Kong / Kong/insomnia

13.2.0 slow and washed out on Mac

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Description

### Expected Behavior

Opens in it's usual color scheme and is lightening fast.

### Actual Behavior

Slowwww. top reports 30% - 110% CPU utilization. Nearly times out my terminal windows. Just typing this and watched my mouse jump around the screen when scrolling.

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### Reproduction Steps

1. open Insomnia
2. watch in horror

### Is there an existing issue for this?

- [x] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://www.github.com/Kong/insomnia/issues) for this problem.

### Which sync method do you use?

- [ ] Git sync.
- [x] Insomnia Cloud sync.
- [ ] Local only

### Additional Information

_No response_

### Insomnia Version

13.2.0

### What operating system are you using?

macOS

### Operating System Version

Tahoe 26.6.2 running on Apple M2 and 16GB memory.

### Installation method

download from insomnia.rest

### Last Known Working Insomnia version

13.1

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported regression in Insomnia 13.2.0 on macOS Tahoe with Cloud sync, then compare CPU use, responsiveness, and colors with 13.1. The issue provides no file, test, or entry point, so the investigation must first identify which desktop subsystem changed. Done means the performance and washed-out appearance are resolved without regressing the reported setup.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
electron, macos, typescript
Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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