Codex Desktop crashes when opening a conversation

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 14, 2026 by basilcod
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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

the last

What subscription do you have?

plus

What platform is your computer?

Windows

What issue are you seeing?

codex Desktop crashes when opening a conversation – "RangeError: Invalid string length" Hello OpenAI Support, I'm experiencing a consistent issue with the Codex Desktop app on Windows. The application launches normally, but as soon as I open a conversation, it immediately crashes and displays the following error: `` A JavaScript error occurred in the main process Uncaught Exception: RangeError: Invalid string length at jl.write (C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\OpenAI.Codex_26.707.9981.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0\app\resources\...) at Socket.onStdoutData (...) at Socket.emit (node:events:508:28) at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:563:12) at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:514:3) at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:394:5) at Pipe.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:189:23) `` Issue details: Operating System: Windows App: OpenAI Codex Desktop The application starts successfully. The crash occurs every time I open a conversation. The error appears immediately after opening the chat. I have attached a screenshot of the error dialog. Could you please investigate whether this is a known issue or provide a workaround? Thank you.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: no-active-thread-019f61ad-ea1e-7963-a4b2-263dc4691881

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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2 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 1 month ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

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jpstrikesback · 1 month ago

Seeing this on MacOS as well: last few releases, no change, large thread, crashes on load.

Uncaught Exception:
RangeError: Invalid string length
at jL.write (/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/.vite/build/src-HagpvBpE.js:410:21)
at Socket.onStdoutData (/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/.vite/build/src-HagpvBpE.js:427:4845)
at Socket.emit (node:events:508:28)
at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:563:12)
at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:514:3)
at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:394:5)
at Pipe.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:189:23)