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24 alternatives to Helium

A floating browser window for OS X

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Helium launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Helium▲794
A floating browser window for your Mac
2015 · its alternatives →
2
HeliumLift▲9
A floating browser window that lives in your menubar.
2017 · its alternatives →
3HL
Helium – Lighter web automation based on Selenium▲191
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Helium▲78
See interesting things other people are up to
2016 · its alternatives →
5HS
Helium - Simple web automation▲48
Hi everyone, I'm working for a startup called BugFree Software and would love to hear your feedback on a new product we are launching today. Helium is a library that wraps around Selenium to simplify web automation. It does away with many of the technicalities involved with web scripting. For example: Here is a Selenium script. Can you guess what it does? >>> ff = Firefox() ... >>> text_area = ff.find_element_by_id("u_0_1q") >>> text_area.send_keys("Hello World!") >>> button = ff.find_element_by_class_name("_42g-") >>> button.click() Here is the same script rewritten using Helium: >>>…
2013 · heliumhq.com · its alternatives →
6
HeliumLift▲4
Floating Browser for Streaming
2021 · its alternatives →
7
Helium▲103
Building the world's first peer-to-peer wireless network.
2014 · its alternatives →
8
Fluid Browser▲156
Transparent floating browser built for multitasking
2016 · its alternatives →
9HA
Helium – a headless, open-source LMS▲31
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Glaze▲141
Watch videos while you work
2020 · its alternatives →
11
Aurora▲210
A floating browser to keep you entertained and productive
2017 · its alternatives →
12
Helium Core▲159
A case that turns your iPhone into a real filmmaking tool 🎥
2016 · its alternatives →
13HB
Helium Browser for Android with extensions support, based on Vanadium▲68
Been working on an experimental Chromium-based browser that brings 2 major features to your phone/tablet: 1. desktop-style extensions: natively install any extensions (like uBO) from the chrome web store, just toggle "desktop site" in the menu first. 2. privacy/security hardening: applies the full patch sets from Vanadium (with Helium's currently wip). Means you get both browsers' excellent privacy features, like Vanadium's webrtc IP policy option that protects your real IP by default, and security improvements such as JIT being disabled by default, all while being a reasonably…
Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Floating Cloud▲401
A magnetically levitating ambient lamp.
2017 · its alternatives →
15
FloatBrowser▲158
Mac menubar browser with tabs
2024 · beauty-of-pixel.tech · its alternatives →
16
Helium▲7
One Tool for Every Task. Orchestrate Intelligence.
Dec 2025 · he2.ai · its alternatives →
17
Duck Float▲155
A small tool software that can float other full-screen app
2024 · duckfloat.ruyicode.com · its alternatives →
18
Helium Hotspot▲112
Powering the world's first peer-to-peer wireless network
2019 · its alternatives →
19
Bunny▲90
An ephemeral desktop in your Browser
2021 · its alternatives →
20
Pocket Screen▲207
Keep any Mac window visible in a floating mini screen
Jul 2026 · labs.toybird.com · its alternatives →
21
Pennywise▲258
Desktop application to open anything in a floating window
2018 · its alternatives →
22
Slate▲97
Floating windows for efficient multitasking on your desktop
2021 · its alternatives →
23
Helium▲3
Inflate the internet!
2018 · its alternatives →
24
Hologram▲95
Amazing widgets and wallpapers for your Mac desktop!
2020 · its alternatives →

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