Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
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.
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A floating browser window that lives in your menubar.
2017 · jmitch.com · its alternatives →
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Lighter web automation with Python. Contribute to mherrmann/helium development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Helium▲103Building the world's first peer-to-peer wireless network.
2014 · helium.com · its alternatives →
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Helium is a frontend web development framework for building highly contextual, dynamic and personalized learning experiences. - thoughtindustries/helium
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A small tool software that can float other full-screen app
2024 · duckfloat.ruyicode.com · its alternatives →
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Helium Hotspot▲112Powering the world's first peer-to-peer wireless network
2019 · helium.com · its alternatives →
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Pocket Screen▲207Keep any Mac window visible in a floating mini screen
Jul 2026 · labs.toybird.com · its alternatives →
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Pennywise▲258Desktop application to open anything in a floating window
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Slate▲97Floating windows for efficient multitasking on your desktop
2021 · slate.madebyayan.com · its alternatives →
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