Storage
Disk usage, temp & cache breakdown, large/old files, duplicates. One-click Quick Temp Clean with exact reclaim totals before you confirm.
Windows 11 · Local-first · Private by design
The honest PC optimizer.
The honest PC optimizer.
Nothing is hidden, nothing is uploaded.
Helix scans, cleans, and explains your Windows PC — all on your machine. No accounts, no telemetry, no third-party ads, no "pay to unlock the real fix."
Version 1.0.0 · ~23 MB · requires Windows 10/11 with WebView2
What Helix does
Every result is explained in plain language — what the number is, and whether it means your PC is healthy.
Performance
Live CPU, RAM, disk, battery, temperature. New CPU Core Performance card detects single-thread bottlenecks, thermal throttling, and driver churn.
Startup & Boost
See every app that launches with Windows. Disable/re-enable with Undo. The Boost panel lists the top RAM-eating processes so you can close them intentionally.
Privacy radar
Per-browser cache sizes, currently established network connections, files with sensitive-looking names. Read-only. Nothing is sent anywhere, ever.
Diagnostics
Rule-based checks for pending reboots, failing services, event-log errors. Each finding comes with a safe, reversible fix suggestion — not an automatic action.
Scheduled maintenance
Daily, weekly or monthly: pick quick scan + temp cleanup + snapshot. Runs quietly in the background. Settings profiles let you switch work ↔ personal setups.
Why "honest" matters
The PC-cleaner industry is full of scams. Helix isn't one of them.
Most "PC optimizers" are the problem they claim to solve — they pretend to find thousands of issues, ask for a license to fix them, and quietly phone home with your data. Helix inverts every one of those behaviours.
- 100% local. No account, no login, no cloud sync. Scans run on your CPU; results live in a single SQLite file on your disk.
- Zero telemetry. No analytics, no crash reporting to third parties, no "anonymous usage" uploads.
- No scareware. Numbers are honest. If nothing's wrong, the Insights page is empty. Health score includes a why.
- Protected apps shield. Three-layer: critical floor (always on) + IT defaults (toggleable) + your extras. Blocks accidental close/clean of important apps.
- Everything reversible. Startup disables → undo. File organise → undo. Deletes confirm with the exact byte count first.
- One file, no installer. Portable `.exe` — delete it to uninstall, no leftovers in the registry.
Download Helix
Unzip, then double-click Helix.exe. No installer, no bundled toolbar.
Install notes & SmartScreen
Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC" the first time you run Helix.exe, because the binary is not yet signed with a commercial code-signing certificate. Click More info → Run anyway.
Helix requires the WebView2 runtime — already present on Windows 11 and on fully-updated Windows 10.