How to Reduce Chrome Memory Usage on MacBook
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
On a MacBook, sleeping the tabs you aren't using makes the biggest difference. Turn on Memory Saver in Chrome's Settings > Performance, or use Tab Manager to sleep tabs after a time you choose (15 minutes to 4 hours) and to sleep every other tab at once with Option+Shift+S. Check Chrome's Task Manager (Window > Task Manager) for heavy tabs and extensions. Sleeping tabs reload when you click them.
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