Help! I'm experiencing lags
Common reasons that Novelcrafter may lag.
No one wants to see lags - they impede the writing flow. Here are some of the primary causes of lag that we know of.
Some browsers (edge) run slower than others in our tests.
Browser extentions that run on any text. These include:
- Grammarly
- ProWritingAid
- Speechify
- Malwarebytes
- QuillBot
Disabling these extensions on Novelcrafter while you are not using them will improve performance.
Having the Entire Novel open when you have hundreds of scenes. To see if this is the case, try opening only an act or a chapter at a time, and see if the issues persist.
Having hundreds of Codex entries (especially when the entire novel is open).
Using a VPN. Our servers are located in Frankfurt, Germany. If you are using a VPN in a region that is further away from your location, you will be doing two larger roundtrips, which may lead to lagging.
We recommend testing Novelcrafter on a ‘clean’ browser (i.e. one you have no extensions on) first to see if this clears up the issues.