Capture the moment.
A whole page. A selected area. One element. Eight screenshot actions, together in one tidy menu.
SAVE OR COPY. KEEP IT MOVING.An independent browser for Windows
HEM / 0.1 RC 1A little browser.
A lot of web.
A quieter frame for
everything you came to see.
Less in the way.
More room for you.
MADE TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY
The internet is full.
Your browser doesn’t
have to be.
One narrow strip. Minimal tabs. An address bar that appears right where you’re already looking.
Hem keeps your everyday essentials close, and gives the rest of the window back to the web.
A 44 px frame Chromium underneath Square by design
02 / YOUR COLOR. YOUR SPACE.
Make the frame
feel like you.
03 / SMALL SURFACE. USEFUL DEPTH.
Minimal doesn’t
mean less capable.
The things you reach for.
Right where you need them.
Choose what belongs in your menu. Drag it exactly where you want it.
THOUGHTFUL, ALL THE WAY THROUGH
A little more
than meets the eye.
Let the web breathe.
Built-in ad and tracker blocking, cosmetic filtering, site exceptions, and your own custom rules.
FEWER DISTRACTIONS, BY DEFAULT.Make simple powerful.
Add a custom context action to open a page, copy a Markdown link, or run your own page script.
SMALL SCRIPTS. PERSONAL SHORTCUTS.Your passwords, close.
Hem’s local password vault uses Windows account encryption. Optional Bitwarden and 1Password CLI adapters are experimental.
YOUR CHOICE. NO HEM ACCOUNT.Find your flow.
Click the active tab to type an address. Press Ctrl + L to select it. Search and navigate without another toolbar.
LESS CHROME. FAMILIAR SHORTCUTS.Every detail considered.
Custom settings, straight-edged controls, minimal scrollbars, and an interface that stays comfortably out of your way.
QUIET BY DESIGN.THE HEM IDEA
Your browser should
frame the web.
Not fill the room.
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Small print.
Straight answers.
What can I run Hem on?
This preview is a portable Windows x64 application. Extract the complete ZIP and open Hem.exe. Keep all the runtime files together. Linux and Android versions are in development and are not yet offered as public downloads. macOS and iOS builds are not included.
Is this a finished release?
Hem 0.1.0 RC 1 is a release candidate for evaluation. It is currently unsigned while Microsoft publisher validation is pending. Automatic application updates, Chrome extension compatibility, passkeys and default-browser registration are not included. Future browser updates must be installed manually.
What happens to my data?
This page uses no analytics, advertising scripts or third-party fonts. Hem stores preferences, history, cookies and its local encrypted vault on your computer. Submitted searches go to your chosen provider; filter-list updates contact their upstream hosts. Hem has no Hamelton account or browsing-history upload service.
Can I use my password manager?
Choose the built-in Hem Passwords vault, Bitwarden, 1Password or no manager. External adapters require the vendor’s official CLI and authentication, and are experimental. Live vendor-account authentication has not yet been verified. They are not Chrome extensions. Read the included password guide before importing credentials.
Who makes Hem?
Hem is an independent browser by Hamelton Software, built on Chromium through Electron. The Hem lettering is original, custom-drawn vector artwork.
A LITTLE MORE ROOM STARTS HEREWINDOWS / X64
Make room.
Download Hem RC 1Windows RC 1 available · x64
Linux In development
Android In development
0.1.0 RC 1 · Portable ZIP · 168.7 MiB
Unsigned evaluation build. Publisher validation is pending.
Extract the whole ZIP. Close an older Hem before opening this one.