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Install Helium on CachyOS

Private, fast, and honest web browser based on Chromium (Latest/Stable).

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install Helium on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal, then open Helium from your app menu:

sudo pacman -S helium-browser-bin

helium-browser-bin is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing Helium?

  1. Open Helium from your app menu.
  2. Or run helium-browser in a terminal.
  3. Run pacman -Qi helium-browser-bin to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove Helium?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns helium-browser-bin

What is Helium?

Helium Browser for Linux.

Package description: Private, fast, and honest web browser based on Chromium (Latest/Stable)

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    imputnet/helium-linux · ★ 1,104 stars · last commit Oct 30, 2026 · latest release Oct 30, 2026

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. [FR]: Publish on FlathubOpen

      Package Helium as Flatpak and publish on Flathub app store. Most browsers on Linux are distributed via Flathub: Brave, Ungoogled Chromium, Zen and so on. Flatpak allows developers to build a single package for all Linux distributions, and users can easily install them via…

      @kttrickster · · 60 reactions · 40 comments · View on GitHub

    2. [Bug]: centered address bar flickers back and forthClosed

      Linux Version 0.10.9.1 (Official Build, Chromium 146.0.7680.177) Arch Linux (64-bit) The address bar jitters back and forth 1. Use Browser Layout 'Vertical' 2. Enable 'Center the address bar' 3. Enable 'Minimal address bar' For the bar to not be jittering back and forth

      @gabrielmfern · · 17 reactions · 12 comments · View on GitHub

    3. [FR]: Add Helium to official arch linux repositoryOpen

      For your issue to not get closed without review, please confirm that: why I am making a blank issue from scratch. I am aware that there is an appropriate channel for that. organization if I lied by checking any of these checkboxes. --- read the title

      @clicked3 · · 14 reactions · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    4. [FR]: deb and rpm packaging for HeliumClosed

      Creating distro specific packages I'm willing to write the install script Using a browser as an appimage is inconvenient: it's one of the programs you're gonna use the most on your computers, and appimages cannot be easily "installed". I know about the existence of the tarballs…

      @sinewavess · · 12 reactions · 10 comments · View on GitHub

    5. [FR]: Terminal-based theme switchingOpen

      Add a terminal CLI for hot-swapping themes I think it would be very neat to be able to write scripts that can hot-swap helium themes on Linux. The most obvious example of how this would work would be the Omarchy micro-fork of chromium: It'd be great to be able to use Helium as an…

      @h14h · · 9 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    6. [FR]: Improving GTK theming on HeliumClosed

      Apply tinted color to URL background, and maybe add outline to active tab/differentiate tab name color in GTK mode For context, I'm in Helium 0.7.2.1 on Fedora 43 + COSMIC. (iirc it's beta 9 now, the last one before GA) I noticed some difference compared to Chrome colors: 1. The…

      @KiKaraage · · 9 reactions · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    7. [Bug]: Helium crashes after system suspendClosed

      Version 0.4.12.1 (Official Build, Chromium 140.0.7339.207) (64-bit) After waking up, the current tabs “freeze,” and then Helium crashes completely. 1. Put the device into sleep mode (for an hour or more) 2. Exit sleep mode With some probability, after waking up from sleep mode,…

      @VodoGamer · · 7 reactions · 6 comments · View on GitHub

    8. [Bug]: Only the top right corner is roundedOpen

      Linux Version 0.11.5.1 (Official Build, Chromium 147.0.7727.116) Arch Linux (64-bit) while not maximized the window has only the top right corner rounded 1. unmaximize 2. check corners i unmaximized the window for a screenshot and noticed that only the top right corner was…

      @GEK-1 · · 6 reactions · 10 comments · View on GitHub

    9. [FR]: Disable WaylandWpColorManagerV1 by default or add an optionOpen

      Instead of having to use --disable-features=WaylandWpColorManagerV1, it could be accesible through the settings or just be applied by default. On Wayland colors in Chromium look washed out. Disabling GPU acceleration or changing to XWayland fixes this but it's just a workaround.…

      @Axenide · · 5 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    10. [FR]: Revert `Use GTK`, `Use QT` buttonsClosed

      Needed for people who use system-wide theming. Important buttons removed. Simple line reverts

      @rakibdev · · 4 reactions · 7 comments · View on GitHub

    11. [FR]: Add support for X11/Wayland primary clipboard selection (middle-click paste)Closed

      Selecting text to copy, and using middle-click to paste is not working anywhere Selecting text in the helium browser does populate the primary clipboard with selection. But middle click pasting part does not work at all. I have tested this feature in other browser and it works as…

      @Sreinumder · · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    12. [Bug]: Visiting Web Site Gives Blank PageOpen

      0.20.1.1 [ x] I have tried reproducing this issue in Chrome and it could not be reproduced there Visiting a website loads a blank page with nothing on it 1.) Go to or pick any listing from that website and the loads nothing I've seen this issue only on a couple websites but this…

      @tharrisone · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    13. [Bug]: Changing the default search engine in settings does not apply to address bar searches (falls back to DuckDuckGo)Closed

      0.20.1.1 Changing the default search engine in browser settings is ignored when searching from the address bar/omnibox, which persistently defaults to DuckDuckGo. 1. Go to helium://settings/search (Settings > Search engine). 2. Click "Change" and select a different search engine…

      @Yousef-Mohamed22 · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    14. [Bug]: Window control icons have poor contrast with dark frame and light toolbar themes on LinuxOpen

      Linux Version 0.20.1.1 (Official Build, Chromium 156.0.8078.47) rpm (x8664) The minimize, maximize, and close icons are dark and barely visible when using a custom theme with a dark frame and a light toolbar. The controls appear over the dark frame, but their foreground color…

      @pdchris77 · · 4 comments · View on GitHub

    15. [FR]: Option to set the --password-store option globallyOpen

      A setting, either in the settings UI, as part of helium://flags/ or in some config file, which sets the --password-store flag I am running niri on Fedora KDE, so I'm using KWallet as my encryption key store. I think since I'm not on the Plasma environment, helium doesn't…

      @NotLe0n · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    Helium on CachyOS: questions

    Is Helium in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The helium-browser-bin package is in the cachyos repo, version 0.20.3.1-1, built 2026-10-31. Install it with sudo pacman -S helium-browser-bin.

    Do I need an AUR helper for Helium?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the Helium command?

    helium-browser. The package is called helium-browser-bin.