# Resource Prioritization — Faster Page Loading (2026)

> Pages feel slow even on fast internet? SuperchargePerformance loads what you see first, deferring off-screen images and scripts so pages become usable sooner.

- Canonical: https://www.superchargebrowser.com/features/resource-prioritization/
- Extension: performance
- Published: 2026-03-13
- Updated: 2026-06-11
- Source: SuperchargeBrowser (https://www.superchargebrowser.com)

Resource Prioritization delays the loading of content that is not yet visible on your screen — images below the fold, embedded iframes, and off-screen resources — so Chrome can focus bandwidth and CPU on what you actually see first. The result is a faster time-to-interactive: the visible portion of the page is ready sooner, even if the full page takes the same total time to load.

## How It Works

When a browser loads a page, it typically fetches all images, iframes, and scripts in the order they appear in the HTML — regardless of whether they are in the visible viewport. Resource Prioritization intercepts this behavior and defers requests for resources that are off-screen at the moment the page loads.

The deferral is dynamic: as you scroll and an off-screen resource enters (or approaches) the viewport, the request is released and the resource loads normally. From a user perspective, the page appears to load faster because the content you interact with first is ready sooner.

## Settings

| Level | What Gets Deferred                                                          | Availability |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Low   | Below-the-fold images                                                        | Free         |
| Med   | Below-the-fold images and iframes                                            | Free         |
| PRO   | All off-screen resources including some scripts                              | PRO          |

The default is **Med**. This setting provides a clear improvement in perceived load speed on content-heavy pages without the compatibility risk of PRO mode.

## When to Use This

- You visit long-form content pages (news articles, blog posts) with many images that load before you scroll to them
- Pages feel slow to become interactive even though your connection is fast
- You want to reduce initial bandwidth usage when loading pages on a metered or throttled connection
- You use PRO level for maximum performance and want to defer script loading on off-screen sections

Combine Resource Prioritization with [Font Optimization](/features/font-optimization/) to reduce both download size and loading order overhead. Use [Preloading](/features/preloading/) to pre-fetch likely next pages while this feature ensures current-page resources are loaded efficiently.

## Privacy

Resource prioritization is handled entirely within your browser using local logic. No page content, resource URLs, or scroll position data is transmitted anywhere. Everything runs on your device.

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Canonical URL: https://www.superchargebrowser.com/features/resource-prioritization/