Helios

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User Guide

Search Tips

Improve your results with a few quick techniques:

  • Use quotes for exact phrases, like "climate policy".
  • Exclude terms with a minus, like jaguar -car.
  • Search a site with site:example.com.
  • Filter by type using filetype:pdf or filetype:ppt.
  • Combine ideas with OR to broaden results.
Voice Search

Click the microphone icon in the search bar to speak your query.

Your browser will ask for microphone permission the first time you use it.

AI Assistant

After searching, select Ask AI on any result to open the AI sidebar.

The assistant can summarize, explain, or answer follow-up questions about that result.

AI only runs when you explicitly request it.

Themes & Appearance

Open Settings (gear icon) to customize your experience:

  • Mode — switch between Light and Dark.
  • Accent color — choose from 8 colors that tint the interface.
Keyboard Shortcuts
/ Focus the search input
? Toggle this guide
Esc Close any open panel
Privacy

Your theme, accent, and AI settings are stored locally in your browser.

AI requests only run when you ask for them.

Read the full privacy policy →

About

Helios is a fast, focused meta-search experience designed for clarity.

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AI Assistant

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Settings

Appearance

Choose the accent color used for buttons and links.

AI Assistant Configuration

AI runs on top of search results. By default, the server handles AI. If you enable a custom provider, requests go directly from your browser to that provider instead of the server.

Server default
When disabled, the server's default LLM will be used (if configured)
Your API key is stored locally in your browser and never sent to our servers