EtchRAM is powered by the .NET Desktop Runtime (bundled with the app). ? WHAT IS ETCHRAM? EtchRAM is a simple, modern memory optimizer for Windows that safely frees up RAM from your background apps. You don't need to know anything about computers to use it, because it does the hard part for you. Pick your custom RAM setting, and it manages itself in the background for you. Windows is good at giving memory to apps, but not always great at taking it back once you're done with them. This can be especially noticeable if your PC has 8 GB or 16 GB of RAM installed. EtchRAM helps you optimize memory usage no matter how much RAM your PC currently has. • Does One Thing: EtchRAM is specifically designed to free up memory on your PC, that's it. No random file cleaners and no unnecessary extra junk you'll never use. Just the one job, done properly. • Safe by Design: The app you're actively using and any app playing audio are always protected. • Smooth Over Time: After hours of use, your free RAM slowly disappears. EtchRAM gives it back. • Better Everyday Use: Fewer freezes and more memory for the apps or games you actually care about. • Set It and Forget It: Pick your RAM threshold setting and it automatically reclaims memory when it hits that limit. ? EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE Everything important lives on one screen, so there's nothing to hunt for. The moment you open EtchRAM, you can see exactly what your memory is doing. • Live RAM Usage: A large ring shows your current RAM usage as a percentage, with your actual memory numbers displayed alongside it. • Reclaim Memory Now: Press the button for manual memory cleaning at any time. It then tells you exactly how much it freed up with a quick notification at the bottom of the screen. • Today's Results: See how much RAM has been reclaimed today and how many background processes were trimmed this session. • Your Last 7 Days: A day-by-day history of memory reclaimed and background processes trimmed, so you can spot your heaviest usage days. Great for seeing how well EtchRAM is working for you over the week. • Paused Service Banner: If the service is paused from the system tray, it says so clearly and lets you resume it with a single click. ? RAMAGEDDON: THE WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW You may have heard people online calling it RAMageddon, and it's a real thing. Memory prices have shot up, so upgrading your RAM or your PC costs a lot more than it used to. • What It Means for You: A memory upgrade that once cost a little now costs a lot. • Make Your PC Last Longer: Squeezing real performance out of your current machine means you can put off an expensive upgrade for a while. • No Hardware Required: EtchRAM is the software-side fix, getting the most out of the RAM you already have instead of buying more. ⚙️ SETTINGS THAT WORK FOR YOU The Settings panel is where you tell EtchRAM how hands-on you'd like it to be. Every option has a short description right underneath it, so you're never guessing what a switch does. • Automatically Apply Optimizations: Turns the EtchRAM RAM Optimizer on as soon as the app launches. • Custom RAM Threshold: Choose the RAM usage percentage that triggers an automatic cleanup. • Excluded Apps: Build your own personal safe list, perfect for a video editor, a game, or any app you want left completely alone. • Automatically Reclaim Memory: Run a cleanup on a schedule instead of just waiting for a threshold to kick in. Choose every 60 minutes, every 12 hours, or every 24 hours. Combining this with the Custom RAM Threshold is the ultimate way to keep your system memory in check. • Background App Idle Time: Decide how long an app must sit unused before EtchRAM considers it idle and eligible for trimming. Choose 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes. Pick a shorter time if you like memory freed up fast, and longer if you'd rather give apps more time before EtchRAM steps in. • Background App Power Throttling: This allows background apps that have been trimmed by EtchRAM to go into a lower priority state, using less memory and power when idle. • Running Processes and Memory Diagnostics: A clean, simple breakdown of what's running and what your memory is doing. Great for spotting a memory hog in seconds and adding it to your Excluded Apps list. ?️ CONTROL IT YOUR WAY EtchRAM lives quietly in your system tray and stays out of the way until you need it. This gives you a clean interface and experience without all the complicated controls. • Right-Click Tray Controls: Switch the background service off completely, or pause it for 60 minutes and it'll turn itself back on automatically afterward. • Always Within Reach: Open the main window, reclaim memory, or change your mind at any time straight from the tray. ? MODERN WINDOWS DESIGN EtchRAM was built for the newer Windows PC era, so it looks and behaves as you’d expect. It also follows your personal Windows theme and color settings instead of fighting them. • System Theme and Accent Color: Choose Light, Dark, or System Default, and the app picks up your Windows accent color automatically. • Native Mica and Acrylic Effects: Enjoy the frosted-glass visual effects built into Windows 11, with a toggle if you'd rather switch them off. • Display Scale: Resize the entire app with 100%, 125%, 150%, or 175% to fit your needs. • Start with Windows: Automatically launches EtchRAM when your computer starts. • Memory Reclaim Notifications: Gives you heads up notification when EtchRAM frees up a large amount of memory. • Detailed RAM Numbers: See more precise system memory measurements, down to two decimal points. It works great if you want to get exact RAM numbers rather than simply rounding up. • Reset Defaults: Puts every setting back exactly the way it shipped. ?️ SAFE, CLEAN, AND TRUSTWORTHY EtchRAM is packaged using the modern MSIX app package directly from the official Microsoft Store. You get safe installs, safe updates, and the app can be removed just as cleanly if needed. • Installs and Uninstalls Cleanly: The app updates automatically through the Microsoft Store, and leaves nothing behind. • No Ads and No Clutter: No banners, no pop-ups, and no bundled extras you didn't ask for. Just open the app and go. • Your Data Stays Yours: Your settings and your weekly history stay on your PC. No unwanted data collection at any point. Get more out of the RAM you already have. Download EtchRAM to optimize your PC memory usage, the easy way! ?️