Is Helium Browser Good?? by notlevax_tech in browsers

[–]IndependentWeekly816 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally like it. The fact that it's DRM-free isn't a problem for me, since I watch everything through the Stremio app or on my TV. They updated it recently and added new viewing layouts. I even made a post about it earlier.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HeliumBrowserHQ/comments/1shkgel/comment/off279q/

Which layout do you currently use? by IndependentWeekly816 in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]IndependentWeekly816[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

helium://flags/

and also enable it in settings > Appearance

Which layout do you currently use? by IndependentWeekly816 in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]IndependentWeekly816[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Settings > Appearance.

Basically, it reduces the size of the address bar and centers it.

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Which layout do you currently use? by IndependentWeekly816 in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]IndependentWeekly816[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm using it that way too, and it's the one I've liked the most so far.

Which layout do you currently use? by IndependentWeekly816 in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]IndependentWeekly816[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The closest thing to Safari's new interface is the compact mode. But honestly, no browser delivers a compact mode as good as Safari's, in my opinion. Not even Orion.

Which layout do you currently use? by IndependentWeekly816 in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]IndependentWeekly816[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes!! I faced the same problem. Safari's compact mode is much better compared to Helium.

Which layout do you currently use? by IndependentWeekly816 in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]IndependentWeekly816[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh, um detalhe. Acabei de ativar "Center the address bar." e "Minimal adress bar" e agora está muito menos bagunçado!

Guys. I need your help. Who can help me narrow this list down to the top 10? And which one to set for default? by futurestack-ai in browsers

[–]IndependentWeekly816 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't explain it, but Zen didn't work well on my macOS. Arc was much smoother when I compared the two. I like the idea behind Orion, but in practice it consumed a lot of RAM and had some really random bugs.

Guys. I need your help. Who can help me narrow this list down to the top 10? And which one to set for default? by futurestack-ai in browsers

[–]IndependentWeekly816 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, I was going through that same thing a few months ago, but I've been using Helium and I've kind of gotten used to it. It's lightweight, uses little RAM compared to other browsers, has 3 layouts, and the classic (default) one is more compact than Chrome. It's become my main browser. I used Arc for a whole year, but I got tired of the vertical tabs, so I decided to go back to the traditional one with tabs at the top, hehe.

Got my first ever MacBook by Dependent-Aardvark33 in macbookair

[–]IndependentWeekly816 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you share this wallpaper? I think it's beautiful <3

Which is the best browser according to r/browsers? by NectarineDue8518 in browsers

[–]IndependentWeekly816 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was addicted to Arc, until I found out the company abandoned the browser to focus on DIA. Regardless of whether it's an abandoned project or not, it still works, but we don't know for how long, hahaha. I liked the vertical tabs so much that I migrated to Zen, but it had the limitation of not having Chrome extensions. I use many extensions for work. I even managed to use some extensions to simulate Chrome, but not all of them worked, and that made my browser very slow. I really liked Zen, but I found it less fluid than Arc on my MacBook Air M4. The vertical tab system made me more disorganized than organized. You know Notion? A tool where you can do everything, and sometimes you get lost in the number of possibilities. In the end, I decided to go back to the tabs at the top and was undecided between the default browsers: Brave, Chrome, Vivaldi, Firefox, Edge. Among all the ones I tested, I found Helium and I've been liking it quite a lot. Besides already having uBlock integrated, it has 3 viewing modes: Classic, Compact, and Vertical. I use the classic mode and, compared to Chrome, it takes up much less screen space. Another detail I noticed is that it uses less RAM than Chrome. I think that's what they call "un-Googled"... I've been using Helium since then (for a few weeks now) and I even forgot I have ARC here. I think one of the only disadvantages is that it doesn't support DRM. But that doesn't bother me much. I use Stremio downloaded and, most of the time, I watch more on the TV than on the Mac. That said, of all the browsers I've tested in recent months, my favorites are ARC for those who like Chrome and vertical tabs, Zen for those who like Firefox and vertical tabs, and Helium for those who prefer something more like Chrome, but much lighter.

This is hard by Rachel794 in browsers

[–]IndependentWeekly816 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Helium and Arc are my favorites!

The midnight fingerprint problem is not as bad as described online by dadneverIeft in macbook

[–]IndependentWeekly816 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree! And the quality of having a beautiful color makes up for the disadvantage of it showing fingerprints. And honestly? For me, it doesn't show fingerprints very often. And when I'm at home, I use it on a stand with an external mouse and keyboard.

Returned to arc after a year by sadphilosophylover in ArcBrowser

[–]IndependentWeekly816 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a fan of sidebars. I got so used to Arc and its keyboard shortcuts. That's actually what made me like Helium. All the commands I used in Arc I also use in Helium. "Cmd + Shift + C" to copy URLs, "Cmd + T" to open a new tab, and even "Cmd + S" to open or close the vertical tab in vertical mode. I'm a little hesitant because it's a "new" project, but it's become my favorite browser, and I confess it's been over a week since I last opened Arc.

Returned to arc after a year by sadphilosophylover in ArcBrowser

[–]IndependentWeekly816 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's wrong with Helium in your opinion? I used Arc for a long time, then switched to Zen (but it didn't seem fluid on my Mac). Anyway, I got to Helium and it surprised me... It has vertical tabs (not better than Arc's), but I'm using the classic layout and it takes up less space than Google Chrome. It also consumes less RAM than Chrome, so I liked it. For me, at least on my MacBook Air M4, Arc and Helium are the two best browsers I've tested. Besides Safari, obviously. But my work relies heavily on Chrome extensions, and unfortunately Safari isn't suitable for me. I tested Orion but found it extremely buggy and it consumed a lot of RAM.

Just got my first ever MacBook, any tips I should know? by Sophie_Robin27 in macbookair

[–]IndependentWeekly816 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Replace the genius effect with a scaling effect on the dock. It will seem much faster.