Helium Browser Appreciation Post
My experience using Helium browser for 8 months — why I switched from Edge and what makes it the most minimal browser I’ve used. I have been using Helium for almost 8 months and I am loving it. I was a long-time Edge user, but after the slopification started, I went looking for a better browser. First I tried Zen, it was really good but the performance isn’t the same and it’s especially noticeable on older hardware. I didn’t have fun with Brave and Vivaldi either too much slop, useless pushed features. No, I don’t want a calendar, contacts, RSS feed, crypto wallet, or Copilot in my browser. Then I found Helium. Pre-configured ad blocking with community filters is such a welcome feature. No fingerprinting option, minimalist, no bloat. I love compact mode, and if I have to deal with too many tabs I switch to vertical tabs then go back to compact mode. Bangs for quickly navigating and searching different sites are great too. I love minimalist software and Helium really delivers. It is minimal but not lacking — it has only the features that actually matter for browsing, not unnecessary extras like other browsers push. Being in alpha, issues are expected. I did run into a few at first — sometimes sites triggered Cloudflare bot checks too often, and I even couldn’t access some sites when it happened frequently. That was mostly in the early days though and hasn’t been a problem for months. More recently I had a gray screen appear after minimizing and restoring the window, but it’s been rare. Even with that, it’s still far better than dealing with bloated browsers. For wishlist features, I’d love: Original Reddit post: View source