AppHalt

Name: AppHalt
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

Pause unused Mac apps & reclaim speed in one click

5.0•2 reviews•

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Pause unused Mac apps & reclaim speed in one click

5.0•2 reviews•

62 followers

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Is your Mac slowing down? 🚀 AppHalt helps you pause resource-heavy apps, free up CPU, and boost performance instantly. Download now.

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8mo ago

Your Old Mac Just Got a Second Life — Big Sur Compatibility Added!

Hey everyone

I m Gabriel, the creator of AppHalt, the macOS app that helps you pause resource-hungry apps and speed up your Mac with one click.

Since our Product Hunt launch, I ve received incredibly helpful feedback (thank you again ), and I ve worked hard to make AppHalt even better especially for people with older Macs!

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Hey everyone! 👋 After years of dealing with slowdowns on my Mac when multitasking, I built AppHalt to help pause background apps without quitting them. It’s simple, effective, and honestly saved me a lot of frustration. Let me know what you think — I’d love your feedback and ideas for what to improve next! 💡

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I wanted to write you a proper thank-you for creating such a smart and genuinely impactful app. AppHalt has massively improved my day-to-day workflow. I’m often switching between multiple apps, and before this, I had no real control over background resource hogs silently eating up RAM and draining my battery. It felt like my Mac was working harder than it needed to, especially when I just wanted to focus on one or two apps at a time. Now, with AppHalt, I can literally pause the noise. Whether it’s a heavy browser window or a memory-hungry tool I’m not using at the moment, I can halt it temporarily and my system breathes easier. I’ve noticed smoother performance, and better battery life. Honestly, the peace of mind alone is worth it. It’s such a simple concept, but the execution is what blew me away. You’ve made something that feels like it should’ve been built into macOS all along and you’ve done it cleanly, reliably, and with real care for user control. Keep going strong, this app has serious potential to become an essential tool for power users, students, creatives, and anyone who values control over their system performance. I’m excited to see how it evolves.

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5mo ago

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Truly, thank you so much for this kind and incredibly motivating feedback 🙏

You’ve described the app better than I ever managed to on the homepage :D

This is exactly why I built AppHalt: to give Mac users a simple, elegant way to quiet things down without having to force quit everything.

Knowing that you’re feeling that sense of control, clarity, and calm means everything to me.

You’re absolutely right: this kind of feature should exist natively in macOS, but until it does, I’m thrilled that AppHalt can fill that gap :)

I’m already working on the next improvements, with even more customization and better user experience.

Thanks again for your ideas, the support, it truly means the world.

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5mo ago

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AppHalt is a fantastic Mac app, especially in the Pro version. For me, it's a hidden champion, a gem. If you regularly monitor your Mac's Activity Monitor, you'll quickly see how much CPU usage accumulates when several programs run in the background. This causes your Mac to slow down and become less responsive. That's exactly where AppHalt works efficiently and intelligently. I found the app by chance, and now I can't imagine working without it any more – it became a key part of my app lineup. These small Mac apps are so rare today, yet they are incredibly valuable when you work on your Mac for many hours every day.

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6mo ago

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Wow, Joachim, thank you so much for this amazing review! 🙏

Reading your words honestly made my day.

It means a lot to hear that AppHalt became part of your daily Mac workflow, that’s exactly why I built it.

Thanks again for your support and if you ever have ideas or feedback, my inbox is always open!

Warmest regards,
Gabriel

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Truly, thank you so much for this kind and incredibly motivating feedback 🙏

Knowing that you’re feeling that sense of control, clarity, and calm means everything to me.

You’re absolutely right: this kind of feature should exist natively in macOS, but until it does, I’m thrilled that AppHalt can fill that gap :)

I’m already working on the next improvements, with even more customization and better user experience.

Thanks again for your ideas, the support, it truly means the world.

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6mo ago

AppHalt

Wow, Joachim, thank you so much for this amazing review! 🙏

Reading your words honestly made my day.

It means a lot to hear that AppHalt became part of your daily Mac workflow, that’s exactly why I built it.

Thanks again for your support and if you ever have ideas or feedback, my inbox is always open!

Warmest regards,
Gabriel

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6mo ago

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Pause unused Mac apps & reclaim speed in one click

Pause unused Mac apps & reclaim speed in one click

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