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How to solve the scary high RAM usage by Turn Off the Lights?

Turn Off the Lights use less RAM

That is not possible, because Turn Off the Lights browser extension works only if you click on the lamp button. There is no active background working constantly.

Save RAM memory in Google Chrome

If you use Google Chrome as your default internet web browser. Inside this extension version we build a feature so that when you do not use the extension, it removes automatically the extension from your browser memory. So it saves memory in your RAM (Random-access memory). Turn Off the Lights is one of the extensions that has enabled this feature for the users (from the Google Chrome extension API).

Other few features need to background page (such as Camera Motion and Speech). So if you want to save battery life on your laptop. Check if the following features are disabled in your Options page:

  1. Open your Google Chrome web browser, and click on the ⋮ (3 dots icon) button
  2. And select the item “More Tools“, then on “Extensions“
  3. Then search for “Turn Off the Lights” in the list, and click on “Details”
  4. Scroll down to the web page, and click on open the options page
  5. Open the following tab:
    1. Camera Motion and Speech tab, and enable the first checkbox to disable this feature

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About The Author

Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the developer of the popular Turn Off the Lights browser extension, which he began building in December 2009 for Google Chrome. With over a decade of experience in the field, he has expanded the extension's availability to a wide range of web browsers, including Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Brave, Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, and Naver Whale. His commitment to providing users with a quality product has made the Turn Off the Lights extension one of the most highly regarded and widely used browser extensions available. Additionally, the extension is free and Open-Source for all web browsers, and has been featured on major blogs such as Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla. With his extensive experience and knowledge in browser extensions, Stefan Van Damme is a highly qualified and authoritative figure in the field.