This one trick will make PyCharm faster

Michael Martinez
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

Made you click! This is just a quick tip for anyone doing full stack work with React and Python struggling with poor PyCharm performance.

  • Find Action with Command + Shift + A.
  • Type “Edit Custom VM Options”, hit enter.
  • Set -Xmx to ≥ 2048m.

The full file contents might look something like this when you’re done:

These settings work well for me on a 2017 Macbook Pro using PyCharm 2017.1.5.

Michael Martinez

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