Helium Browser: A Brave Alternative with No Baggage (And No Bloat)

About this episode

This episode provides a first look at Helium Browser, comparing it to Brave and discussing its features and performance.

Helium Browser has been one of the most requested first looks from the community, so here it is. Built by a two-person team, Helium is an open source Chromium-based browser that ships with uBlock Origin and provides an experience with zero bloat. Can it compete with Brave? In this video I showcase the differences and who I think Helium is (and isn't) for. A couple things worth noting: Helium also supports !bangs and vertical tabs, two features I didn't cover in this video. Neither changes my overall take, but they're worth knowing about if those matter to your workflow! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • Our Written Breakdown: https://techlore.tech/helium-browser-review-a-truly-minimal-privacy-focused-chromium-browser/ • Helium: https://helium.computer • Imput: https://imput.net 🔎 RELATED VIDEOS https://youtu.be/3i5KH0l895o https://youtu.be/W6cKFliWW6Q 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE • Become a Techlorian: https://techlore.tech/support/#/portal/signup • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/ 🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE • Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech • Our Course, Go Incognito: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/ • Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/ • VPN…

People in this episode

Host: Techlore

Topics covered

• browser comparison
• open source software
• privacy
• minimalism
• technology

Keywords

• Helium Browser
• Brave
• uBlock Origin
• open source
• privacy-focused
• Chromium-based
• minimal bloat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brave, uBlock Origin, Helium, Imput

Products: Helium Browser

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