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Chromium vs Helium: catalog facts
Chromium	Helium
Free Free and open source. There is no paid tier and no vendor selling it.	Free Free and open source, supported by sponsors.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
The upstream codebase every Chromium browser is derived from, useful for checking whether a bug is Chrome's or… No Google account integration, sign-in or usage reporting built in	Ad, tracker and cookie banner blocking on by default No telemetry or background requests without consent
Official builds do not auto-update, so a Windows or macOS install goes stale and insecure unless you replace… No Widevine DRM in most builds, so paid streaming services will not play	Younger project than established privacy browsers Built on Chromium, so it follows Google's engine decisions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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