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App hibernation & memory
weballoon limits how many embedded app sessions stay fully active at once so your computer stays responsive.
How it behaves (plain language)
Apps with Run in background enabled in Settings → Notifications are treated specially: they stay mounted so notification-related behavior can keep working. They still count toward memory use—see the note in Settings (about 50–150 MB per background app).
- When you have an app open in front of you, weballoon keeps a small number of other sessions “live” for quick switching; additional ones may be hibernated.
- When you are back on My Apps (no app filling the screen), even fewer non-essential sessions stay live in the background.
- Hibernated here means the session is parked: weballoon saves where you were and can mute audio for that session until you open it again. Opening the app again brings it back (you may see a brief reload).
What you should do
- If the machine feels heavy, reduce the number of Run in background apps.
- Close app views you do not need (title bar Close app).
- Use Task Manager in Settings to see which apps use the most CPU or RAM.
Related
- Task Manager
- Notifications