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Unable to scroll in TUI on Ubuntu #10757
Description
Scrolling does not work in opencode on Ubuntu 24. There is no scrollbar and I am unable to read the output. Tested in Terminator and Warp — Claude Code scrolls fine in both, so the issue is on opencode's side.
Environment:
- OS: Ubuntu (Linux 6.14.0)
- Terminals: Terminator, Warp
Related issues:
- opencode crashes on my Mac computer #166 — Not able to scroll inside terminal window
- Scrolling is broken on .190 #689 — Scrolling broken
- Scroll not working #8449 — Scroll not working (VS Code, Windows)
- Cannot scroll on opencode when using iterm #6209 — Cannot scroll on iTerm
- Scrolling #4495 — Scrolling pain on long sessions
Love this project — being able to use my Claude Max and ChatGPT Plus subscriptions through a single terminal interface instead of burning money on API keys is a great idea. Just need to be able to scroll to see the output to make the experience complete.
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github-actions commentedon Jan 27, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.
kommander commentedon Jan 27, 2026
Do other mouse actions work? Do you have any plugins installed and does the issue still happen without any plugins?
Meanwhile pageUp/Down should scroll, so should ctrl+alt+b/f/y/e/u/d.
You can toggle on the scrollbar via the command menu pressing ctrl+p and selecting "Toggle session scrollbar".
ajaygunalan commentedon Jan 27, 2026
After enabling the scrollbar, I’m now able to scroll, so that specific issue is resolved. However, I think fundamentally Open Code is not able to leverage terminal scrolling properly, whereas Claude Code can. I’ve recorded this in a video—you can take a look at it. claude vs opencode scroll difference
I have one more request: I think it would be much easier if the scrollbar were enabled by default. Scrolling is a basic and necessary interaction. If terminal-level scrolling itself were supported—like in Terminator or Warp—it would make the experience significantly better.
Thank you.
simonklee commentedon Jan 28, 2026
This is a design decision. Notice how claude code scrolls the entire contents of the terminal while OpenCode scrolls only a container while the input field stays fixed to bottom of the screen.
proAlexandr commentedon Jan 31, 2026
This is the only one, but very significant reason I can’t use opencode and stay with claude code. While terminal window scrolling is smooth, container scrolling is janky/stuttering and I loose myself very quick.
BakerMB commentedon Feb 9, 2026
I agree with this statement.