with WebKit, is now at version 0.5.9 and it should arrive in all the major repositories pretty soon.
The Midori browser is mostly known for the fact that it's very light and fast. Despite the version number, it has been integrated by default in numerous Linux distributions, including elementary OS. It has full HTML5 and CSS3 support and it comes with a lot of nice features, although it's still pretty far away from the heavy hitters like Firefox or Google Chrome in terms of options.
The developers have made a number of important releases until now and this latest one fits in the same category. The application is being updates pretty regularly, but the more users are trying in, the more issue are being reported. This is a rather small project, so developer have a limited amount of time to take care of all the issues.
Latest Midori version is full of fixes and improvements
The users of this Internet browser should upgrade the system as quickly as possible. It's a really important update, whick pack a lot of changes. It might take a while until it will reach the repositories, but you can always try and install the binary file.
"Midori is a Web browser that aims to be lightweight and fast. It aligns well with the Xfce philosophy of making the most out of available resources. It has a customizable interface using the GTK+ toolkit."
"Midori handles all the latest web technologies like HTML 5 and CSS3. Listen to music on Rdio, play a game of Angry Birds, and more. The lightweight webkit rendering engine lends it the same supremacy in speed that has spurred the growth of Google Chrome. Midori may only be a little program, but it supports many of the most popular parts of the web, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Spotify and Rdio," reads the official website.
The developers also explained that dead code has been removed from the browser and preferences, the "Add Bookmark" entry has been added to the menu, the the last web media tab played is now being stored, some memory leaks have been corrected, and the SpeedDial, Toolbar, and Bookmarkbar context menu items are now much more visible.
A complete changelog with all the fixes, changes, and new features can be found inside the source archive or on the official website. You can download Midori 0.5.9 right now from Softpedia.
