Brave Browser Remains Slow Despite Good Vitals: Possible Solutions

Introduction

Despite having good vitals, some users have reported that the Brave browser remains slow. This article explores possible solutions to this issue.

Possible Reasons for Slow Brave Browser

While disabling extensions, resetting the browser, and other suggestions found in various threads may help in some cases, they do not always fix the issue. Some possible reasons for the slow Brave browser include:

• High memory usage by the browser
• Slow rendering of web pages
• Network issues

Monitoring Browser Usage

To monitor the memory usage of the Brave browser, users can open the task manager on their computer and look for the Brave browser process. If the memory usage is high, it may be necessary to close some tabs or extensions.

Using the Brave Browser Task Manager

The Brave browser also has a built-in task manager that can be accessed by clicking on the three dots in the top right corner of the browser and selecting “More tools” > “Task manager”. This can be used to monitor and manage the resources used by each tab and extension.

brave.taskManager.getTasks((tasks) => {
  for (let task of tasks) {
    console.log(`${task.title} ${task.processType} ${task.memoryFootprint} ${task.cpuTime}`);
  }
});

Improving Rendering Performance

If the rendering of web pages is slow, users can try the following solutions:

• Clear the cache and cookies
• Update the browser to the latest version
• Disable hardware acceleration

Disabling Hardware Acceleration

Hardware acceleration can be disabled by going to “Settings” > “Appearance” > “Advanced” and toggling off the “Use hardware acceleration when available” option.

brave.settings.set({
  "hardwareAcceleration": false
});

Checking Network Issues

Network issues can also cause the Brave browser to be slow. Users can try the following solutions:

• Restart the router
• Check for malware
• Change the DNS server

Changing the DNS Server

The DNS server can be changed by going to “Settings” > “Network” > “Change proxy settings” and selecting a different DNS server.

// Code to change the DNS server

While some suggested fixes for a slow Brave browser, such as disabling extensions and resetting the browser, may not always be effective, users can try monitoring browser usage, improving rendering performance, and checking network issues.

References

• Type: Article
  Title: “Why is Brave so slow?”
  URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/brave\_browser/comments/j8d87i/why\_is\_brave\_so\_slow/
• Type: Article
  Title: “Brave browser: Why so slow?”
  URL: https://www.quora.com/Brave-browser-Why-so-slow