Created by the team behind cobalt.tools: imput.net
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I saw news about this recently. They have a website now…
And an alpha build for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Well I’m on Windows right now and it says the build for Windows is alpha. Not sure if the Mac and Linux are also in alpha stage or are in beta.
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Has uBo by default, proxies request to the CWS, https by default, bangs to use different searches engines, promise fast and auto updates.
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It says beta for macOS 12 and above. Will have to try this out.
Sry but when your browser still supports MV2 extensions than you can not claim to develop with security practices!
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It’s user choice. You will be safer using uBo to block all third-party frames than using UBo where you don’t have the option.
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Since Helium is based on ungoogled-chromium, does that mean it shares most of the same security concerns?
I would assume the worst unless proven otherwise. I would opt for Trivalent if security is your focus.
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If you’re making a chromium based browser, you’ll soon have to follow Brave’s lead and roll your own ad blocker. Continuing to rely on Manifest V2 is a security nightmare, and it’s only going to get worse.
Beyond that, the browser still faces a very long road ahead before it can earn its stripes.
I see chromium as… well as not good solution.
But this one seems better than others because of support of V2. Because V3 is nonsense and crap.
Please open a Site Development > Tool Suggestions thread and fill out the form in the future (regardless of whether you’d personally suggest it). I’ve recategorized this one for you. Thank you 
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I was looking for this thread since I saw someone else ask about it in another group chat I’m in. The marketing sure looks promising at least, I’ve gotta add this one to my list to look at 
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I’ve used it. And I do like it. Promises many good things and people can use it if they want a Chromium based browser that’s not Brave with all the “bloat” some people label it as given the crypto and other many little features built in.
This one is a barebones Chrome without the privacy nightmare. Hope it reaches to a point where it can be recommended here.
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Just noticed something curious. Mullvad Browser has 4 contributors. This new Helium Browser has 18 contributors. Of course that Mullvad probably keeps the contributions controlled but seems a rapidly engagement from the community on this Helium browser.
Is it maybe because of Python?
I don’t think it means anything in terms of final product quality. I just noticed more contributors.
You’ve also got to remember that Mullvad is backed by two well respected heavyweight companies. What you’re seeing in their repo is basically the surface level stuff. With newer browsers, there’s usually a flood of pull request contributors early on simply because the codebase is still wide open and the architecture hasn’t fully settled yet, which gives more people room to jump in.
And you’re absolutely right on that point. If there’s anything I’ve learned watching projects develop over the years, it’s that contributor count doesn’t automatically equal quality, sometimes it only reflects where the work is happening. I can’t even count the amount of times I’ve seen something that looks great go down in flames.
It looks promising to certain users, I still wouldn’t recommend it yet. And I know people don’t like to hear that when they have a new flavor of the month, but I’m just trying to be realistic.
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