---
title: "Helium Browser"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/helium-browser-4octh6rmo
source_url: https://helium.computer/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2025-09-25T01:07:03.735Z
updated: 2025-09-25T01:07:23.323Z
tags: ["open-source", "privacy", "chromium"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 26
comments: 8
language: en
---

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# Helium Browser

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 26 upvotes · 8 comments

## Summary

Helium is a privacy-focused web browser based on Chromium that blocks ads, trackers, and fingerprinting by default. It features native !bangs for quick navigation, split view functionality, and supports all Chromium extensions while anonymizing requests to the Chrome Web Store. The browser is fully open source, lightweight, and designed with a minimalistic interface that prioritizes user privacy without requiring configuration.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://helium.computer/>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@pkraszewski** · 2 upvotes

> > Privacy policy
> > Revision from September 22, 2025.
> >
> > Definitions
> > - **Company**: imput LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Wyoming, in the United States.
>
> Nope, thank you.

**@reachit** · 0 upvotes

> No thanks
> Currently daily driving Brave with privacy extensions.
> I have Librewolf, Zen, and Midori browser as alternatives.

**@ddlele** · 0 upvotes

> currently using brave and am quite happy.
> good to know there is an alternative if they mess up 🤔

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Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#chromium](https://daily.dev/tags/chromium)

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