Boost your browsing with Chrome's new performance controls

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Oct 29, 2024

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These new and improved Chrome performance controls create a faster, more efficient browsing experience.

Kayce Hawkins

Product Manager, Chrome

General summary

Chrome's new performance controls give you more control over how the browser uses resources on your desktop. The Performance Detection tool identifies potential performance issues and offers solutions, while the Memory Saver feature now offers three modes to choose from: Standard, Balanced, and Advanced. You can also customize your performance settings to your liking, such as specifying websites that should always remain active and turning on or off visual indicators for inactive tabs and memory usage.

Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental.

Bullet points

Chrome introduces new performance controls to enhance your browsing experience. Performance Detection proactively identifies and fixes potential issues with a single click. Experiment with Memory Saver's Standard, Balanced, and Advanced modes to optimize memory usage. Customize performance settings by specifying always-active websites and toggling visual indicators. Gain more control over how Chrome uses resources and enjoy a faster, smoother browsing experience.

Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental.

Basic explainer

Chrome has new tools to make browsing faster and smoother.

You can now optimize your browsing with one click using Performance Detection.

Memory Saver now has three modes: Standard, Balanced, and Advanced.

Customize your performance settings to your liking in the Chrome settings.

Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental.

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Chrome is committed to providing a fast and reliable browsing experience. That's why we’re always working on new performance features to help you get the most out of your browser. Here are several new and updated features that give you even more control over how Chrome uses resources on your desktop.

Try Performance Detection to optimize your browsing with one click

With the Performance Detection tool, Chrome proactively identifies potential performance issues and offers solutions. For instance, to speed up the tab you’re currently using, Chrome might suggest deactivating the tabs using extra resources. A “Performance issue alert” notification will appear, and all you have to do is click “Fix now” to improve your browsing experience. You can disable the Performance Detection feature in Settings if you prefer to manage performance manually.

Experiment with new modes in Memory Saver

Memory Saver, which speeds up your browser by freeing up memory from inactive tabs, now offers Standard, Balanced and Advanced modes. Standard mode deactivates tabs based on your system's needs. Balanced mode considers both your browsing habits and system needs. And Advanced mode deactivates tabs after you stop using them more quickly than the other two modes. To choose the right one for you, go to the Settings menu in Chrome and select “Performance.”

Keep customizing your performance settings to your liking

In addition to Performance Detection and the new Memory Saver modes, in your Chrome settings you can personalize Chrome's performance controls even more. For example, you can specify websites that should always remain active, like ones that do important background work. You can also now turn on and off the visual indicators for inactive tabs and memory usage in tab hovercards. All together, Chrome’s new and improved performance options can help you adjust your controls to be only what you need.