Local-first · Open knowledge

The world,
at your fingertips.

Search, archive, and study Wikipedia articles offline. AI-powered summarization, flashcards, and exams — all on your machine.

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Everything you need to learn

A complete knowledge platform that runs entirely on your device.

Offline Knowledge

Archive Wikipedia articles and read them anytime, anywhere — no internet required.

AI-Powered Learning

Summarize articles, get explanations, and ask questions about your archived content.

Multi-Language Search

Search Wikipedia in English, Arabic, French, Spanish, and German.

Smart Flashcards

Auto-generate flashcards with spaced repetition for effective memorization.

Exam Generation

Create multiple-choice exams from any archived article to test your knowledge.

Privacy First

No accounts, no cloud, no tracking. Your data stays on your machine.

Fast Desktop App

Native desktop experience built for speed. Search and archive in milliseconds.

Local Storage

Full-text search across your library. Tag, shelve, and organize your knowledge vault.

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See Helix in action

A clean, modern interface designed for focused reading and learning.

Helix home screen with search bar and stats
Multi-language Wikipedia search results
Article reader with AI assistant panel
Local library with archived articles
Discover page with random articles
Settings with backup and restore
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Latest Release

v1.1.0-beta

Released: Jun 22, 2026

Windows
.exe.zip
Linux
.rpm.zip.deb
Release Notes

🚀 Helix v1.1.0-beta

A massive release — 20 new features, 5 languages, and dozens of fixes.

✨ New Features

  • 🏷️ Tags — assign custom tags to articles for organisation
  • 📚 Collections / Bookshelves — group articles into named shelves
  • 📖 Read Later queue — queue articles for later reading
  • 📦 Bulk downloader — download entire Wikipedia categories at once
  • 🎲 Random article / On This Day — discovery features with curated content
  • 🔍 Advanced filters — filter library by language, date range, and tags
  • 🔗 Related articles — discover linked articles within any page
  • 🧭 Wiki Wanderer — AI-guided reading paths through Wikipedia
  • 💬 AI Chat companion — discuss article content with on-device AI
  • 🕸️ Knowledge graph — visualise links between your articles
  • 🧘 Zen mode — distraction-free reading overlay
  • ⌨️ Command palette — keyboard-first navigation (Ctrl+K)
  • 🎨 Theme / Accent / Fonts — 5 accent colours, 6 reading fonts
  • 📊 Reading goals & streak — daily/weekly targets with streak tracking
  • 📈 Difficulty score — Flesch-Kincaid readability + AI difficulty
  • ✏️ Annotations 2.0 — highlights, notes, bookmarks on articles
  • 📌 Sticky notes — floating note widgets
  • 💾 Backup & restore — export/import library as .zip (optional AES-256 encryption)
  • 📉 Stats 2.0 — heatmap, time-on-page, topic breakdown
  • 🍅 Pomodoro timer — floating countdown widget with live preview

🌍 Internationalisation

  • 🇺🇸 English
  • 🇸🇦 Arabic (العربية)
  • 🇫🇷 French (Français)
  • 🇪🇸 Spanish (Español)
  • 🇩🇪 German (Deutsch)

🔧 Improvements

  • 🎮 Discord Rich Presence — shows article title + thumbnail while reading
  • ⚙️ Settings page with 7 tabs (Storage, Downloads, Appearance, Language, Goals, Backup, Discord)
  • 🛡️ Wikipedia rate-limit handling — honour Retry-After header, 5 retries with exponential backoff
  • 🔤 Library filters fully translated across all 5 languages

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • 🍅 Pomodoro timer no longer stops when minimised
  • 🌐 Missing library filter translations added to English locale
  • 🛡️ Wikipedia 429 errors handled gracefully with proper backoff
  • 🎮 Discord RPC exponential backoff and reconnection
  • 📱 Language chooser segmented control no longer clips on small screens

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abdalla-3077/Helix/compare/v1.0.9...v1.1.0-beta

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