Brave Browser "Spinning Beachball" on macOS

I’ve been having an issue with Brave on macOS that seems to have started in the last update or two where occasionally the browser will show the “Spinning Beachball” on macOS and go unresponsive. It usually only lasts for 10-20 seconds and recovers, but it’s very annoying. It seems to happen most often when opening/closing tabs.

I’m using macOS 14.4.1 on an M1 Mac and the only extension I have installed is Strongbox - though - the issue seems to happen in Private Windows as well where I have NO extensions enabled so I am not sold on it being an issue with Strongbox.

I’ve completely uninstalled Brave following the steps provided and still seem to occasionally have the issue.

I rarely have more than 4 tabs open at a time and frequently close them, so I’m not asking much of the browser.

I’m using the latest stable build:

Version 1.65.126 Chromium: 124.0.6367.118 (Official Build) (arm64)

Is anybody else experiencing this issue? I’m hopeful to get it fixed!

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Same issue for me. Think it was some recent update either in Brave, an extension or a Mac Software update incompatibility.

Good to hear it’s not just me!

I’ve noticed it seems to happen right after I close a tab.

Happens to me not only when typing in a browser window but even when clicking on a link I can get a delay.

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