Codex App is extremely laggy and frequently freezes during use
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Domain
- desktop, performance
Research direction
Start by reproducing the lag in the Codex App on Windows 10.0.26200.0 with version 26.707.91948, exercising typing, scrolling, conversation switching, and other normal interactions. Investigate from the app entry points responsible for these interactions; done means the interface remains responsive during regular use and restarting is no longer needed as a workaround.
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.707.91948
What subscription do you have?
plus
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
Summary
The Codex App is extremely laggy during normal use. The interface frequently becomes unresponsive or freezes for several seconds, which significantly affects usability.
The app frequently experiences severe lag and temporary freezes during use. Typing, scrolling, switching conversations, and interacting with the interface all feel delayed.
This happens repeatedly and significantly affects normal usage.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Once you open the codex, you can reproduce the bug.
What is the expected behavior?
The app should respond smoothly to typing, scrolling, switching conversations, and other normal operations.
Additional information
Restarting the app does not fully resolve the issue.
The issue occurs during regular usage, not only when running a specific task.
No specific error message is displayed.
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
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- Forks
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- Merged PRs (30d)
- 1k
Contributor guide
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