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What is talagentd on Mac?

By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed

Helps apps restore their windows and state when you reopen them (Transparent App Lifecycle).

talagentd provides services for macOS's Transparent App Lifecycle features, which help apps save and restore their state, such as reopening windows when you relaunch an app or log back in. It's normally light.

Category
macOS system
Made by
Apple
Safe to quit:
With care

Shown in Activity Monitor as talagentd

Why is talagentd using so much CPU or memory?

  • Logging in or out with many apps restoring windows
  • Apps being quit and relaunched

What to do

  1. 1Wait a moment after login
  2. 2Restart your Mac

Safe to quit? With care.

macOS relaunches it; window restoration may not work briefly.

Related processes

Part of the Taskglass Process Library

See it live in Taskglass.

Taskglass shows what talagentd is doing on your Mac right now, explains it in plain English, and tells you if it's safe. It does the same for 213 other processes.