Google Chrome is today the most popular browser Worldwide. And on almost all devices, mobile or desktop. It barely has any competition. The fact is that it became known as a light and simple alternative. A fast and fast web browser. But the years do not pass in vain. And when it was already the default browser for millions of users, the google chrome tabs they started to make a excessive memory usage for many computers of the time.
The problem has become chronic. And despite the many improvements and changes to Google Chrome in all these years, its main criticism remains the resource abuse. Especially the memory usage. Especially if you have two or more tabs open of Google Chrome at the same time. Something that can be a problem if you have several applications or programs open on your computer. And although this problem occurs less on tablets or smartphones, it also occurs on low-end models.
Google’s solution? On the one hand, those responsible for Google Chrome added a new feature, the Energy save mode. This is how they solved the problem on laptops. And secondly, they incorporated a memory saving mode either memory saver. With these two aids, Google Chrome tabs no longer take up all of your computer’s memory usage, nor the battery, and so you can continue working for longer and without the other open applications suffering. But there is still more.
Google Chrome Task Manager
Until now, for know more about memory usage of Google Chrome tabs, you could ask the Task Manager. Not the Windows one, that too. I mean the Google Chrome Task Manager. You will find it by clicking the button with three dots in the upper right corner of the Chrome window. Then click More tools… and you will find Task Manager between them. You can also open it by pressing the Shift and Escape keys on Windows.
However, keeping that window open on top of Google Chrome is a pain. Since it covers what you have open in the browser. So it makes more sense to use this Manager at specific times, when you really notice that your computer is very slow. And you suspect it is fault of an open tab but you don’t know which one it is. The Administrator will tell you, as it displays information about memory, CPU and network usage. And you can sort the tabs based on each resource on your computer.
But future Google Chrome updates will incorporate a more practical way to know how much memory each open tab in your browser uses. Simply by placing the mouse cursor over the tab. Let’s see what this new Chrome feature consists of.
Memory usage on each tab
If you have updated Google Chrome, you can now know how much memory it consumes each of the Google Chrome tabs. One by one. You will see this information when you place the mouse cursor over the tab you want to know more about. The name of the page you have open will appear. And below, Memory usage and the indicated amount. In the example we have used, it shows 224 MB. With the current amount of RAM that most computers come with by default, it seems little. But if you open nine or ten tabs, things get complicated.
To have this information on the memory usage of each of the open Google Chrome tabs at hand, you will have to activate the memory saving mode. By default it is disabled, so you will have to activate it yourself. You will find it, like everything in Chrome, by clicking on the menu in the upper right corner, the one that shows three vertical dots. There you will see the option More tools… And, inside, Performance. You can also go directly by entering the address in the search bar chrome://settings/performance. Once in Energy savingclick the button on the right to turn it from gray to blue.
It may seem silly, but instantly seeing the memory usage of each tab in your browser will give you an idea of the size and resource consumption that make Google Chrome but also every page or website that you visit on a daily basis. And when your computer’s performance suffers, you’ll know in seconds which tab you need to close to get everything back to normal.