What is App helper process (other variant)?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
A specialised helper process belonging to a browser or Electron-based app.
Chromium-based browsers and Electron apps use several kinds of helper processes, labelled in brackets, for jobs such as notifications ('Alerts') and other specialised tasks. The start of the name tells you which app it belongs to. These are a normal part of how such apps are built.
- Category
- Third-party
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Applies to processes matching a known naming pattern.
Why is App helper process (other variant) using so much CPU or memory?
- The app it belongs to is busy
- A specific feature of the app is working hard
What to do
- 1Identify the app from the start of the name
- 2Quit and reopen that app
- 3Update the app
Safe to quit? With care.
The related feature of that app may stop working until the app restarts it.
Part of the Taskglass Process Library