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Hi there, I have been using Firefox since a long time with these extensions. Do you think if any of those are redundant? Why I ask this is that while using Outlook in Firefox, it's consuming around 1.7 GB of RAM. I don't think it should be using this much amount of RAM for just a single tab of Outlook. Edit: I already use uBlock Origin, but it's not present in the attached pic.
I think Id swap the "i still dont care about cookies" with "consent-o-matic" to autodecline cookies and would add "ublock origin" (the second might help not load unecessary stuff)
Thanks for the reply. I'll try out your first suggestion. Btw, I use uBlock Origin, but it isn't visible in the list. Will edit in the post.
ClearUrls and I still dont care about cookies are redundant with uBlock Origin:
https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-dont-bother
Thanks for the link. I'll check this out at home.
cant you go to like about:memory and it breaks down whats using ram?
I'll check that out. Thanks.
I checked it out and the main culprit is the GPU usage. I made a performance profile for graphics and uploaded it to Mozilla's server for their review.
The GPU is using your RAM? Maybe you should post a screenshot of that page
I'll post it after going home.
Firefox has a built-in translation feature now, so you might not need TWP.
Doesn't support Chinese, so I personally still need it
This is a golden thread for extension recommendations
Indeed it is.
Removing an extension should not have a huge impact on the RAM usage. I assume Outlook in the browser just requires a lot of RAM. Browsers and huge browser apps require ton of RAM, that sounds normal to me. Especially if you have lot of RAM, then Firefox will make use of that more, because a lot is available. That ensures a fast operation. Reducing the RAM usage might cause Firefox to cache data on the filesystem, then it will get slower, if it really needs that much RAM.
For testing purposes create a new fresh Firefox profile, which is basically what you get when you install Firefox new without your personal configuration and extensions. Try using Outlook in a fresh profile. Also try a different browser that is not based on Firefox (in example Brave) to see if it requires that much RAM too. This way we know if its because of the App, because of your profile or because of Firefox.
I'll try that out. Thanks.
I can't help with the extensions, but I will say Outlook is the hungriest tab on my machine. 850MB on startup with no extensions. So only about half of what you're seeing, but still way more than anything else I open.
Just wondering if you have gone to the uBlock Origin settings and looked at the filter lists. There's a section for 'annoyances' with some lists that are not turned on by default, which might eliminate the need for some of those extensions.
Here's my extensions: https://i.imgur.com/kJNSID9.png
I don't use amazon and rarely see paywall's, plus i have a bookmark for the latter. The cookie and captcha stuff is mostly eliminated with the uBlock annoyances lists turned on. It fixes other youtube stuff too I think (I might be wrong) but I also limit my youtube usage heavily, if the channel has >100,000 subscribers or the video has >1 million views, I close the tab immediately, otherwise I end up in rabbit holes that are hard to escape.
You could try disabling some extensions to see if there's a troublemaker. Alternatively, run Firefox in safe mode to see if it's your settings/extensions or the site itself
I do not care about cookies and URL cleaner can be replaced by uBo alone. Via Lists.
Firefox has local translation built-in. So translate apps are not needed. Using uBo in Medium Mode will reduce RAM at the cost of you having to provide permission to the sites you want. But it also increase your privacy and add security by reducing your attack surface.
On Android, there is an app to see YouTube votes, I use that rather than using an extension. For privacy reasons. Since the app is on demand the extension will always king a server.
I would suggest using LibRedirect and use YT fronts rather than YT directly since they remove ads automatically. So, sponsorblock is not needed. However if you want to use YT directly then SB is a must.
What is the RAM usage of the AI extension? Do you know?
Try running an incognito window only, which should run without extensions (unless you manually enable each for private browsing). Check your usage then to see if the extensions are actually the problem.
Honestly 1.7gb of RAM for a modern browser is not that unexpected. Outlook is not a low-cost web service, first of all, but also the first tab is by far the most costly -- most of the RAM is for the browser itself. Even with ten or twenty tabs I wouldn't expect your RAM usage to balloon much, and if they're "background" tabs, i.e. tabs you've kept open from previous sessions but haven't actually looked at yet, they basically take no resources -- actually one of the areas that Firefox does a lot better than Chrome.
Half of that memory is being taken by the GPU as visible in Firefox task manager.
