Firefox: Check add-on memory usage
In this practical tip, we will show you how you can check the RAM memory consumption of add-ons in Firefox. So you can quickly find the programs that may slow down Firefox.
Check memory usage of add-ons in Firefox
Another add-on called "about: addons-memory" shows the RAM memory consumption of the add-ons:
- Download "about: addons-memory" and install the add-on.
- Click the "Firefox" button in the top left. Then go to the "Add-ons".
- Click on "Extensions" on the left side and check whether "about: addons-memory" is displayed.
- Open a new tab. At the top of the address bar, enter "about: addons-memory" (without quotation marks). Press "Enter".
- Now all add-ons and their memory consumption are listed. You can then specifically switch off add-ons that are no longer required or those that use a lot of memory.
The instructions refer to Firefox 24.0. We show you here how to delete extensions in Firefox.