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24 alternatives to HeliumLift

A floating browser window that lives in your menubar.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HeliumLift launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Helium▲794
A floating browser window for your Mac
2015 · its alternatives →
2
HeliumLift▲4
Floating Browser for Streaming
2021 · its alternatives →
3
Helium▲5
A floating browser window for OS X
2019 · its alternatives →
4HL
Helium – Lighter web automation based on Selenium▲191
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
FloatBrowser▲158
Mac menubar browser with tabs
2024 · beauty-of-pixel.tech · its alternatives →
6
Spectacle▲459
Move and resize windows with ease on Mac.
2014 · its alternatives →
7
Fluid Browser▲156
Transparent floating browser built for multitasking
2016 · its alternatives →
8
beams▲495
Menu bar app to mindfully navigate your workday
2022 · its alternatives →
9
boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS▲520
Hi HN! I recently switched from a Fedora/GNOME laptop to a MacBook Air. My old setup served me well as a portable workstation, but I’ve started traveling more while working remotely and needed something with similar performance but better battery life. The main thing I missed was a simple taskbar that shows the windows in the current workspace instead of a Dock that mixes everything together. I built boringBar so I would not have to use the Dock. It shows only the windows in the current Space, lets you switch Spaces by scrolling on the bar, and adds a desktop switcher so you can jump…
Apr 2026 · boringbar.app · its alternatives →
10
ZenithBar▲88
The activity island Windows was missing
Jul 2026 · zenithbar.com.br · its alternatives →
11
HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer▲398
Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows
2015 · its alternatives →
12HS
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 →
13
Hocus Focus▲304
A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows
2014 · its alternatives →
14
Glaze▲141
Watch videos while you work
2020 · its alternatives →
15
Reflect New Tab for Chrome ▲396
Open new browser tabs to a dashboard of customizable widgets
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
Helium Core▲159
A case that turns your iPhone into a real filmmaking tool 🎥
2016 · its alternatives →
17
Better Window Manager▲233
A tiny window management app for the Mac
2015 · its alternatives →
18
Helium▲78
See interesting things other people are up to
2016 · its alternatives →
19
Aurora▲210
A floating browser to keep you entertained and productive
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Toast▲294
Browser Tab Organizer
2019 · its alternatives →
21
TermBar▲199
Your terminal in your Mac menubar
2017 · its alternatives →
22
Slate▲97
Floating windows for efficient multitasking on your desktop
2021 · its alternatives →
23
Surfdeck▲125
Your tabs, within reach.
22d ago · surfdeck.app · its alternatives →
24
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023 · its alternatives →

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