Helium

long time no posting, here's some of the stuff we released in helium recently: - customizable keyboard shortcuts on all platforms - automatic updates on windows - frameless mode (previously zen mode), with floating sidebar, is now out of beta and included in settings by default - improved fingerprint noising: fixed the canvas noising algorithm and added protections against analysis attacks (thank you @cyyynthia_ for your report, research, and assistance) - tab URL copying, one or multiple, formatted as a list with line breaks - manual tab hibernation, with an option to hibernate all tabs except for selected/active ones - an option to close tabs to the left (or above, in vertical layout) - redesigned toast notifications, now anchored to the active web page, and no longer blinding in dark mode - toast notification about newly opened background tabs in frameless mode (can be disabled in settings) - redesigned the infobar, it no longer looks out of place - improved QR code generation, now it's actually useful - downloads bubble is now shown instead of the full page whenever applicable - kagi search now supports reverse image search from image context menu - frameless mode animations are now smoother - better color contrast in light and dark modes - a lot of bug fixes and other minor improvements all of these changes are present in the latest version of helium. if you're using helium on windows, please update to the latest version, so your browser can be updated automatically from now on!

helium still supports mv2 extensions btw

we published the first blog post on our new website, highlighting our efforts to ensure that helium is transparent, open, and people-first we believe transparency is paramount for projects like helium, and encourage others to do the same helium.computer/blog/transpare…

along with the landing page update, we've revised privacy policy and terms of use with updated markdown formatting and explicit mention of cloudflare usage for caching browser updates: - helium.computer/privacy - helium.computer/terms see the full diff for both here: github.com/imputnet/heliu…

we released the brand new landing page for helium, fully up-to-date and packed with fresh info go check it out helium.computer :D

the latest release of @heliumbrowser for macOS comes with an experimental flag to enable native frame materials i will improve it in future releases, and it'll be available in appearance settings by default once it's fully ready to go

native selection translation is now available in helium on macOS it uses apple's translation service, which can be used offline if you download the models in system settings

1-week in, Helium is now my daily browser. It's outstanding. I am in touch with the founder @uwukko as well.

just a heads up: @heliumbrowser is not affected by removal of MV2 enablement options in chromium preinstalled ublock origin and other MV2 extensions will keep working in helium, at least in the nearest future if this changes, we will let you know in advance

if you like helium and would like to support its development, you can sponsor our work at helium.computer/sponsor :D

you can get helium at helium.computer or from releases on github: #downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/imputnet/heliu… helium is open source, developed in public, and fully transparent. if you're curious, you can take a look at all code changes in the commit history: github.com/imputnet/heliu… .

long time no posting, here's some of the stuff we released in helium recently: - customizable keyboard shortcuts on all platforms - automatic updates on windows - frameless mode (previously zen mode), with floating sidebar, is now out of beta and included in settings by default - improved fingerprint noising: fixed the canvas noising algorithm and added protections against analysis attacks (thank you @cyyynthia_ for your report, research, and assistance) - tab URL copying, one or multiple, formatted as a list with line breaks - manual tab hibernation, with an option to hibernate all tabs except for selected/active ones - an option to close tabs to the left (or above, in vertical layout) - redesigned toast notifications, now anchored to the active web page, and no longer blinding in dark mode - toast notification about newly opened background tabs in frameless mode (can be disabled in settings) - redesigned the infobar, it no longer looks out of place - improved QR code generation, now it's actually useful - downloads bubble is now shown instead of the full page whenever applicable - kagi search now supports reverse image search from image context menu - frameless mode animations are now smoother - better color contrast in light and dark modes - a lot of bug fixes and other minor improvements all of these changes are present in the latest version of helium. if you're using helium on windows, please update to the latest version, so your browser can be updated automatically from now on!

@aPinix right, forgot to mention that it’s still flagged: x.com/heliumbrowser/…

@heliumbrowser Updated, but "Zen mode" it's not appearing :S Do I have to enable something? Thanks in advance

new this week in helium: - web content frame with concentric rounded corners that dynamically adjust based on the adjacent surface across all platforms - a whole lot of zen mode UX and stability improvements that make it a joy to use, including new options to pin the sidebar or the top bar. for example, you can keep the toolbar pinned, but reveal vertical tabs on hover! - split view and side panel UX improvements that make all panels inside helium look consistent, coupled with dynamic rounded corners - better default theming with brighter shades and cuter colors - redesigned link hover bubble, which is now consistent across all platforms - custom profile avatars (thanks to a community PR!) - (almost) full translations to all languages thanks to the community efforts on github - UI rendering fixes on windows that make helium look even better and consistent with other platforms - security fixes (latest chromium) - other small improvements that make helium better you can get the latest release (0.11.5) on helium.computer or github: #downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/imputnet/heliu…

@xoudoesthings they're all here, with more options to come soon!

@heliumbrowser nooo my colors

not a fan of the rounded frame? you can turn it off in settings and enjoy consistent content separators instead:

helium is open source, developed in public, and fully transparent. if you're extra curious, you can take a look at all changes in the commit history: github.com/imputnet/heliu… if you like helium and would like to support it, you can sponsor our work at helium.computer/sponsor :D

if you speak languages other than english and want to contribute to @heliumbrowser, please help us localize it properly by verifying machine translations on github github.com/imputnet/heliu… just make a suggestion in the PR, we’ll verify & push it :P

@stolinski damn right

Helium is the best browser

helium is 100% free and open source. if you wish to support its development, you can do it here: helium.computer/sponsor 👀

zen mode is WIP, so it's currently disabled by default, but you can enable it via a flag if you want to try it early: 1. open helium://flags 2. search for helium-zen-mode btw, you can pin the sidebar and autohide the toolbar via cmd/ctrl+s in zen mode:

many new ways to make your browser feel "just right" dropped in helium today: - centered address bar - minimal address bar - new dynamic layout - improvements to vertical layout - and experimental zen/frameless mode (flagged, bit buggy, but cool!) helium.computer