# Prevent GPU acceleration in macOS desktop app? **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Support\ **Created:** [January 4, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820 "2019-01-04T09:19:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/cim/32/1928_2.png) [@cim](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/cim)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820/1 "2019-01-04T09:19:52Z")
There seems to be no settings for it. ---
**Author:** ![tasso.evangelista](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/tasso.evangelista/32/391_2.png) [@tasso.evangelista](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/tasso.evangelista)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820/2 "2019-01-04T13:39:32Z")
Hi! Could you describe why an option for it would be needed? ---
**Author:** ![cim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/cim/32/1928_2.png) [@cim](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/cim)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820/3 "2019-01-04T14:17:17Z")
A couple of reasons: - Save battery life - Preserve discrete GPU (google faulty 2010/2011 mbp gpu) I can understand Photoshop needing it since it renders 3D objects but why does rocket need GPU acceleration? ---
**Author:** ![tasso.evangelista](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/tasso.evangelista/32/391_2.png) [@tasso.evangelista](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/tasso.evangelista)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820/4 "2019-01-04T16:13:12Z")
Most of the time, it’s for embedded content, like videos, and a few animations, but I bet it increases the smoothness on scrolling a huge chunk of messages. However, [we already disabled it by default on Linux](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Electron/blob/master/src/background.js#L80-L82) due to a video driver issue when dragging elements and AFAIK it doesn’t degraded user experience. I like this feature, but it should be available on the UI instead of some command line or configuration file. It isn’t defined yet which release will bring a Preferences panel, which I consider a blocker to implement this setting. ---
**Author:** ![cim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/cim/32/1928_2.png) [@cim](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/cim)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820/5 "2019-01-06T04:50:11Z")
Nice, will this be implemented soon or it’s on a todo list? ---
**Author:** ![tasso.evangelista](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/tasso.evangelista/32/391_2.png) [@tasso.evangelista](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/tasso.evangelista)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820/6 "2019-01-07T12:33:52Z")
In the current milestone (version 2.15.0) we are working to redesign the UI internally (i.e. rewrite the components to make collaboration and maintenance more easy), which will enable 2.16.0 to hold a Preferences panel. There is no ETA for these releases, but usually they are monthly. ---
**Author:** ![cim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/cim/32/1928_2.png) [@cim](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/cim)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/prevent-gpu-acceleration-in-macos-desktop-app/2820/7 "2019-05-14T05:53:34Z")
And the update is here. The desktop app doesn’t use the GPU anymore. Thank you team.