Saving project frequently / Search and Replace menu usage slows down Mac IDE

[NanoSharkGames]

Description

After editing code while saving a medium-sized project frequently & using Search and Replace after about half an hour in the Mac IDE, RAM usage climbs to more than 2 GB & has lots of ports open. This results in stutters when editing code & using Search and Replace. This happens regardless of Feather being enabled or not.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open GameMaker
2. Edit medium-to-large project while saving frequently & using the Search & Replace menu.
3. Notice slowdowns after a while

Which version of GameMaker are you reporting this issue for?

IDE v2024.11.0.179 Runtime v2024.11.0.227

Which operating system(s) are you seeing the problem on?

Mac 15.3.1

Attached Files

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