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Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by mikamika83 »

jen20 wrote: post #10
nikolay wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some notable apps without fixes (which I have installed locally): * 1Password.app * Bruno.app * Claude.app (oh noes!) * Cursor.app * Docker.app * Dropbox Dash.app * Dropbox.app * Element.app * GitKraken.app * Graphite.app * HEY.app (shame on DHH!) * Keeper Password Manager.app (it's not just 1Password) * Keybase.app * Kiro.app (come on, AWS!) * Ledger Live.app (crypto seems to lag behind Web 2.0 still!) * Loom.app *…

The number of major companies doing half-assed javascript bullshit instead of proper native macOS apps is ridiculous. This did remind me to go cancel 1Password though, something I'd been meaning to do since they switched _to_ electron...

Meh. VSCode is a fantastic piece of software, one I never had a problem with before Tahoe.

Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by mikamika83 »

nikolay wrote: post #3

There's a better way - you can find all apps you really should care about, i.e., the ones you have installed locally - run the last script in a comment of the Gist [0]. Update: It appears that the author of shamelectron was influenced by the same Gist [1]. [0]: https://gist.github.com/tkafka/e3eb63a5ec448e9be6701bfd1f1b1... [1]: https://gist.github.com/tkafka/e3eb63a5ec448e9be6701bfd1f1b1...

Thanks for the mention! Yes, I was the person who found the original bug in electron and made the PR to get it fixed. Now doing my due diligence of (nicely) asking companies to update their versions :)

Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by skydhash »

mikamika83 wrote: post #11
jen20 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The number of major companies doing half-assed javascript bullshit instead of proper native macOS apps is ridiculous. This did remind me to go cancel 1Password though, something I'd been meaning to do since they switched _to_ electron...

Meh. VSCode is a fantastic piece of software, one I never had a problem with before Tahoe.

Still not half of vim or a quarter of emacs.

Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by Spunkie »

In general the Tahoe update has been awful for all my end users that decided to update.

It's not just electron apps that are the issue btw, just yesterday we ran into an issue with Zoom.

It was breaking prompts/popups and by extension the system settings, the Mac app store, iTouch, and a ton of other random stuff was broken in silent and inconsistent ways.

Also all my 8gb users are noticing significantly higher memory usage compared to their previous macOS versions.

Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by mikamika83 »

skydhash wrote: post #13
mikamika83 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh. VSCode is a fantastic piece of software, one I never had a problem with before Tahoe.

Still not half of vim or a quarter of emacs.

Love my 1985 Chevy and my 2025 (insert not very hated auto make here). Each has its uses

Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by jen20 »

mikamika83 wrote: post #11
jen20 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The number of major companies doing half-assed javascript bullshit instead of proper native macOS apps is ridiculous. This did remind me to go cancel 1Password though, something I'd been meaning to do since they switched _to_ electron...

Meh. VSCode is a fantastic piece of software, one I never had a problem with before Tahoe.

That's what happens when people use private APIs... there's no problem until there is.

Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by mikamika83 »

jen20 wrote: post #18
mikamika83 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh. VSCode is a fantastic piece of software, one I never had a problem with before Tahoe.

That's what happens when people use private APIs... there's no problem until there is.

Wise, applies to every piece of software on earth.

Re: Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe

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Post by filchermcurr »

mikamika83 wrote: post #16
filchermcurr wrote: post #14

A couple not on the list: OpenMTP.app (Electron 18.3.15) DiffusionBee.app (Electron 13.6.9)

Oof, those are some ancient electron versions.

I see, sorry to waste your time. I thought the list was meant to be informational for people to assess which applications were problematic. I didn't realize it was more of a call to action.
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