Helium

Privacy-first browsing without compromise. Helium Browser delivers the best privacy by default with built-in ad-blocking, tracker protection, and fingerprinting prevention using community filters and uBlock Origin. Unlike other browsers, there are no biased exceptions or hidden settings.

Key features that set Helium apart:

• Split view for side-by-side browsing and multitasking
• Native !bangs with over 13,000 shortcuts (like !w for Wikipedia, !gh for GitHub)
• Zero bloat - one of the lightest modern browsers available
• All Chromium extensions supported, including MV2 extensions
• Anonymous extension downloads via Helium's proxy services

Built on Chromium for maximum compatibility and performance, Helium removes all unnecessary features while adding powerful productivity tools. The browser makes zero web requests on first launch and includes no ads, trackers, or analytics.

Fully open source with self-hostable services, automatic security updates, and builds available on GitHub. Perfect for developers with cleaned-up DevTools and unbroken web APIs. The minimalistic interface gets out of your way while providing quick link copying (⌘+Shift+C) and seamless web app installation.