Choose an app you don’t need right now
A browser or work app you have finished using is a good first choice.
Quick Guide · first success
Pause your first app in 30 seconds.
Keep its windows, tabs and documents open. Resume whenever you need it again.
Three steps. That’s it.
Start with one app you recognise and do not need right now.
Click Pause
The app stays open, but its activity stops until you resume it.
Return and resume
Switch back to the app or choose Resume. Some apps may need a moment to reconnect.
In Manual mode, AppHalt only pauses an app when you choose Pause. Auto-Pause can automate this later if you turn it on.
What Pause actually does
Pause stops work without closing your workspace.
The app stays open
Its windows, tabs and documents remain in place.
CPU activity stops
The app’s processing stops until it resumes.
RAM may stay allocated
Pause is not a memory cleaner and does not promise to free all RAM.
Reconnection can take a moment
After resuming, some apps may need to reconnect or refresh.
About CPU: Higher CPU means the app is doing more work right now. Pausing it can reduce that load if you don’t need that work to continue.
More control
You can keep using AppHalt manually. These tools are there when you want more context or automation.
Dashboard
Compare apps in a larger view and see the context behind a suggestion.
Dashboard detailsNever Pause
Protect apps that must always keep working.
Never Pause detailsAuto-Pause
Automate pauses later, only after you choose to enable it.
Auto-Pause detailsSomething looks frozen?
Resume the app first. Resume all apps if you’re unsure. Still having trouble? Support.