Make `Cmd +/-` affect font size rather than zooming
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 26, 2026 by Newman198 Closed May 10, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (etraut-openai, contributor)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.324.21641 (1228)
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.3.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
On macOS, Cmd + and Cmd - do not seem to change the saved font sizes under Settings > Appearance.
Instead, they behave like zoom controls for the current view. The change does not stick, and after restarting the app, Codex comes back at the previously saved Appearance sizes.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open Codex on macOS.
- Open
Settings > Appearanceand note the current UI font size and code font size. - Press
Cmd +orCmd -. - Go back to
Settings > Appearance. - The Appearance font-size values have not changed.
- Quit and relaunch Codex.
- The app opens with the old saved Appearance sizes.
What is the expected behavior?
Cmd + and Cmd - should update the same font-size settings shown in Settings > Appearance, and those changes should persist after relaunch.
Additional information
The current behavior does not match the docs for the macOS shortcuts and Appearance settings:
4 Comments
This is working as intended currently, so we wouldn't consider this a bug. I've changed it to a feature request, and we'll see if other users upvote it.
I would like to add a note, that this looks like an issue: after zooming each little window on buttons (settings, access level, tree choose) is not on their own place. So, working on 2K or even 4K monitor is not comfortable. It will be nice to have as feature! :)
I experienced the same thing. It’s impossible to click on anything if you zoom in. The click targets all move. It deserves its own issue.
This feature request hasn't received enough upvotes, so I'm going to close it.