What is Notion on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
The Notion notes and docs app (built on Electron) and its helper processes.
Notion's desktop app is built with Electron, so it runs a main process plus Renderer, GPU and utility helpers, much like a web browser. Large pages and databases with many blocks, images or embeds increase its memory and CPU use.
- Category
- Third-party
- Made by
- Notion Labs
- Safe to quit:
- Yes
Shown in Activity Monitor as Notion, Notion Helper, Notion Helper (Renderer), Notion Helper (GPU), Notion Helper (Plugin)
Why is Notion using so much CPU or memory?
- Very large pages or databases
- Many embeds or images on a page
- Syncing after being offline
What to do
- 1Close pages and tabs you aren't using
- 2Split very large pages or databases
- 3Quit and reopen Notion, and keep it updated
Safe to quit? Yes.
Safe to quit; changes are synced continuously.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library