The short version
De-Googled Chromium fork with familiar DevTools.
From the HackerLinks archive
Helium
De-Googled Chromium fork with familiar DevTools.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-05-07
Last seen:2026-05-07
Times seen:1
Website:helium.computer
Why it caught our attention
A browser thread recommended it as a drop-in replacement.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-05-07
Editorial paraphrase
A commenter said it is "a de-googled chrome and has the same devtools."
Original threadChrome removes claim of On-device Al not sending data to Google Servers