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how to monitor extension resource usage? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/firefox

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When you have the choice of multiple addons/extensions that can perform a certain task, is there a way to monitor their system resource use? To select the one which is the leanest.

I am sometimes using firefox on low-end devices. I feel that certain extensions are using more/less resources. But what's the truth?

In linux system/task monitors, you can see processes "WebExtensions" running beneath firefox. Is this reporting extensions as name suggests? If so, is there a way to correlate them to specific add-ons?

Would also like to be able to know about what extensions are doing "in the background" vs when you are actively using them.

This is about desktop versions of firefox, not mobile.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't pay enough attention, and boy you aren't kidding, and the verbatim filter doesn't even help, JFC. Please accept an apology for my snark, this is just sad 😭

Anyway, adding "firefox" to the query helps a lot (wow Google, where did you find all those verbatim instances of this search term?!), enough to find the bug report of it being removed.

Sorry to be of additional no-help mate 😞