#4880·readest

Very bad lag system-wide when scrolling fast on PDF in scrolled mode

Author: davysgithubCreated Jul 1, 2026Updated Sep 14, 2026

Bug Description

When scrolling somewhat far (trying to find a chapter or something) in scrolled mode on a PDF, the program (and my PC) slows down badly. This happens with a 5 MB PDF that is just text, so it is not because of scrolling on a large file. Basically doesn't happen on EPUB at all, I can scroll extremely fast and there is no slowdown. There is a secondary issue where the same slowdown (mouse lagging and moving erratically, etc) invariably happens if I open the sidebar (w/ the table of contents, notes, etc) when I'm on scrolled mode for the PDF, but not the corresponding EPUB.

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Expected behavior

Scrolling should, even if lagging the program, not lag the entire computer. Ideally, lag minimally in general.

Technical inputs

Operating System: Windows 10 i7-13700k with 32GB of RAM. Readest Version: Version 0.11.17 (Edge 149.0.0.0) latest nightly, but this is not new