# JadenGeller/Helium

A floating browser window for OS X

Repository: https://github.com/JadenGeller/Helium
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jadengeller-helium
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-02-05T22:22:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4164, "days_push": 1670, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3595, forks 246 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.327294+00:00)

## What it is
Helium is a macOS application that provides a floating browser window that stays on top of other windows, letting users watch media or browse the web while working. It supports a translucent mode that passes mouse clicks through to underlying windows.

## Use cases
- watch videos in a floating window while working
- keep a web page always on top of other apps
- browse documentation without switching windows
- use a translucent browser overlay that lets clicks pass through
- picture-in-picture style web browsing on macOS

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained or updated browser
- you are on Windows or Linux
- you need full browser features like extensions or devtools

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: browser-extension, gui
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: floating-browser, picture-in-picture, always-on-top, translucent-window, swift, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- JadenGeller/Helium (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.327294+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:33:47.881153+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JadenGeller/Helium (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.327294+00:00, sha 60a6548bcf07)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.