# App Performance Tips & Tricks: SPEED! **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Resources\ **Created:** [May 6, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-performance-tips-tricks-speed/73139 "2024-05-06T23:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-performance-tips-tricks-speed/73139/3 "2024-05-07T07:45:52Z")
Jeff, Darren and Thinh have written quite a bit about app performance in the forum over the years. You’ll usually find Jeff’s explanations in topics with the keyword “performance”. I have a tendency to forget the intricacies of what makes an app more performant. A few months ago I wrote up the following, it’s fairly basic and common sense. Unfortunately I don’t go into detail, details that might actually make a difference, precisely because I cannot retain them. Regardless, the following might be a decent addition to this topic. Thanks for starting it, great idea, app performance is a recurring topic in the forum. > [@Glide apps builder very slow in browser](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-apps-builder-very-slow-in-browser/66530/2): > > There have been a lot of good explanations by Jeff about app performance. I wish I had bookmarked some of his posts. A few ideas. Data Editor: send only needed data to the user’s device and if possible keep things in Glide If possible, use Glide Tables over any other 3rd-party data source (Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, etc.) Avoid Airtable. The amount if troubleshooting and questions in the forum are a good indicator that Airtable is to be avoided. This is my personal view only. When appro… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-performance-tips-tricks-speed/73139)._