Since switching to Apple Silicon, Macs have never been more powerful. But while the chances of your Mac slowing down are slim, there’s always the chance that an app will eat up too much of its resources. Sometimes apps like Messages or Chrome can run into bugs that cause them to use up way too much power, which can bring your Mac to a standstill. To prevent this from happening, try App Tamer, an app that lets you limit the amount of CPU resources any app can use. The app has a two-week free trial, after which it costs $15.
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Once App Tamer is installed, it runs entirely from the menu bar. You can click the menu bar icon at any time to see a list of all the apps that are currently running and how much power they’re using. You can use the search bar to find the apps that are at fault, or scroll through a list of all running apps to see which ones you need to put the brakes on (I’m looking at you, Chrome).
Once you find an app that is using too much system resources, click on it and select Slow down this app if it uses more than:. The slider below this option allows you to set a percentage value, which is the percentage of CPU resources the app will be allowed to use. For minimal apps, such as those for menu bar management, you can set this value to 5% or even less.
For most people, browsers are probably at the top of your list for resource consumption. In this case, App Tamer has a few additional options. Once you have set a CPU percentage limit, you will see two more options below. These are:
