# Processes

Procedure: View and manage processes

1. Do one of the following:

* Click the [status bar](null). ![Status bar with an active process](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/analyzing_project_status_bar.png)

* Call `Window | Processes | Show` from the main menu. ![Show processes](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/window_processes_show.png)

> **Tip:**
> Select `Auto Show` from `Window | Processes` from the main menu to have the Processes manager opened automatically every time a process is launched in the background.

2. The Processes manager shows all the processes that are currently running in the background:

![Processes manager](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/project_analysis_process_background_tasks.png)

3. If necessary, you can pause or cancel some processes using the icons on the right side of the progress bars.

## See also

### Tips

[Performance tuning tips](performance-tuning-tips.html)