Steam is slow

[Clueless Newbie]

The steam client has gradually become slower and slower, to the point where it it painful to use. Browsing the store now is click and wait, click and wait, click and wait.

Is there any way I can fix this? Could there be something running in the background that is causing this?

I am using a 2017 imac with an up-to-date OS.

[Clueless Newbie]

Yes, the application. (the cursor and letters are having trouble keeping up as I type)

[theDon]

Same problem here. Even the videos on the shop site running at low frame rate. But Big Picture Mode is doing fine.

[76561198118158310]

apple mac is trash, better get gaming pc than mac

[McGlu]

Same issue. The whole app, videos included, is rendering at about 10fps.

[Zucca]

Same here! iMac 5k 2017 with 8gb ram pro570 4gb card.. I had an iMac 2011mid and steam was smoot

[Vitalz]

Same problem here!
Its problem from steam client for mac os x for sure!

[Icy1007]

Originally posted by M­™:

apple mac is trash, better get gaming pc than mac

It has nothing to do with macOS. If Steam was written properly for Mac it would run better than the Windows version.

[LastOblivion]

Do you have the Steam Beta Client? By any chance that you do sometimes when there is a new update it'll download without you knowing, chances are you don't but by any chance that maybe one of the causes.

[Clueless Newbie]

Does Steam require Flash to function properly? I don't have Flash installed (unless it was installed without my knowing) Perhaps that could be the issue.

@lastoblivion I checked just now. It says I'm not participating. I think that means I'm not on a beta client.

[Icy1007]

Originally posted by Clueless Newbie:

Does Steam require Flash to function properly? I don't have Flash installed (unless it was installed without my knowing) Perhaps that could be the issue.

@lastoblivion I checked just now. It says I'm not participating. I think that means I'm not on a beta client.

I think it does use Flash.

[Clueless Newbie]

So either I have flash without knowing it, or OS X is doing something to work around the missing Flssh, which could be the cause ...?

[Icy1007]

Originally posted by Clueless Newbie:

So either I have flash without knowing it, or OS X is doing something to work around the missing Flssh, which could be the cause ...?

Steam has an integrated version of Google Chrome built-in which also has its own version of Flash built-in.

[deN]

hjiii

[Clueless Newbie]

Originally posted by Icy1007:

Steam has an integrated version of Google Chrome built-in which also has its own version of Flash built-in.

That could explain why it is so horribly slow.

[Nomæd]

I had GPU Rendering enabled. Once I unchecked it, everything started working fast.
Try Preferences > Interface > "☐ Enable GPU accelerated rendering in web views" - make sure it's unchecked