We're excited to see modern browsers continue to push the envelope in designing and optimizing browser architecture for speed and performance. We kicked off a series of discussions with the Internet community on ways to make the web faster: from Internet protocols and best practices in website development, to improvements in the browser itself.Ī lot of engineering effort is involved in making sure that a browser continually provides a fast, responsive, and satisfying experience on the web. Alternatively, you can nuke everything and start with a clean slate.įor best results clear items from the beginning of time.Earlier this year, we heard from many of you on how important speed is to your daily activities on the web. Type chrome://settings/clearBrowserData into the address bar and I'd suggest choosing only the Cached images and files option. If you're getting low on disk space then you might find Chrome will speed up if you clear the cache. To undo any changes click the Reset all to default button. Note that this is an experimental feature and be sure to read the warnings at the top of the settings page in Chrome. Then click the RELAUNCH NOW button at the bottom of the screen to apply the setting. This option speeds up Chrome by allowing tabs in the background to be discarded from memory if it's getting low. Type chrome://flags into the address bar and find Enable tab discarding.
This option speeds up Chrome by allowing it to close windows separate to any JavaScript code that might be running. Type chrome://flags into the address bar and find Enable fast tab/windows close. This extension uses the Google servers to compress and optimize web pages before they are delivered to your browser.
If your problem is related more to a poor internet connection than it is to a sluggish browser, then one way you can help improve bandwidth is to install the Google Data Saver extension. Type chrome://plugins into the address bar and disable any unwanted plugins. Either uncheck the box to disable the extension or click on the trash can icon to delete it. Type chrome://extensions into the address bar and disable any unwanted extensions.
To force Chrome to check for an update type chrome://help and follow any prompts.
If you've not closed Google Chrome in a while then perhaps there's an update waiting for you (you can tell if there's an update on later releases of Chrome because the burger menu will change from green to yellow and then red to signify how out-of-date the browser you are running is). Note: These tips work for both Mac and Windows (and some even work for Linux!). Fortunately there's a lot you can do to improve your browsing experience.Īfter going through these steps, my installation of Google Chrome felt noticeably faster and snappier. Are you a Google Chrome user who feels like your browser doesn't feel as fast and snappy as it once did? You're not alone.