FPS Control

FPS Control

Control FPS in your browser for testing, performance investigation or to stress your app with dropped frames.

What is FPS Control?
'FPS Control' is a browser extension ideal for developers and QA professionals. It allows you to manage and simulate FPS drops, aiding you to test how your application would behave in low frames scenario or potential frame drops. The tool is designed to be integrated into the Chrome browser, offering drop-down selections for instant parameter application and testing convenience.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 5,000+
Rating: 2.67 (27)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2019-10-23)
Creation date: 2019-10-23
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 740.35K
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Merlin
Summary

Dev / QA browser extension which allows to limit FPS and emulate FPS drops using Request Animation Frame. Useful to test your application for low frames scenario or dropped frames. Select parameters from drop downs and they are applied instantly.

User reviews
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Pros
  • Useful for playing certain games on Chrome with improved FPS
  • Can help to reduce lag in some cases
  • Some find it easy to use and effective after troubleshooting
Cons
  • Doesn't work for some users or stops working after initial use
  • Limited frame rate options with no fine control
  • Seems to be ineffective for some games and users
Most mentioned
  • Limited customization for FPS settings
  • Inconsistency in performance and effectiveness
  • Does not work or stops working for some users
Recent reviews
Works okay, but makes a bunch of requests to localhost:3000 so can't recommend it.
by S S, 2021-07-27

suprisingly good for a chrome extension, i highly suggest this
by monki monki, 2024-02-04

Doesn't work for me
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Safety
Risk impact

FPS Control is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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