---
title: "Helium Update Checker – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "6 users, no ratings yet. Version 0.5, updated 2026-11-13. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp"
---

# Helium Update Checker

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 6
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-11-13 05:34 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #216,294 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Developer Tools: #22,812 of 30,444

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Checks the correct Helium GitHub repo for your OS and notifies on updates.

- Extension ID: `dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp`
- Developer: Not named in the listing
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Developer Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/developer)
- First published: 2026-06-04
- Last updated: 2026-11-13
- Version: `0.5`
- Size: 136 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://github.com/foco21/helium-updater/issues`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/helium-update-checker/dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-13 | 6 | – | – |
| 2026-11-03 | 4 | – | – |
| 2026-10-05 | – | – | – |
| 2026-09-26 | – | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-13: New version `0.5`, replacing `0.4`.
- 2026-10-01: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://api.github.com/*`: api.github.com

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Aliases for Fastmail](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dhjifnfgcophpgljifahbljghhbahjil) | – | – | – | Privacy & Security |

All 2 extensions [from this account](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u6a61402e5478e3e0fbf64b82c76433fb).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-13 05:34 UTC; next check around 2026-12-14.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Helium Update Checker” (dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-13. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp,
  title   = {Helium Update Checker (dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-13},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dabdcfebdmfbolmjlgalahfdmfdaeblp},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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