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Appriority for Mac

Optimize CPU load and speed up your apps.

$9.99
In English
Version 1.2.1
2.4
Based on 10 user rates

Appriority overview

Appriority is an easy-to-use tool for OS X that simply makes the app you're working in go faster by allowing you to optimize the CPU load on your computer. Once fully configured, Appriority works by suspending and resuming applications as you switch among them. Inactive applications can be set for suspension which will eliminate their CPU usage until you switch back to them. The benefits of this are improved performance in the application you currently have active, less battery power used while mobile, and less heat produced by your computer.

The Free Market edition of Appriority also uses the renice command to put the highest priority on the active application you are currently working in. Open applications that are inactive will automatically be reniced to a lower priority. Renicing is done automatically as you switch among your open applications. (This feature is not available in the Mac App Store edition).

Appriority tells you what applications are using the most CPU resources and makes it easy to bring their usage to a halt. It reports your average CPU load and more.

Appriority is designed to be easy to use and makes no permanent changes to your system. Simply launch it to turn it on, and quit it to return all of your applications to normal.

Features:

  • Reports the top 10 CPU users
  • Reports CPU load
  • Reports idle time
  • Reports currently suspended apps
  • Automatically suspend inactive applications as you switch between apps
  • Automatically shift CPU priority of open applications
  • Manually suspend apps if desired
  • Manually resume apps if desired
  • Universal Binary for PPC or Intel Macs (Free Market edition only)

What’s new in version 1.2.1

Version 1.2.1:
  • Fixes reported issue with application's Dock menu
  • Updated for macOS 10.14
  • Now 64 bit
  • Minor optimizations and improvements

Appriority for Mac

$9.99
In English
Version 1.2.1
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2.4

(10 Reviews of Appriority)

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Vlado
Vlado
Oct 28 2020
1.2.1
0.0
Oct 28 2020
0.0
Version: 1.2.1
Somehow I can't see the use of this app. It produces tons of micro freezes in my OS across all of the open apps. I've purchased it along with Catalina Cache Cleaner, which, but I can't imagine spending money on something like this with a negative impact on the UX of the OS. I can't get it.
JamesHarrisPhoto
JamesHarrisPhoto
Mar 1 2019
1.2.1
0.0
Mar 1 2019
0.0
Version: 1.2.1
There's a older version of Appriority (7 years ago!) that's still being sold on the App Store for $2.99. Is the App Store version ever going to be updated? If not, shouldn't it be pulled?
user-z1
user-z1
Apr 18 2016
1.1.12
4.5
Apr 18 2016
4.5
Version: 1.1.12
Is it possible to keep open 1.5-2 dozen applications; a couple of browsers with half a hundred tabs? And at the same time continue to operate the system? Answer: In general, yes, if you have 16 GB of RAM or more ... However, if you have a MacBook with 4GB RAM? Of course - no, that's crazy! The system simply will stand! But, believe me, this madness is possible with this great application ... If, Appriorityr is a major part in the bundle: Process Control System (CPU); management and redistribution of inactive system memory (RAM), control inactive tabbed browsers (Suspend Tab: Fierfoks, Chrome). Without this bunch we can not achieve smooth operation of the system under load. Appriority performs work for the MAK OS. It is unfortunate that the MAK OS standard tools are not able to perform this task in full. The MAK OS has a function App Nap, but only for individual applications. Appriority performs the task to lull the majority of them. This allows you to quickly switch to the application process and neutralize the active window background process, thus relieving the system. What is lacking in Appriority? 1) The effective management of inactive memory. release inactive memory problem can be solved by using "Memory Cleaner X" applications (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/42771/memory-cleaner-с) or "Memory tamer" application (http: // www .macupdate.com / app / mac / 51681 / memorytamer). The latter, a free add up to 20-25% of RAM, at the expense of efficient compression and memory reallocation (MAK OS Why it can not do?) That allow you to run more resource-intensive processes. But it is possible for a second snubs when switching between processes. These two applications, unlike the majority of similar, do not suffer from memory leaks. And they do not lead to freezing of the system when they are doing their job. 2) to set the whole preoritety on a one or more processes. And this preoritety automatically removed when the application is closed. It is able to do AppPolice (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/49836/apppolice) application For the full effectiveness of the Appriority be helpful, (if you are using Chrome or Fierfox browsers), set rashireniem of the respective stores, disables inactive tabs ( "Suspend tab"). This is will increase the speed of switching between applications. Known minor issues in Appriority. This individual cases when a short-term switch from application to application, interrupted playback of streaming audio or video. In this case when you return to the app provides streaming, streaming is not restored, and the playback error occurs. In this regard, it would be useful to add to Appriority layer is to protect the opportunity from time to suppress the process responsible for streaming (with the ability to call for this option from the menu bar). Regarding the menu bar ... I'd love to see the window "current process" when you hover over Appriority icon in the menu bar. It's nice to see that the developer will make the further development of their application will take into account the wishes voiced above. It will be interesting rasmotret like another app developer, walking on the same path that Appriority: App Tamer (https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/35293/app-tamer). This app has a more intuitive interface, and as well cope with the task of process management in Mac OS.
tjekov37
tjekov37
Feb 1 2014
1.1.11
1.5
Feb 1 2014
1.5
Version: 1.1.11
Its a MAC Killer app :-( Why I bought it from MAC AppStore ?!!!
GianMarco.Tavazzani
GianMarco.Tavazzani
May 3 2012
1.1.5
3.0
May 3 2012
3.0
Version: 1.1.5
It's necessary to lead the user to take good decisions or suggest some preset and clean up some not working commands. I could make examples of confusing statement about what is suspended in a window and not in another one, what should work but is not. But then... a good guide for the most popular and CPU sucking apps should be there (Chrome helpers, renders and other long lists of mysterious processes, most of them for sure 'suspendable' but not without risks of bad behaviours like toggling between applications
user-z1
user-z1
Apr 18 2016
4.5
Apr 18 2016
4.5
Version: null
tjekov37
tjekov37
Feb 1 2014
1.5
Feb 1 2014
1.5
Version: null
Michael-Sebrecht
Michael-Sebrecht
Dec 2 2012
1.5
Dec 2 2012
1.5
Version: null
GianMarco.Tavazzani
GianMarco.Tavazzani
May 3 2012
3.0
May 3 2012
3.0
Version: null
Masterminter
Masterminter
Mar 29 2012
1.0
Mar 29 2012
1.0
Version: null
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
Mar 29 2012
2.0
Mar 29 2012
2.0
Version: null
mittgingrich
mittgingrich
Jan 31 2012
5.0
Jan 31 2012
5.0
Version: null
TeRRyZx
TeRRyZx
Jan 4 2012
0.5
Jan 4 2012
0.5
Version: null
VictorPrijker
VictorPrijker
Oct 17 2011
0.5
Oct 17 2011
0.5
Version: null
Avileibo
Avileibo
Aug 25 2011
4.5
Aug 25 2011
4.5
Version: null