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Disable animations and fix excessive paint cycles in Firefox

  • 1 uBlockOrigin -> Dashboard -> My filters
  • 2 ! Universal fix for high CPU from CSS animations and transitions
    ##*:style(animation: none !important; transition: none !important;)
    ##textarea:style(caret-color: auto !important;)
  • 3 ! Fix 100% CPU in Google AI Mode 2026-04
    www.google.com##textarea:style(caret-color: auto !important;)
    www.google.com##textarea.ITIRGe:style(caret-color: auto !important;)
    www.google.com##textarea+div[animated-caret]
    www.google.com##div.CEpIFc
  • N This may break visual experience and functionality on some pages, but can fix high CPU utilization.

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