What is Browser / Electron plugin helper?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
A helper process that an Electron or Chromium-based app uses for plug-ins or extensions.
Electron and Chromium-based apps include a 'Plugin' helper variant for code that needs extra permissions. Apps use it for different things; in code editors like VS Code and Cursor it typically runs extensions and the language tools they start. The start of the name tells you which app it belongs to.
- Category
- Third-party
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Applies to processes whose name ends with "Helper (Plugin)".
Why is Browser / Electron plugin helper using so much CPU or memory?
- Extensions or plug-ins doing heavy work
- Language tools analysing a large project (in code editors)
- A plug-in stuck in a loop
What to do
- 1Identify the app from the start of the name
- 2Disable extensions or plug-ins in that app one at a time
- 3Quit and reopen the app
Safe to quit? With care.
Features provided by that helper stop until the app restarts it.
Part of the Taskglass Process Library