Michael Herrmann
Michael Herrmann is an individual entrepreneur and software developer who runs online businesses and creates software, developer tools, educational content, and consulting services. His current business focus is helping IT companies implement automatic-update systems through Omaha Consulting and private WinGet repository hosting through winget.pro.
At a Glance
- IT companies needing automatic-update systems
- Developers and system administrators managing Windows application deployment
- Organizations with private software packages and Windows fleets
- Python/Qt desktop-app developers
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Helium
Python Browser Automation Library
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Products & Services
Consulting agency that helps IT companies implement and operate automatic-update systems, with expertise in Google's Omaha updater technology.
Hosted and open-source private WinGet repository for securely deploying applications and updates. It provides an admin interface, private repository URL, package distribution, and REST API; a self-hosted version can run on a customer's own infrastructure.
Open-source Python library for lighter web-browser automation over Selenium, supporting Chrome and Firefox.
Cross-platform dual-pane file manager for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with fast directory navigation and a plugin system.
Market Position
Herrmann's offerings are positioned as lightweight, developer-focused alternatives: Helium is a higher-level, simpler wrapper around Selenium; fbs is a lightweight Python/Qt alternative to Electron and simplifies packaging beyond PyInstaller alone; winget.pro differentiates from the public Windows Package Manager by providing private repositories and self-hosting. Omaha Consulting combines implementation expertise with experience from large-scale updater deployments.
Leadership
Founders
Michael Herrmann
Originally from Vienna, Austria; moved to the UK to study and obtained an MSc from the University of Oxford. Previously worked at willhaben.at, Austria's largest classified-ads portal. He has been self-employed since 2012 and has created software products including fman, fbs, and Helium.
Founding Story
Herrmann says he has been self-employed since 2012. His projects grew from practical software needs: BugFree Software developed GUI test and automation tools, Helium grew out of that business, and fbs was extracted from the packaging and deployment work needed to ship his cross-platform file manager fman. He later focused on online businesses and automatic-update consulting.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Consulting fees for automatic-update implementation and support; hosted winget.pro private-repository subscriptions; commercial fbs licenses; paid digital books; fman software licenses; and a flat monthly fee for Terminerinnerung based on included reminders.
Target Markets
- IT companies needing automatic-update systems
- Developers and system administrators managing Windows application deployment
- Organizations with private software packages and Windows fleets
- Python/Qt desktop-app developers
- Users seeking a fast cross-platform file manager
- Professional-service businesses, especially medical practices
- Automating web browsers and websites with Python
- Building and distributing cross-platform Python/Qt desktop applications
- Managing files efficiently across Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Securely deploying private applications and updates to Windows fleets through WinGet
- Implementing automatic updates for desktop applications and hardware-plus-desktop products
- Sending SMS appointment reminders for professional-service businesses
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