Does your computer ever slow down when using Google Chrome? Join the club.

The world's most popular browser:

Google Chrome

Unfortunately it sucks your computer memory and slows it to a crawl.

Here are 7 simple ways to speed up Chrome:

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

In a viral Twitter thread, tech guru Tessa Davis gives seven helpful tricks to making Chrome load faster and perform better.

Upgrade To The Latest Version Of Chrome

Before we start, ensure you're using the latest version of Chrome.

• Click the 3 dots (Options)
• Choose 'help'
• Click 'about Google Chrome'

It'll tell you if yours is up-to-date.

If it's not, update it now.

Let's go. pic.twitter.com/cbLliwFtSi

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Clear Your Browsing Data

#1: Clear your browsing data.

As you visit more + more websites, data accumulates in Chrome.

This slows the browser down.

• Choose the 'Chrome' tab
• Click 'clear browsing data'
• Choose 'All time'

Now select which elements you want to clear.

Then clear your data. pic.twitter.com/TJLFozpDVB

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Set Up Auto-Delete

#2: Set up auto-delete.

Clearing data ONCE isn't enough - do it regularly

Click:

• Options
• Settings
• Manage Google account
• Manage data + personalization
• Manage data + privacy
• Web + app activity

Turn auto-delete on + delete your old activity automatically. pic.twitter.com/GnhYtO41Cs

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Disable Extensions You Aren't Using

#3: Disable extensions you aren't using.

Extensions are wonderful, but they slow down your computer.

Remove the ones you don't need:

• Options
• More tools
• Extensions

Then disable and remove the ones you no longer use. pic.twitter.com/Hiyj9yoFYp

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Remove Web Apps

#4: Remove web apps.

Chrome apps suck memory so if you don't need them, remove them.

Go to chrome://apps then:

• Right click on any you don't use
• Remove them

It's time for a clear out. pic.twitter.com/9dCd2cqV1v

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Turn Prefetch On

#5: Make webpages open faster with prefetch.

Prefetch anticipates where you might go next.

Turn prefetch on:

• Go to chrome://settings/cookies
• Turn on 'preload pages for faster browsing'

It loads your next page in the background for faster access. pic.twitter.com/Ahh74ZXgdx

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Suspend Your Tabs

#6: Suspend your tabs.

I often have a gazillion tabs open at once which slows my browser.

The Great Suspender app solves this:

• Suspends tabs I've not used for a while.
• But keeps them open for when I need them

This saves on memory while tabs are dormant. pic.twitter.com/xc3v5i5uMf

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Use Experimental Features

#7: Use experimental features

chrome://flags

Here, try features that haven't been fully released.

Consider these 3:

• 'Parallel downloading' improves download speed
• 'Back-forward cache' stores sites for quick use
• 'Override software rendering list' uses GPU acceleration pic.twitter.com/71YaSUF7K5

— Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) August 29, 2022

Via Tessa Davis (@TessaRDavis) on Twitter