# Katalon Studio is taking a lot of memory in task manager **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Request\ **Tags:** feature-request, katalon-studio\ **Created:** [September 20, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331 "2018-09-20T13:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SPG\_Dirkx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@SPG\_Dirkx](https://forum.katalon.com/u/SPG_Dirkx)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/1 "2018-09-20T13:39:48Z")
When I start Katalon Studio (5.7.1) it takes about 500-700Mb, but after recording a short/simple testcase it increases to over 1 Gigabyte of RAM (only Katalon.exe!). Is this normal? My system meets the system requirements: i5, 3,5ghz, 4Gb RAM, 64-bits Windows 7. Are there attempts to slim the Studio down regarding to memory usage? ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/2 "2018-09-20T18:37:13Z")
Sounds reasonable to me. Mine is using 1.8GB editing seven files some of them large lib/class files. Running one test under development. Win7x64, i7, 16GB ram. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Manns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Ryan\_Manns](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Ryan_Manns)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/3 "2019-01-11T16:59:31Z")
After upgrading to 5.10.1, I’ve noticed increased memory usage. Mine is up to 2.7 GB on a small project: 1 Test Case with 18 steps, 10 custom keywords, 14 Web Service Request objects, 3 profiles with 7 variables each. Win10x64, 16GM ram. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Leishman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/keith_leishman/32/2474_2.png) [@Keith\_Leishman](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Keith_Leishman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/4 "2019-01-11T17:05:34Z")
Add these lines to your katalon config file. They cut the memory usage down significantly. > [@Katalon Studio cost much memory](http://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-cost-much-memory/8588): > > The Katalon Studio costs much memory, why this happened? [Image: https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/ou/dfwqatjcmvh6.png] [搜狗截图20171215101350.png](https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/ou/dfwqatjcmvh6.png) -XX:+AggressiveOpts -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=1 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=2 -XX:+UseSerialGC ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Manns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Ryan\_Manns](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Ryan_Manns)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/5 "2019-01-11T19:58:27Z")
That definitely helped ---
**Author:** ![Mathew.Kuruvila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@Mathew.Kuruvila](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Mathew.Kuruvila)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/6 "2019-08-08T03:18:25Z")
@Ryan_Manns @Keith_Leishman To which file should i add these properties. Is it the configuration file in katalon installation folder ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Leishman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/keith_leishman/32/2474_2.png) [@Keith\_Leishman](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Keith_Leishman)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/7 "2019-08-08T13:33:53Z")
Should be that one, yes. ---
**Author:** ![devalex88](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/devalex88/32/336_2.png) [@devalex88](https://forum.katalon.com/u/devalex88)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/8 "2019-08-09T11:48:39Z")
We will have some memory tuning in upcoming releases. ---
**Author:** ![Jass](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/jass/32/9588_2.png) [@Jass](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Jass)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/9 "2019-10-09T08:09:56Z")
To whom it may concern, Katalon Studio version 7.0.0 is enhanced to reduce memory consumption by adding some JVM options. Please first check out the [release note](https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/new/version-70.html#version-70-beta) and click [here](https://github.com/katalon-studio/katalon-studio/releases) to download if you want to try out version 7.0.0 (beta). Cheers Jass ---
**Author:** ![Jass](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/jass/32/9588_2.png) [@Jass](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Jass)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-is-taking-a-lot-of-memory-in-task-manager/13331/10 "2020-02-28T10:23:44Z")
Closed on February 28, 2020, 10:23am UTC