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Helium is part of a rich ecosystem of open-source projects focused on privacy, freedom, and user control. Here are the key projects and repositories that contribute to Helium.

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Other Helium Repositories

Helium Services

Backend services and infrastructure that power Helium’s features

Helium Onboarding

The interactive onboarding experience at helium://setup

uBlock Origin Packaging

Custom packaging of uBlock Origin for seamless integration with Helium

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Foundation Projects

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ungoogled-chromium

Helium is proudly based on ungoogled-chromium. It wouldn’t be possible to get rid of Google’s bloat and establish a development and building pipeline this quickly without it.
ungoogled-chromium is a privacy-focused modification of Chromium that removes Google integration and enhances privacy, control, and transparency. Helium builds on this foundation and intends to contribute improvements upstream.

ungoogled-chromium

A Google Chromium variant for removing Google integration and enhancing privacy

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The Chromium Project

The Chromium Project is at the core of Helium, providing the fundamental browser engine and architecture that makes modern web browsing possible.

The Chromium Project

The open-source browser project that powers Helium

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Upstream Dependencies

These projects contribute patches and improvements that flow into ungoogled-chromium and ultimately benefit Helium:
Privacy-focused patches for Chromium that remove unwanted tracking and telemetry.View on GitHub
Debian’s downstream patches and packaging improvements for Chromium.View on Debian Tracker
A Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements, particularly for mobile.View on GitHub
A privacy-focused browser with patches that enhance user privacy and security.Visit Website

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Contributing to the Ecosystem

Helium aims to be a good citizen in the open-source browser ecosystem by:
  • Contributing patches upstream to ungoogled-chromium
  • Sharing privacy and security improvements with the community
  • Maintaining transparent development practices
  • Supporting and acknowledging the projects we build upon
If you’re interested in contributing to Helium or any of these related projects, check out the respective GitHub repositories for contribution guidelines.

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