Helium

Color-coded student planner for classes, homework, grades, and notes with smart notifications and multi-device sync.

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Still maintained? Yes: 169 commits in the last 90 days.

Also an alternative to Duolingo.

Docker #10 of 16 in Learning and Courses

At a glance

Helium quick facts

Health score: 59/100 SLOWING
Stars: 11
Last commit: today (Oct 2026)
Latest release: No tagged release
Licence: MIT

View HeliumEdu/platform on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Helium

Full rankings: Duolingo alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Helium is a free, color-coded online student planner for classes, homework, grades, and notes."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Helium scores 59/100, #10 of 16 in Learning and Courses: 169 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 11 stars add 4.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

169 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

No tagged release found
Stars 4.3 / 20

11 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
Not archived 10.0 / 10

Repository is active
Docker support 10.0 / 10

Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

169
Last 90 days: 522
Last 12 months: today
Last push

Ranked #10 of 16 tools in Learning and Courses by health , between edX (#9) and OpenOLAT (#11) .

Details

Licence	MIT
Platforms	Python, Docker
Latest release	No tagged release
Stars	11
Open issues	0
Docker	Yes
Repository	HeliumEdu/platform ↗

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Helium vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Helium (Learning and Courses), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
INGInious	90	243	AGPL-3.0	today
Chamilo LMS	82	1k	GPL-3.0	today
ILIAS	81	506	GPL-3.0	today
Gibbon	77	635	GPL-3.0	today
RosarioSIS	77	65	GPL-2.0	7 days ago
Helium (this tool)	59	11	MIT	today

Helium: common questions

What does Helium replace?

Repoly lists Helium as an open-source alternative to Duolingo. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Helium stands against the others.

Is Helium still maintained?

Helium had 169 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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