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Microsoft Edge vs Helium: catalog facts
Microsoft Edge	Helium
Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.	Free Free and open source, supported by sponsors.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Vertical tabs, tab groups, sleeping tabs and a built-in PDF reader are standard, and it runs Chrome extensions…	Ad, tracker and cookie banner blocking on by default No telemetry or background requests without consent
The browser Microsoft ships is proprietary, and it pushes Bing, Microsoft accounts and a growing set of promoted…	Younger project than established privacy browsers Built on Chromium, so it follows Google's engine decisions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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