Helium

2025 – present Active

51

Chromium browser stripped of Google services by imput (cobalt.tools): ads and trackers blocked by default, no telemetry, local bangs, minimal interface; in beta.

Facts

Developer

imput

Website

helium.computer

Engine

Blink

Derived from

Ungoogled Chromium

Platforms

macOSWindowsLinux

Popularity

51/100 — ≈22k GitHub stars × ~10; ≈15k Homebrew installs/year

Lineage

Not to be confused with

⚠ Helium (Jaden Geller)

Key versions

1. Aug. 18, 2025
   0.3.3First release published on GitHub.[1]
2. Nov. 4, 2026
   0.21.1Latest release published on GitHub.[2]

Version sources: [1] imputnet/helium (GitHub), [2] imputnet/helium (GitHub) · 119 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://helium.computer/
2. https://github.com/imputnet/helium
3. https://github.com/imputnet/helium-macos
4. https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/helium-browser.json