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App RAM Guides

Apps that eat your Mac's RAM

Practical tips to reduce RAM usage for the most memory-hungry apps on macOS. Every developer's Mac runs these — here's how to keep them in check.

Google Chrome Very High
The undisputed RAM champion — typical: 2 GB–25 GB
Docker Desktop High
The invisible memory hoarder — typical: 2 GB–8 GB
Slack High
The all-day Electron drain — typical: 400 MB–2 GB
Xcode Very High
The Apple ecosystem behemoth — typical: 3 GB–20 GB
VS Code High
Death by a thousand extensions — typical: 500 MB–6 GB
Cursor High
VS Code + AI overhead — typical: 1 GB–8 GB
Notion High
The second-brain memory tax — typical: 400 MB–3 GB
Microsoft Teams High
Enterprise-grade memory consumption — typical: 500 MB–2.5 GB
IntelliJ IDEA High
The JVM-powered IDE — typical: 1.5 GB–8 GB
Android Studio Very High
IDE + build system + emulator — typical: 3 GB–16 GB
Figma High
Design files that eat developer RAM — typical: 500 MB–6 GB
Postman High
API testing with Electron overhead — typical: 400 MB–2 GB
Spotify Moderate
The background music tax — typical: 200 MB–1 GB
OpenClaw Very High
Your AI coding agent + local model — typical: 8 GB–48 GB
Discord Moderate
Gaming chat meets developer overhead — typical: 300 MB–1.5 GB

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