"google chrome helper" using too much CPU?

victorfromlowell wrote:

So what are we supposed to do with OS Sierra since there is no Plug Ins choice in the Settings?

Ask Google?

Maybe start a thread in the Sierra forum so that people that are up-to-speed on Sierra will see your question? You can provide a pointer back to this thread

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Hi, I am running MacOS Sierra 10.12.4. I found your post very interesting. Are you saying that if I stop using Chrome as my browser, uninstall it, and use Sierra preferentially, that I will, therefore, NOT have Chrome Helper consuming so much memory?? My basketball icon is constantly a running and a tremendous bother. If I use Sierra as my browser, will I still be able to keep my Gmail, Google Calendar, Yahoo mail tabs open on my screen at the same time? Please advise.

thekidmd wrote:

Hi, I am running MacOS Sierra 10.12.4. I found your post very interesting. Are you saying that if I stop using Chrome as my browser, uninstall it, and use Sierra preferentially, that I will, therefore, NOT have Chrome Helper consuming so much memory?? My basketball icon is constantly a running and a tremendous bother. If I use Sierra as my browser, will I still be able to keep my Gmail, Google Calendar, Yahoo mail tabs open on my screen at the same time? Please advise.

I access gmail.com from Firefox. I've accessed gmail.

com from Safari on occasion.

I access my Google Calendar via Firefox, and Safari. It is also associated with the calendar app on my iPhone.

While I do not generally use Yahoo mail, I do have an account, and have accessed it from Firefox. My wife uses her Yahoo mail account, and generally uses Safari.

Since this is the Snow Leopard forum, and Google has stopped supporting Chrome on Snow Leopard, I'm going to make a wild guess that you are NOT running Snow Leopard. That should not matter, but there is a "Tab Pinning" feature on the more recent Safari, so if you are running El Capitan or Sierra, you can control click on the tab and pin it so that it cannot be accidentally closed. I have a bunch of Safari and Firefox tabs pinned, including some of the discussions.apple.com forums.

Hi!

Chrome by default uses VP8 / VP9 codecs, while loading the CPU. The use of VP8 / VP9 reduces the download time of video, but with it loads the CPU and as a consequence, the battery life of mobile devices is reduced.
What to do? For Chrome, there is a solution - use the h264ify extension (h264ify - Chrome Web Store). This extension prohibits Chrome from using VP8 / VP9 and forces you to use H.264. How Safari does it...

Honestly, it is of my own personal opinion as a mac user and ex-Apple-genius that you should simply use another browser if you plan on having a ton of tabs open. Chrome is great and has tons of really cool features. But do you NEED all those features on every tab that is up and running? No, you don't.
Use Chrome for that one or two websites that you like it on and then open safari for everything else.

Hello,

I am having the same issue, but I do not see the "Plugins" section. I am running Chrome 2017.

I see content settings under Privacy and Security in the advanced settings, but no Plugins.

Would appreciate clarification.

I know how to turn the helper off each time but it keeps happening and would like to turn it off permanently.

Thank you

It is 2017 now, and there is no 'Click To Play' for plugins anymore :-(

There is no click to play, what is up?

I din't find the Plugins section. Any help? I am using Mac OS Sierra

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