"google chrome helper" using too much CPU?

Thanks for posting the tip.

I can't seem to see this setting... and chrome helper is EATING my cpu :-/

Craig...go to Chrome > preferences > settings > show advanced settings > content settings (under privacy)

Then click the 'click to play' button under the Plugins section.

Click done when you are finished.

That made a huge difference, Thanks Guys

Thanks... that's it!

I did it, but on Activity Monitor it still shows a lot of Google Chrome Helper process consuming memory

Any suggestion?

Thanks,

David

You probably already figured it out, but, just restart your mac to fix this.

Hello i have now cliked on "click to play" and restarted my computer and its still the same, any help please?

Thanks for that advice. Work was getting really frustrating because everything ran so slow.

I have a question, though. Can you explain why my printer is responding so much faster to the 'Print' command? For nearly six months now, my printer has taken up to three minutes to respond to a Print command. After I checked the 'Click to play' option, it takes less than ten seconds.

Thanks! I instantly see the improvement after following the OPs instructions.

I'm with you, Lahovary. I've tried all the suggestions I could find online including "click to play" and disabling the flash plugin. Nothing works. Stupid Chrome Helper just rears its head inexlicably all the time. Even when Chrome is not open. Even after I quit Helper in the Finder. Even after I force quit it. It just restarts and wreaks havoc on my CPU. I keep searching every few weeks for a real solution to no avail. Have you found anything yet?

Thank you for this. Big help!

What OS are you using? I'm having the same issue as you, helper won't go away.

I'm also having this issue, and I'm using Mac OS X 10.7.5 Mountain Lion.

Having the same issues. On OSX 10.9.2. Macbook Mid 2013 1.7 gHz

Have had my new computer for about a month.

Last night I made some changes (enabled chat and email notifications in Gmail, which separately required me to permission Chrome to display) and suddenly battery life is at best half what it has been.

I un-did all the settings in Gmail, but it hasn't had any improvement. Typically I'd have my laptop at 50% battery life by end of work day and now it will run out of juice after 4-5 hours tops. Chrome also shows up now under "Apps Using Significant Energy" and in Activity Monitor its average energy impact is the highest app by far (currently at 19, but I've been purposefully keeping only a few windows open).

I'm going to experiment with having Gmail open or closed and see if that makes a difference, but either way I'm very very unhappy...especially after LOVING my new Haswell / Macbook battery love. It's a big letdown and I'm not sure who is the culprit or what to do about it.

Any ideas?