How to Limit Download Speed in Google Chrome

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Set Download Speed Using a Custom Throttle Profile

Chrome’s web development tools, DevTools, are insanely powerful configuration options that help developers test websites under various simulated situations, including differing network conditions. Below, we show you how DevTools allows you to set the download speed using a custom throttle.

Step 1:Launch theChromebrowser.

Step 2:To open Chrome DevTools, pressCtrl+Shift+Ion Windows and Linux orCommand+Option+Ion Mac.

Step 3:Click theNetworktab, expandNo throttling,and clickAdd.

Step 4:Click theAdd custom profileoption.

Step 5:Fill out yourProfile Name,Download,Upload,Latency,Packet Loss,Packet Queue Lenght, andPacket Reorderingoptions as you please, then clickAdd.

Step 6:Now, select your newly added option on theNo throttlingoption in Step 3.

When you reload the webpage, Chrome will simulate the network conditions defined in your custom profile, including the download speed you specified.

Note:You may set values forUpload speedand Latency (ms) optionally. Also, download speeds are measured in kilobits per second (kbps), not megabits per second (mbps). Since there are 8 bits in a byte, to convert Mbps to kbps, multiply by 8.

Activate Your Throttle Profile Before Downloading

To ensure that your settings don’t affect the downloading item, you should activate the throttle profile before starting a download. Follow the steps below.

Step 1:Launch theChromebrowser.

Step 2:To open Chrome DevTools, pressCtrl+Shift+Ion Windows and Linux orCommand+Option+Ion Mac.

Step 3:Click theNetworktab, expand theNo throttling,and click your desired throttling profile.

Step 4:Lastly, go and start yourdownload.

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Last updated on 27 August, 2024

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