Sloth

Sloth - an extension slowing down page loading to bring real user experience
What is Sloth?
Sloth is a Chrome extension called 'Sloth' that slows down page loading to bring a genuine user experience. By applying CPU throttling and network slowdown, this extension creates a more authentic browsing environment. It is a convenient solution for lazy users who want to easily apply throttling to all URLs with the same origin.

Extension stats

By: denar90
Users: 199 ▲ 7
Rating: 5.00 (3)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2019-05-03)
Creation date: 2019-05-03
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • debugger
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 42.38K

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Extension summary

How it works?

Sloth uses Chrome Devtools Protocol to slow down connection and throttle CPU.

What are the conditions?

Sloth applies 4x CPU throttling and slowing down network to 1.6Mbps - for download, 750Kbps - for upload. Interested in optional configurations - take a part in https://github.com/denar90/sloth/issues/1 discussion

Why do I need it while chrome-devtools can do the same?

Yes and no. DevTools can do it for opened tab, but you have to do a lot of manipulations to apply throttling (open dev tools, open proper tab, apply throttling etc). This extension is for lazy people, you just press one button and all URLs with same origin will have throttling. Handy isn't it?

User reviews

Easy to use and does its job. Thanks <3

Really useful extension for SPA performance optimization.
by Artem Bei, 2018-09-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Sloth requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Sloth has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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