MemoryTamer

Very useful memory optimizer. Many have said that OSX memory management, especially in Mavericks doesn't need any help form apps like these. Well, that may be true for some, but I have had my MacBook Pro run out of memory such that it looks up with no recourse but a shutdown and restart. Memory Tamer (0.9.1) works the best to free memory of several memory optimizers that I have, even the sudo purge command in Terminal. The several preferences take some time to understand for optimal use, and the the author seems to introduce new features on a very rapid basis. For example, the new auto-threshold seems to interact with the trim threshold in a way that to me is not quite predictable (I had set the trim threshold to twice the default threshold in version 0.8.x); the trim resets to some number that is very close to the total free memory after using Free Memory now. Trim is very useful, as it seems to unobtrusively "trim" a bit of allocated memory to free in a transparent way. This is particularly useful when using Google Chrome and multiple tabs, as each tab takes up some small amount of memory. Periodically as Chrome keeps using free memory, the auto trim function will reset it back to a useful level I am very please with this useful app, and find it well worth the small charge for it.

Is it possible to keep open dozens of applications; browser 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 ... "Memory tamer" application . 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. Memory tamer, 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. There are some minor inconvenience to configure the application. You have to find the optimal result empirically. It is hoped that the developer will be able to optimize the application in the direction of its tuning the parameters of the system and user processes running.

Unlike some snake oil apps that claim to do this or that, this actually works. The current memory management system in OS X does not work that well. It tries to hold onto all the free RAM, so that if you re-launch an app it will load quicker. But my experience is as you run low on free RAM performance suffers, Then you get the dreaded spinning beachball. And I have 8GB of RAM. The developer found the same thing. So he wrote this app to request all the free RAM, which it then releases. This is similar to what the purge command used to do. I've found this does what it says it does and works well. The only issue is the app itself suffers from a memory leak. So you have to restart it every now and then.

The urban legends amongst apps. As other comparable apps this SEEMS to work but in practice it doesn't. In fact, it slows down your total OSX performance on several levels. The only valid reason for clearing up memory is when you are using an app that has huge memory leaks. Otherwise this is wast of money.

After install and start, it's freezing all my MAC OSX Yosemite 10.10.2 / clean install / !!!!!

Just a couple of notes so far. I've been running the demo for a couple of days, I need to know if I can trust this app on *my* system first, and of course see if it does have any value for me. So far it does seem to be doing 'something', although with 16GB of memory in my iMac, I haven't ever pushed it to the limit. Otherwise I do notice that the usage chart in iStat Menus is showing less usage than normal (usually it sits around 60-70% usage, with MT running it's just under 50%).

My main thing is the lack of any kind of documentation. At least some basic explanation of the functions would be helpful - for example, you did post a reply further down here regarding the trimming settings, but it would be better the know a bit more I think, such as why do we need to change these settings, and what would be a good setting to use, and why choose 'memory pressure' over 'plain allocation' - they have no meaning to us! And what on earth is 'auto escalate for?

I like the idea of the auto memory clearing, a feature that is indeed handy compared to other apps (I have one or two others that can do this manually, as indeed can a reboot or even a simple logout and login).

If I could understand better the meanings of the functions, and based on my trial so far, I wouldn't hesitate to pay the very reasonable price for this.

I don't know if it can be trusted. It wouldn't run at all, and kept quitting until I allowed it internet access in my application firewall. Who knows what's it's sending out or letting in. There were a lot of addresses, not just an update check. No application like this should require internet access!