# List memory usage per plugin (e.g. a task manager)

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/list-memory-usage-per-plugin-e-g-a-task-manager/103007>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** ui-ux\
**Created:** [July 17, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/list-memory-usage-per-plugin-e-g-a-task-manager/103007 "2025-07-17T14:31:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/list-memory-usage-per-plugin-e-g-a-task-manager/103007/1 "2025-07-17T14:31:20Z")

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### Use case or problem

With too many extensions, Obsidian’s memory usage starts to balloon, which can cause frequent crashes/app restarts on memory-constrained devices like old iPhones.  
This would also be complementary to the existing advanced option that shows the performance impact of plugins on the app startup times.

### Proposed solution

A built-in task manager similar to those in Chrome or Firefox, which shows the memory overhead of 3rd party plugins. It would also make plugin-hoarding users, like me, more aware of their performance impact. Users would take action and reduce the number of plugins before things start to break.

### Current workaround (optional)

Test disabling plugins and restarting the app every time. This might be a bit tedious, but in my case, I removed some rarely used plugins, and the memory usage on macOS went down from 1.2 GB to 700 MB. Those plugins were:

- Omnisearch
- Dataview
- Excalidraw
- Kanban
- Home tab
- Harper