Helium Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Helium for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Pennywise, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Helium and nine of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Helium are PiPer, PiPifier, Fluid Browser and PiP for Mac.

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Pennywise
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
12 Pennywise alternatives
Pennywise opens any website or media in a small floating window that remains on top of all other applications. Pennywise windows stays up all the time. No need to keep struggling with alt + tab, use Pennywise for easy multitasking.
- - Pennywise is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Helium.
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Google Drive integration
AES Encryption
Floating windows
Floating browser
PiPer
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Google Chrome
Safari
8 PiPer alternatives
PiPer is the browser extension to watch video Picture in Picture.
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1. Picture in PicturePiPer allows you to put a video, web page or app in a floating window (always on top of other windows).
Safari extension
Browser extension
PiPifier
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Free • Open Source
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Safari
8 PiPifier alternatives
PiPifier is a macOS and iOS Safari (action) extension that lets you use every HTML5 video in Picture in Picture mode
- - PiPifier is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Helium.
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Browser extension
Safari extension
Fluid Browser
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
8 Fluid Browser alternatives
Fluid is a floating browser built to view your favorite media like Netflix, Youtube and Hulu right alongside your work. Fluid works just like any other browser, however, once active Fluid only shows your media or web content hiding away all other features of thebrowser.
- - Fluid Browser is the most popular commercial alternative to Helium.
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Professionals
PiP for Mac
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Free • Open Source
Mac
14 PiP for Mac alternatives
macOS Picture in Picture window preview and AirPlay Receiver.
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PiP for Mac Features
1. Picture in PicturePiP for Mac allows you to put a video, web page or app in a floating window (always on top of other windows).
Crop video
On top
HeliumLift
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
8 HeliumLift alternatives
HeliumLift is a revamp of Jaden Geller's floating browser window, Helium. Read the news, browse the web and do more all while watching your favorite show in a convenient Picture-in-Picture window. Your content will never fall behind your other windows even as you switch...
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HeliumLift Features
1. Picture in PictureHeliumLift allows you to put a video, web page or app in a floating window (always on top of other windows).
Picture In Picture
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Google Chrome
18 Picture In Picture alternatives
Picture in Picture (PiP) allows watching videos from the internet while working at a computer. Using unique algorithms, the program finds videos on web pages and allows to open them in a floating window, that remains in the front.
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Picture In Picture Features
1. Picture in PicturePicture In Picture allows you to put a video, web page or app in a floating window (always on top of other windows).
Aurora floating browser
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
9 Aurora floating browser alternatives
Aurora is a floating browser window that lets you keep your favorite content on top and conveniently accessible through window opacity and a collapsible title bar.
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Floating browser
Glaze by Angelo Perrello
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
7 Glaze by Angelo Perrello alternatives
Glaze is a floating browser built to view your favorite content right alongside your work!
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Glaze by Angelo Perrello Features
1. Picture in PictureGlaze by Angelo Perrello allows you to put a video, web page or app in a floating window (always on top of other windows).
Multitasking