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Significant lag spikes when moving mouse to top of screen when in full screen
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Description
Operating System Info
macOS 26
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
32.1.0
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/FLZn8onVhuJoCux1
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
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Expected Behavior
View the top bar that has the fullscreen and close icons, and view the time and menu bar.
Current Behavior
It appears, but there are significant lag spikes, and the rendering lag goes crazy, causing many dropped frames.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open OBS on Mac
- Fullscreen the program
- Move the mouse to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.
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Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on macOS 26 with OBS 32.1.0 using the listed steps, then inspect the OBS log at https://obsproject.com/logs/FLZn8onVhuJoCux1 while revealing the menu bar in fullscreen. Done means the top bar appears without significant lag spikes, rendering lag, or dropped frames.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100