---
name: "midori"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "midori"
version: "7.0-2.1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/midori"
---

# midori(1)

fast and lightweight Web Browser.

## NAME

midori - fast and lightweight Web Browser.

## SYNOPSIS

**midori** \[OPTION...\] \[URL\]

## DESCRIPTION

**midori** is a lightweight Web Browser.

## OPTIONS

-

  ### Application Options:

- **-a** *ADDRESS*, **--app**=*ADDRESS*

  Run *ADDRESS* as a web application.

- **-c** *FOLDER*, **--config**=*FOLDER*

  Use *FOLDER* as configuration folder.

- **-p**, **--private**

  Run Midori in private mode.  No changes are saved in this mode.

- **--plain**

  Plain GTK+ window with WebKit, akin to GtkLauncher.

- **-d**, **--diagnostic-dialog**

  Show a diagnostic dialog.

- **-g**, **--debug**

  Run Midori within gdb and save a backtrace on crash.  Useful when reporting bugs against the package.

- **-r** *FILE*, **--run**=*FILE*

  Run *FILE* as a JavaScript.

- **-s** *URI*, **--snapshot**=*URI*

  Take a snapshot of *URI*.

- **-e** *COMMAND*, **--execute**=*COMMAND*

  Run the specified *COMMAND*.  To obtain a list of supported commands, see **--help-execute** below.

- **--help-execute**

  Print a list of available commands supported by **--execute**.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print the version of Midori.

- **-b** *PATTERN*, **--block-uris**=*PATTERN*

  Block URIs according to the regular expression specified in *PATTERN*.

- **-i** *SECONDS*, **--inactivity-reset**=*SECONDS*

  Reset Midori after *SECONDS* seconds of inactivity.

- **--display**=*DISPLAY*

  X display to use.

### Help Options:

- \-?, **--help**

  Show help options described above.

- **--help-all**

  Show all help options.

- **--help-gtk**

  Show GTK+ Options.

## REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs using the Debian BTS \<https://bugs.debian.org\>.

## AUTHOR

**Midori** is copyright (C) 2007 Christian Dywan.

This manual page was completely rewritten by Sergio Durigan Junior \<sergiodj@sergiodj.net\>, based on the previous version by Emanuele Rocca \<ema@debian.org\>.  It was written for the Debian GNU/Linux system but may be used by others.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.