Open in Helium
Open in Helium: Easy Web Access for Mac OS X
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Extension summary
Helium and HeliumLift are both free apps for Mac OS X which allow you to open a webpage in an always-on-top floating window at your convenience. This extension is the best way to interact with these apps!
Simply click on the "Open in Helium" button in Chrome's toolbar to open the current page in Helium or HeliumLift. By right-clicking on elements in a page you can also directly open hyperlinks, page frames or multimedia files!
Open in Helium has several tricks up its sleeve, such as the ability to autoplay YouTube links where you left off, open Twitch.tv streams in different styles with or without chat, and more! Tailor the extension to your liking in the options page. Your settings will sync to your Chrome profile. Best of all, Open in Helium does NOT have a persistent background page that will slow down your computer, or any special permissions!
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Works great and is used daily by some users
- Saves the day after Chrome updates broke previous functionality
- Easy to set up with clear instructions provided
- Indispensable for users who appreciate using Helium or HeliumLift
- Free to use
- Frequently doesn't work or crashes Chrome
- Has been non-functional for some users for several months
- Requires manual copying and pasting of video links when it fails
- Reports of compatibility issues on certain macOS versions
- Performance issues compared to native picture-in-picture
- Users encouraged to download Helium from the Mac App Store
- Crashing issues experienced with the extension
- Instructions for using the extension and Helium are provided
- Users wishing for better functionality express frustration
- Complaints about lack of recent updates or support
User reviews
Vol Herasymenko, 2019-12-14 
Chancely “BeardDuder” Stater, 2019-10-11 
Tim Z, 2019-08-11Extension safety
Risk impact
Open in Helium requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Open in Helium has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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