Chrome macOS freezes on closing

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Chrome macOS freezes on closing

When I close Chrome on macOS (latest versions of each), it often freezes for about 10 seconds, and by that I mean the cursor turns into the loading icon and the screen is unresponsive. This issue seems to have started within the last few months. I am guessing there is some processing going on when Chrome closes but I don't know what that would be. I only have one extension on there which never caused issues before. Any way to prevent this issue from happening since it slows things down?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Nov 10, 2025 9:08 AM

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Nov 10, 2025 9:13 AM in response to Connor Hawke

Chrome is a notorious resource hog on Macs. Installing it also installs multiple ‘helpers’ from Google that run in the background, and their purpose is not to help you but to help Google (keep in mind that Google’s primary source of revenue is using your data to drive targeted advertising). Even if you aren’t running the Chrome app, those system extensions are always running in the background. I’d recommend deleting Chrome and all related components.

https://chromeisbad.com

If you are looking for something other than Safari, consider Firefox or Brave (the latter is based on Chrome code but without the Google baggage).

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