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Large image previews freezing desktop composer UI

Cluster 41169 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-24 20:38 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86766 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #86766. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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Reports and fixes related to the desktop app freezing or becoming unresponsive when large images (such as high-resolution Retina screenshots) are pasted into the composer. Work involves bounding and downscaling image previews to prevent UI freezes.

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#86766 fix(desktop): composer behavior rollup — width, collapse, popout, latch, bounded previews, draft preservation (salvages #69509 #68148 #70515 #71102 #68744/#85274 #44622 #53434 #73946)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/attachments.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/attachments.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-draft.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-draft.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-popout.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-popout.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-popout-drag.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-popout-drag.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/inline-refs.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/status-stack/status-row.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/hooks/use-composer-actions.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/hooks/use-composer-actions.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/route-session-state.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/route-session-state.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile-actions.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile-attachments.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/hooks/use-keybinds.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.test.tsx (+24 more)

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2

#68744 fix(desktop): downscale large images in composer preview to prevent UI freeze · merged via another change → #86766
#85274 fix(desktop): bound large composer image previews · merged via another change → #86766

Closed issues · 1

Closed#41169[Bug]: Desktop freezes when pasting large images (Retina screenshots > 5MB)

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #86766
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 15 Aug 2026

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