Building Hyperion: an open-source Chromium profile manager for Linux and Windows

Description and use

Hyperion is an open-source desktop app that centralizes Chromium profile management, enabling quick setup of proxies, extensions, cookies, and fingerprint settings.

Problem

Managing multiple Chromium browser profiles with distinct proxy settings, extensions, cookies, and fingerprint configurations becomes cumbersome in a single browser instance.

Outcome

Hyperion enables users to quickly create and manage isolated Chromium profiles with customized proxy and fingerprint settings, reducing manual configuration effort and potential errors.

Workflow

• Create a new profile in Hyperion
• Configure HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 proxy for the profile
• Select fingerprint properties (User-Agent, platform, CPU concurrency, etc.)
• Install desired extensions
• Import or export cookies
• Launch the Chromium browser with the configured profile

Evidence

Hyperion is an open-source desktop application for managing separate Chromium browser profiles.

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Hyperion brings several browser workflow tools into one desktop app: separate browser profiles; HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 proxy configuration; extension management; cookie import/export and warm‑up helpers; configurable browser fingerprint properties; profile folders, tags, templates and bulk actions; English and Russian interfaces.

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The project is built from two main parts: an Electron desktop manager for profiles, proxies, extensions and settings; a Chromium engine with Hyperion source patches.

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The repository also includes Python helpers for cookie operations and browser warm‑up workflows.

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Profile separation is also not an OS‑level security boundary. Users should still protect local data, proxy credentials, exports and browser profile directories.

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