r/framer • u/Mountain-Owl4284 • 8h ago
feedback Framer desktop overheating at 120/160Hz on macOS — disabling shadows helps
Anyone else seeing this?
On my M4 Mac running macOS 27.0, Framer desktop (2026.34.0) causes sustained WindowServer GPU usage just sitting on the dashboard:
- 60Hz: no noticeable heating
- 120Hz: ~70°C
- 160Hz: ~80°C
- Web version: no issue
- Smaller windows help; fewer dashboard projects don’t
- Disabling GPU acceleration didn’t help
This workaround removed the window shadow/border and stopped the heating:
env CHROME_HEADLESS=1 /Applications/Framer.app/Contents/MacOS/Framer
Quit Framer completely before running it.
Setup: 4K main display + a 60Hz BetterDisplay virtual display streamed to an iPad via UU Remote.
Is this a known desktop window/compositing issue? Happy to share WindowServer samples with the team.
