keybase / keybase/client

MacOS version unusably slow

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Description

Everytime I use the Keybase MacOS app, it's painfully slow. Every new message or each time I switch focus to the app, I get the spinning pinwheel for about 60 seconds before the app is usable. It's so bad I can't really use it for realtime chat. I don't see these problems in my iPhone, but since mobile typing is slower and there's no filesystem, without a working Mac app, I can barely make use of Keybase.

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Research direction

Reproduce the report on the macOS app by testing a new message and switching focus, measuring the reported roughly 60-second delay. No file, test, or entry point is named; done means identifying and eliminating the delay so realtime chat is usable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, macos
Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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