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404oops's avatar
404oops
New Contributor
2 months ago

Support for Imput's Helium Browser

Hiya!

I'm an avid 1Password user and I utilize every possible corner of it. BUT there's a certain issue that I'm facing when I'm using it with unsupported browsers.

Mainly, Helium Browser (https://github.com/imputnet/helium) which includes unbiased privacy at no compromise to webpage functionality isn't supported. This is an issue because there's no other browser I'd use.

The problems that arise are apparent on all platforms, like:

  1. Manual addition in the 1Password app on macOS (which, lately, seems to spaz out when using it with the extension)
  2. Inability to use with the system app on Windows which inconveniences users by making them log into their vault twice (which, if I guarantee, many have a complex password for and can't bore themselves typing it out multiple times per session)
  3. Broken behaviour on Linux, where even with the custom browser config it still can't unlock the vault if it's unlocked on the system. No, I wasn't running the Flatpak version.

IMHO 1Password is better than the competition in terms of UX, but seeing my daily driver struggle with that with no way to fix without resorting to this is awful.

1password.com
browser extension
feature request
linux
macos
vault management
windows

3 Replies

  • bagrape1431's avatar
    bagrape1431
    New Contributor
    1 month ago

    BTW, i've tried adding custom browser in linux instructions with no luck. It might be because Helium currently run as AppImage as well

  • legoguy's avatar
    legoguy
    New Contributor
    1 month ago

    I, too, am unable to coax 1Password Desktop for LInux (installed natively, without any containerization) to accept `helium` as a browser. I went so far as to download the Helium browser without the AppImage wrapper and rename the executable from `chrome` to `helium` (and updated the other wrapper script to match) -- then added `helium` to the `/etc/1password/custom_allowed_browsers` file. It still tells the browser extension that it's not trusted and disconnects.

    Can this be addressed? It's the only thing holding me back from switching to Helium as my primary browser.

  • bagrape1431's avatar
    bagrape1431
    New Contributor
    2 months ago

    Same, i've just started to use Helium, not just because of privacy, but how well it works on immutable Fedora linux Bazzite.