## Bug: Screenshot tool unavailable in environment

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 8, 2026 by DisabledAbel

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

Web

What subscription do you have?

Free

What platform is your computer?

IPad

What issue are you seeing?

Bug: Screenshot tool unavailable in environment

Description

When Codex attempts to attach a UI screenshot, it fails with the following warning instead of capturing and embedding the screenshot:

⚠️ Screenshot note: I couldn't attach a UI screenshot because the required browser screenshot tool isn't available in this environment.

No screenshot is attached and the task continues without visual context, which can reduce the quality of Codex's output for UI-related tasks.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Give Codex a task that involves UI interaction or visual inspection
  2. Observe the warning message in place of a screenshot

Expected Behavior

Codex should be able to capture and attach a screenshot of the current UI state to provide visual context for the task.

Actual Behavior

Codex emits a warning that the browser screenshot tool is unavailable and skips the screenshot entirely.

Environment

  • [ ] macOS
  • [ ] Linux
  • [ ] Windows

Codex version: <!-- e.g. output of codex --version -->

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Building anything

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

This appears to be an environment configuration issue where the screenshot tooling is not set up or accessible. It's unclear if this is a missing dependency, a permissions issue, or an unsupported platform.

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