Pain point · Performance · Annoyance
Mac desktop app CPU spikes when animated GIFs are visible
1 source thread · first seen 2016-07
Summary
The desktop app's helper process uses very high CPU while animated GIFs are in view and normalizes in channels without them.
- Affects
- Mac desktop users
Evidence
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“CPU usage can spike as high as 66% when animated GIFs are visible, but falls back to normal in channels without animated GIFs”