obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio
UI Is Hidden When Re-opening not Through System Tray
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Description
Operating System Info
macOS 26
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
32.2.2
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/xH4rbkOkCI7FILHW
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
When "Always minimise to system tray instead of task bar" is enabled, and user is re-opening OBS not through the system tray, but through other means (for example spotlight search) — full OBS window with UI SHOULD open.
Current Behavior
When "Always minimise to system tray instead of task bar" is enabled, and user is re-opening OBS not through the system tray, but through other means (for example spotlight search) — full OBS window with UI DOESN'T open, instead showing an empty window.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cd3e6d2b-a4bc-4ac5-bf42-abb187543c26
Steps to Reproduce
- In the settings enable "System Tray" and "Always minimise to system tray instead of task bar"
- Minimise OBS
- Use spotlight to bring OBS back
Anything else we should know?
If you minimise the "empty" OBS window that is opened when following Steps to Reproduce — normal OBS UI gets shown.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
First reproduce the issue on macOS 26 with OBS 32.2.2 using the listed System Tray settings and Spotlight, then review the provided OBS log. Trace the macOS minimize and relaunch behavior; done means reopening OBS through Spotlight displays the full UI instead of an empty window.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, macos
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100