# Neo4j desktop vs web performance; it's slow

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-desktop-vs-web-performance-its-slow/49697>\
**Category:** Neo4j Graph Platform\
**Tags:** browser, desktop\
**Created:** [December 30, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-desktop-vs-web-performance-its-slow/49697 "2021-12-30T02:54:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-desktop-vs-web-performance-its-slow/49697/1 "2021-12-30T02:54:24Z")

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Been using neo4j in the browser using AuraDB. Needed a desktop release to go slightly cleaner and deeper; everything seems super slow.

Possible these are electron apps but basic typing, querying, opening windows is noticeably slower compared to the web browser.

Using MacBook Pro 13 M1.