Automatically hide the desktop pet during fullscreen apps and screen sharing
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 16, 2026 by Ateng94
What variant of Codex are you using?
Codex desktop app on macOS.
- Codex version: 26.707.72221
- macOS: 26.5.1
What feature would you like to see?
Please add settings that automatically tuck away the floating Codex pet when:
- another application enters fullscreen mode;
- screen sharing or screen recording begins, especially when sharing the entire display.
When fullscreen mode or screen sharing ends, Codex should restore the pet only if it was awake beforehand.
Suggested controls under Settings > Pets:
- Automatically hide pet in fullscreen apps
- Automatically hide pet while sharing the screen
- Restore pet afterward
The pet is an always-on-top floating overlay. It can be distracting during presentations and may unintentionally appear when sharing an entire screen in Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or similar meeting applications. The current /pet or Tuck Away Pet action works manually, but it is easy to forget before a meeting.
If reliable screen-sharing detection is not available on every platform, a global keyboard shortcut or menu-bar quick toggle would also help.