Helium – Open-source student planner, 15 years in the making

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Helium — Student Planner & Academic Calendar App

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A smarter way to organize your academic life.

Track classes, homework, grades, and notes in one clear, color-coded online student planner — built for the<br>way you actually study.

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Also available on iOS & Android

Same schedule, in your pocket. Sign in once and your data follows you across every device.

Not just a planner. A study buddy that actually helps.<br>Helium organizes and color-codes your schedule, does the math, and surfaces what matters most — so you can focus on the actual learning.

Calculates what grade you need<br>Use the What Grade Do I Need? calculator to see exactly what you need on the Final to achieve your desired grade.

Shows your pace<br>Progress vs. Pace shows whether you're Ahead , On Track , or Behind — work done vs. time elapsed in the term.

Surfaces at-risk classes<br>At-Risk Classes appear at the top of your dashboard whenever a class slips below the threshold you set.

Nudges, never nags<br>Native push on iOS, Android, and web, or email — before assignments, classes, and exams sneak up.

Syncs in both directions<br>Subscribe to Google, Apple, or any other calendar — it shows up in Helium. Or share Helium back the other way.

Travels with you<br>Native iOS and Android apps. Web in any browser. Your schedule stays in sync on every device.

From zero to organized in no time.<br>Just four quick moves and you're on track for the whole term.

Sign up<br>Use Google, Apple, or any email and password to create an account.

Add classes & assignments<br>Walk through your syllabi once: classes, schedules, assignments, due dates, rubrics. Helium takes it from there.

Track assignments & grades<br>Mark things done and enter your grades as the term rolls along. Helium calculates everything — class, category, term — and shows you exactly where you stand.

Stay ahead<br>Trust Helium to nudge you before things sneak up. Glance at At-Risk Classes when you sit down to study to help target what might need more focus.

Smart Calendars<br>One planner. Every view.<br>The Home Base.

Your schedule shouldn't be scattered across apps, a stack of syllabi, and sticky notes on your laptop. Helium<br>keeps your classes, assignments, and personal events in one color-coded Planner . Use<br>Month for the long horizon, Week for the academic rhythm,<br>Day for what's right in front of you, Agenda when you need your schedule<br>listed.

Pick your own colors — by class, by assignment type, and more — and toggle between Light and<br>Dark mode. Filter or search to drill into a busy view. Everything you need to stay sharp.

Your personal calendar still has its place. Pull in Google, Apple, or any iCal source alongside your Helium<br>schedule — or push Helium back the other way.

Live Grade Tracker & Calculator<br>Know your grade, and know what's next.<br>The Bottom Line.

Done with the spreadsheet? Us too. Helium recalculates your grades in real time — by class, by category, and<br>across the whole term — however your professor grades. The dashboard surfaces your overall grade,<br>At-Risk Classes , Progress vs. Pace , and Pending Impact<br>(where your ungraded work is piling up) at a glance, so you always know where your attention is most needed next.

Drill down into any class to see how every category contributes — essays, quizzes, labs, exams — and<br>precisely where the points are coming from. Need to know what you have to score on the Final?<br>The What Grade Do I Need? calculator can show you.

Rich Notebook<br>Notes that know what they're about.<br>The Backstory.

Your Notebook can hold notes for anything in Helium — and each one knows what it's about, so the rubric, the<br>lecture summary, or the half-written outline is always one click from what it relates to. Need to draft<br>a paper or jot down lecture notes that aren't tied to anything yet? Standalone notes let you capture that too.

Notes can be formatted just like you would a doc — headings, lists, quotes, and links — so they read the way<br>you think. Search across everything you've written, and print any note when you need a hard copy.

At-a-Glance Schedules<br>Your day-to-day, hour by hour.<br>The Brass Tacks.

Zoom in to your week, hour by hour. Class meetings are time-blocked — even when that<br>varies day-to-day, like a Friday lab that runs longer than Tuesday's lecture.

Assignments show up exactly when they're due, so a glance at tomorrow morning tells you what you're walking<br>into. Drag and drop to shift an assignment or event when plans inevitably change, and check assignments off<br>right from the calendar.

Need more info on Wednesday's class, room number, teacher's email, or a refresh on the grading scale? Details<br>are always just a click away.

Todos View<br>When the calendar isn't the right layout.<br>The Nuts & Bolts.

Sometimes a calendar isn't what you need. The Todos view in the Planner turns<br>your assignments into a focused, checkable list — sort and filter by anything, and check things off as you go. See what's due next,<br>isolate one class to prep for...

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