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Helium

De-Googled Chromium fork with familiar DevTools.

At a glance:
First seen:2026-05-07
Last seen:2026-05-07
Sightings:1
Source:helium.computer

What it is

De-Googled Chromium fork with familiar DevTools.

Why developers recommend it

A browser thread recommended it as a drop-in replacement.

Hacker News evidence

2026-05-07

A commenter said it is "a de-googled chrome and has the same devtools."

Chrome removes claim of On-device Al not sending data to Google Servers