https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows
SHNWAZ Developer Windows EXE releases for Helium browser, with owner profile and social links.
https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows
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SHNWAZ Developer Windows EXE releases for Helium browser, with owner profile and social links.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows
- Owner: shnwazdeveloper
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2026-06-09T07:34:34.000Z (12 days ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-06-09T09:46:29.000Z (12 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-06-09T10:25:23.674Z (11 days ago)
- Topics: browser, exe, helium, shnwaz, windows
- Language: C++
- Homepage: https://shnwazdeveloper.github.io/owner.html
- Size: 4.02 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# SHNWAZ Helium Windows
Unofficial Windows packaging mirror for the Helium browser, maintained by
SHNWAZ Developer.
This repository publishes a Windows installer for PC users, a lightweight
Android APK companion, and owner links, release details, and build notes in one
place.
## Download latest
Latest release:
[0.13.1.3-shnwaz](https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows/releases/tag/0.13.1.3-shnwaz)
Windows x64 installer:
[helium_0.13.1.3-shnwaz_x64-installer.exe](https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows/releases/download/0.13.1.3-shnwaz/helium_0.13.1.3-shnwaz_x64-installer.exe)
Android APK:
[helium-mobile-shnwaz_0.13.1.3.apk](https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows/releases/download/0.13.1.3-shnwaz/helium-mobile-shnwaz_0.13.1.3.apk)
SHA-256:
```text
Windows EXE: f68024de2a16bcd8699305f9c9926be41ccf5c12bec5a18436516f0aae2f85c2
Android APK: bc9de03c81fe72b33b2301ea0f820f491f1deb4299c08871432bc4a37efa76f3
```
The `0.13.1.3-shnwaz` Windows installer uses the normal Helium NSIS installer
layout with Chromium setup payloads. It replaces the older custom self-extracting
wrapper from `0.13.1.2-shnwaz`, which triggered heuristic detections on some
antivirus services.
## Owner
SHNWAZ Developer is the owner of this fork and release page.
- Owner profile: https://shnwazdeveloper.github.io/owner.html
- GitHub: https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper
- GitHub avatar: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/271950542?v=4
- Telegram: https://t.me/Syntaxpy
- X: https://x.com/shnwazdev
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shnwazdev/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/sexyshnwaz
- SayaProject: https://github.com/SayaProject
- SayaGram: https://github.com/SayaGram
More owner details are in [OWNER.md](OWNER.md).
## Where to change things
Use this map when editing the repo:
- GitHub repo README and owner text: `README.md`
- Owner social/profile page in this repo: `OWNER.md`
- Windows installer wrapper metadata: `installer/helium.nsi`
- Android APK companion app: `mobile/android`
- Windows branding patch used during Chromium packaging:
`patches/helium/windows/change-branding.patch`
- In-browser About page owner line:
`patches/helium/windows/about-page-dev-by-shnwaz.patch`
- Version patch used during Chromium packaging:
`patches/helium/windows/helium-versioning.patch`
The in-browser page shown at `chrome://settings/help` / "About Helium" is not
generated from `README.md` or `installer/helium.nsi`. It comes from the Chromium
source checkout created under `build/src` during the full browser build.
After fetching the Chromium source, find the exact files with:
```powershell
python3 helium-chromium\utils\clone.py -o build\src
rg -n "About Chromium|About Helium|The Helium Authors|IDS_ABOUT_VERSION|open source project" build\src\chrome build\src\components
```
Then add the required source changes as a patch in this repo before running the
full build. Do not change only the installer if you want the browser's internal
About page to change; the installer wrapper and the Chromium UI are separate.
## GitHub About text
Suggested repository description:
```text
SHNWAZ Developer Windows EXE releases for Helium browser, with owner profile and social links.
```
Suggested homepage:
```text
https://shnwazdeveloper.github.io/owner.html
```
## Building
Run in `Developer Command Prompt for VS` as administrator:
```cmd
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows.git
cd helium-windows
git checkout --recurse-submodules main
python3 build.py
python3 package.py
```
A zip archive and an installer will be created under `build`.
GitHub Actions can build an unsigned installer artifact from the patched source:
```powershell
gh workflow run main.yml --repo shnwazdeveloper/helium-windows -f runner=windows-2022 -f do-release=false -f sign_binaries=false -f build_arm=false -f publish_x64_release=true
```
### Required setup
- Visual Studio with the Chromium Windows build components installed.
- 7-Zip.
- Python 3.8 or above.
- Python modules: `httplib2==0.22.0` and `Pillow`.
- Git.
- Windows long path support enabled.
Install Python modules with:
```powershell
python -m pip install httplib2==0.22.0 Pillow
```
Follow Chromium's official Windows build instructions for Visual Studio:
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/docs/windows_build_instructions.md#visual-studio
## Android APK
The Android app in `mobile/android` is a lightweight WebView browser companion
with SHNWAZ owner and social links. It is not a direct conversion of the Windows
Chromium EXE, because Android apps use APK packaging and Android signing.
Build it with:
```powershell
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File mobile\android\scripts\build-apk.ps1 `
-AndroidSdkRoot C:\path\to\android-sdk `
-JavaHome C:\path\to\jdk17 `
-OutputApk build\helium-mobile-shnwaz_0.13.1.3.apk
```
The build script signs the APK with a local SHNWAZ Developer development
keystore under `build/android-signing`. For Play Store publishing, use Google
Play App Signing or a production release keystore. Firebase App Distribution can
distribute APKs, but it does not replace APK signing.
## Signing and antivirus notes
The Windows installer in this repository is unsigned unless a real Authenticode
code-signing certificate is configured. Firebase does not sign Windows EXE files.
For Windows trust reputation, use an Authenticode certificate and sign the EXE
with Microsoft's signing tools.
## Credits
This repo is based on the Helium Windows packaging project and
ungoogled-chromium-windows. Helium is based on Chromium and other open source
software. Keep Chromium, Helium, and third-party license notices intact when
building or publishing modified binaries.
## License
All code, patches, modified portions of imported code or patches, and any other
content that is unique to Helium and not imported from other repositories is
licensed under GPL-3.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
Any content imported from other projects retains its original license, for
example original unmodified code imported from ungoogled-chromium remains
licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license in [LICENSE.ungoogled_chromium](LICENSE.ungoogled_chromium).