Latest Codex desktop update breaks Plugins page layout on macOS Intel #22096

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   Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

   • Codex Desktop plugin marketplace layout is horizontally clipped on Intel Mac unless --force-device-scale-factor=1 is used #21865
   • [Bug] Codex macOS app has broken UI rendering on Intel Macs #21689
   • Codex app plugin view shows rendering artifacts on Intel Mac (hardware acceleration on/off) #22002
   • Codex Desktop: Plugins tab search overlay opens blank and covers plugin list #22027
   • Codex Desktop plugins page layout renders incorrectly until zoom is changed #21491

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3. aa371386337-afk commented on May 15, 2026

   

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   I’m seeing the same issue on Codex Desktop 26.513.20950 (build 2816).

   Environment:

   • macOS 15.7.5 (24G624)
   • Architecture: x86_64 / Intel
   • Codex Desktop: 26.513.20950 (2816)
   • Locale: zh-CN

   Symptoms:

   • Plugins marketplace page is clipped/shifted horizontally.
   • A large white / translucent / blurred layer covers much of the page.
   • The plugin search input remains visible, but plugin cards/content are partially hidden or shifted off screen.
   • The same overlay/clipping also appears in the composer “Skills” picker, so it is not limited to the Plugins page.

   Things I tried:

   • Fully quitting/reopening Codex
   • Clearing Codex Electron caches: Local Storage, Session Storage, Cache, Code Cache, GPUCache
   • Resetting onboarding state in ~/.codex/.codex-global-state.json
   • Setting AppleReduceTransparency=YES for com.openai.codex
   • Resetting AppleTextDirection / NSForceRightToLeftWritingDirection
   • Launching with GPU/backdrop filter disabled flags

   None of the above fixed the issue.

   
4. xiangdaokong commented on May 23, 2026

   

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   I can confirm this issue is still reproducible on the latest Codex Desktop build after the recent updates.

   Environment:

   • Codex App: 26.519.41501
   • Build: 3044
   • macOS: 14.7.6 (23H626)
   • Architecture: x86_64 / Intel
   • Machine: MacBook Pro, MacBookPro15,2
   • CPU: Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz
   • Memory: 8 GB
   • GPU: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Metal supported

   Issue:
   The Plugins page still renders incorrectly on Intel macOS. Large white/blank areas cover the content, plugin cards/text are clipped or shifted, and only partial UI elements are visible. The page looks like the layout/compositor is miscalculating horizontal positioning or scaling.

   This is not isolated to one machine. Another Intel MacBook from a friend shows the same broken Plugins page rendering.

   Steps to reproduce:

   1. Open Codex Desktop on an Intel Mac.
   2. Go to the Plugins page.
   3. Observe that the plugin marketplace content is clipped/shifted with large blank white areas.
   4. Updating to Codex 26.519.41501 does not resolve the issue.

   Expected:
   The Plugins page should render normally, with the hero area, search controls, and plugin cards fully visible and aligned.

   Actual:
   The page is partially blank/clipped. Plugin text and cards are shifted off-screen or obscured, making the Plugins page hard to use.

   Additional note:
   This appears related to Intel macOS rendering/scaling/compositor behavior. Issue #21865 mentions that launching with --force-device-scale-factor=1 can work around the plugin marketplace clipping, which suggests a device scale factor / HiDPI / Electron Chromium layout issue.

   Please prioritize this for Intel Mac users. Even though these are older Macs, they are still supported by the Codex x64 build and the app currently advertises macOS Intel compatibility.
5. ArtherHb commented on May 29, 2026

   

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   on May 29, 2026 – with ChatGPT Codex Connector

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   Adding another affected environment for this same Plugins page layout/rendering issue.

   Environment

   • Codex App: 26.519.41501
   • Build: 3044
   • Platform: macOS 26.5 (25F71)
   • Architecture: x86_64
   • App bundle: /Applications/Codex.app

   Observed behavior

   The Plugins page is still rendering incorrectly on this version. The center/left portion of the plugin marketplace content is covered by a large blank foreground region, while parts of the plugin cards remain visible on the right. In dark mode the blank region appears as a black block; in light mode it appears as a white block.

   This makes the Plugins page partially unusable: plugin card content is clipped/hidden, text is cut off, and controls/content appear shifted behind the blank overlay.

   Attempts already made

   • Restarted Codex
   • Reinstalled Codex
   • Switched from dark mode to light mode

   The issue persists after all of the above.

   Notes

   This looks like the same rendering/layout regression described here, but it still reproduces on Codex App 26.519.41501 / build 3044. Screenshots from both dark and light mode are available from the affected machine if useful.