Codex Desktop visibly twitches/reflows on screen refresh when sidebar is open
Open 💬 0 comments Opened May 12, 2026 by vygandassimkus
What happened?
Codex Desktop has a visible UI twitch / layout reflow on each screen refresh when the left sidebar is open.
This does not appear to be project-specific. It reproduces across workspaces and looks like an app-level layout/repaint issue rather than anything caused by repo code.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Codex Desktop.
- Keep the left sidebar open.
- Trigger or wait for a screen refresh / app refresh while working in any thread.
- Observe the main UI visibly twitch/jump/reflow.
- Collapse/close the sidebar and repeat; the visible twitch is reduced or avoided.
Expected behavior
The main pane should refresh without visible layout jitter when the sidebar is open.
Actual behavior
The UI visibly twitches/reflows on refresh when the sidebar is open.
Scope
- Reproduces across projects/workspaces.
- Appears tied to the Codex Desktop app chrome/sidebar state.
- Workaround: collapse the sidebar before refresh-heavy work.
Environment
- Codex Desktop:
26.506.31421 - Build:
2620 - macOS:
26.4.1(25E253) - Architecture:
arm64
Additional notes
I do not have a screen recording attached yet, but the repro is visible during normal use when the sidebar is open.