chrome isworking slow on my Macbook Air M2

webdev97 wrote:

Everything else is working fine, but Google Chrome is running very slowly. The response time for every action is around 4-5 seconds, and sometimes it takes even longer. This sluggish performance has become quite noticeable and is impacting the overall browsing experience. If anyone has experienced a similar issue or has any suggestions on how to improve Chrome's speed, I would greatly appreciate your insights.

Use the Activity Monitor application and make sure to use View >> View All Processes 

What process or processes are using the Most CPU and Memory.

Also, it depends on the number of  Open Tabs in your Chrome Browser, they can also affect CPU / Memory Usage.

Often times - the issue maybe not a single Process  alone but a combination of Processes

Also, when the computer is using so much CPU / Memory - it can be an indicator of a Lack Of Empty Spaces on the Drive.

In which case, the CPU and Memory usage would become much more because it is searching for Empty Space to save all the Changes the user is performing.

dshop01 wrote:

I have literally one particular use case I need to use Chrome for because it requires a Chrome extension not available on Safari.

As a Chromium-based browser, Brave can use nearly all the extensions available from the Chrome Web Store:

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017909112-How-can-I-add-extensions-to-Brave-

https://brave.com/

Unlike Google Chrome, Brave does not demand full time all the time constant access to your Mac, uploading its information to its command-and-control servers to the detriment of its performance and your privacy.

Unlike Google Chrome, Brave does exactly nothing unless you're using it.

Unlike Google Chrome, Brave is just a browser.

Unlike Google Chrome, if you don't like Brave, you can just drag its app icon to the Trash.

With that said, the answer really should never have to be just don’t use the program.

Really, don't use the program. No one needs Chrome, Mac users especially. Installing Google Chrome obviates most of the reasons for even having a Mac. If you are required to use Google products, buy a Chromebook.

The same issue for me. Chrome is painstakingly slow in my Macbook Air M2. It has nothing to do with what processes are running and how many tabs are open. It is slow even if it is the only app that is running with only a single tab open. My Mac is new, 8 GB RAM, 400+ GB of free memory.

I have literally one particular use case I need to use Chrome for because it requires a Chrome extension not available on Safari. With that said, the answer really should never have to be just don’t use the program. I’m sure there is something in settings that needs to be tweaked to take care of this but unfortunately I don’t have the technical expertise to know where to start on that. I’m really hoping someone who does sees this and can chime in for us.

Yup, there are always exceptions that force the user to require a specific browser. I've seen other users mention they have to use Firefox with their bank because that's the only browser a bank supplied extension runs under.

But otherwise, I tell people to avoid Chrome like the plague.

Yes, you gave it a good shot, trying to find a cause.

It's just that I don't think anyone should be using Chrome. The links in my post are more than a good enough reason why.

But, to each their own. As long as the user doesn't mind Google tapping them all day long for marketing data, even when they said they wouldn't, then go for it.

Instead of harping on Kurt Lang's perfectly appropriate replies, why don't you help the OP solve his Google Chrome problems? Perhaps he did already, by following the valuable advice already posted by experienced helpers.

And if you need help with your difficulties with Safari, I suggest that you create your own Discussion. If you did, I am unable to find it. To learn how to use this site effectively, please read Find answers and ask questions in the Apple Support Community - Apple Support.

I am IT admin for 18 years ...

Why does this not surprise me 🙄

You truly have no idea what you're talking about.

What search engine do you use? google? or duckduckgo?

I mostly use Google. But in that respect, I don't care. It's only getting general marketing data that way. Not data tied directly to me as Google does through the mere existence of Chrome.

I have experienced none of the issues you list after that. Zero. You must be doing something wrong. We have ad blockers on all of our devices. Macs, iPhones and iPads. They work in Safari as expected.

And yes, I do use a Chromium based browser: Brave. Read John Galt's reasons above why it's a far better choice than Chrome.

Hey! How about that. You found a site where everyone dumps on Safari. Let's see how many I can find where users dump on Chrome.

Golly. That was easy. Even better, the top link is also on Reddit.

I mostly use Google. But in that respect, I don't care. It's only getting general marketing data that way. Not data tied directly to me as Google does through the mere existence of Chrome.

Google still deposits tracking cookies on the local Mac correlated to public IP addresses and anything else they can grab that serves to keep you confined to their search bubble, deliver targeted advertising, and make sure you don't engage in any wrongthink.

It's not a particularly good search engine anyway. The only thing Google offers that other search engines don't is to provide thousands of hits within 0.002 seconds or whatever they're proud of proclaiming. I prefer relevant results over thousands ranked by whatever algorithm Google wants for its own purposes.

But if you are enamored with Google search, Startpage strips all that information before forwarding it to Google. Nothing to track.

Thanks, John. I did know that, but at least it's only IP linked, and not directly reading my computer's information.

The more I use Brave, the more I'm ready to make it the default browser. Heck, it even blocks virtually all ads without the need for a third party ad blocker.

Yes it's only IP linked, but if you ever have guests use your wireless network (even with their own devices) you will find Google Adsense advertisements appear as a result of that IP address tracking. It's one more piece of their digital representation of you — at least what they consider "you" — and the "you" they sell to anyone willing to pay for it.

Google is very good at what they do. What they do is creepy.

Google is very good at what they do. What they do is creepy.

Haha! That is so true!

I guess the reason it doesn't concern me overly much is if you're online in any way, you're being tracked. Literally all the time with a cell phone (unless you power it down). All Internet traffic goes through the NSA's computers. Even this conversation. If you're on a library's computer, you can clear your history when you're done, but not your activity.

The Internet has made the world a marketer's paradise of information. Google just happens to be better at it than anyone else.

I am out of here

Good luck with this computer issue

Thanks for trying to help. Unfortunately the above didn’t work for me so I’m still hoping to figure this out.