Support Ctrl+Tab for thread history navigation

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 23, 2026 by kyu-suke Closed May 10, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (etraut-openai, contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What variant of Codex are you using?

App

What feature would you like to see?

Summary

I would like a keyboard shortcut to navigate thread viewing history using Ctrl+Tab (and Ctrl+Shift+Tab).

Similar to the behavior in Atlas browser, this would allow users to quickly switch between several recently viewed threads.

Motivation

  • I frequently move back and forth between multiple threads
  • Being able to quickly return to recently viewed threads would significantly improve workflow efficiency
  • Keyboard shortcuts are faster and more efficient than mouse-based navigation

Desired behavior

  • Ctrl+Tab: Move to the previously viewed thread in history
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Move forward in thread history
  • A history of several recently viewed threads should be maintained
  • Threads should be navigable entirely via keyboard

Use cases

  1. Run a prompt in thread A → work in thread B while thread A is processing → press Ctrl+Tab to immediately return to thread A
  2. Move back and forth between multiple threads for comparison using only the keyboard

Expected impact

  • Faster navigation between threads
  • Improved keyboard-driven workflow

Additional information

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2 Comments

gaelic-ghost · 6 months ago

Definitely. This would be great to see implemented as an option, imo.

A solution with respect given to the macOS system-wide behaviors, as well as Full Keyboard Access users, would be ideal.

etraut-openai contributor · 3 months ago

This feature request hasn't received enough upvotes, so I'm going to close it.