Intel Mac desktop app titlebar toolbar controls are obscured

Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 18, 2026 by Michael-IT001

Summary

On an Intel Mac running macOS 13, the Codex/ChatGPT desktop app titlebar layout appears broken: the three toolbar controls next to the macOS window controls are visually obscured/crowded and difficult to read or use.

Environment

  • OS: macOS 13
  • Platform: macOS
  • Hardware/chip: Intel Mac
  • App: Codex/ChatGPT desktop app after the recent unified desktop update
  • App version: unknown / can provide if needed

Current behavior

The titlebar area does not reserve enough clear space for the toolbar controls. In the screenshot, the three controls near the top-left titlebar area appear blocked/covered/crowded.

Expected behavior

The titlebar controls should remain fully visible and clickable, with proper spacing from the native macOS traffic-light window buttons and no overlap/cropping, on Intel Macs running macOS 13.

Screenshot

<img width="252" height="50" alt="Intel Mac titlebar toolbar controls obscured" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/988c811f-f2f8-4e30-b6b1-e3cb13de334a" />

Related

Possibly related to #29562, but this report is for the Intel Mac titlebar toolbar controls rather than only the login-window traffic-light safe area.

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