Claude Code freezes when pasting text copied from JetBrains IDE
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Feb 15, 2026 by koshak01 Closed Mar 16, 2026
Description
Claude Code terminal freezes/hangs when pasting text copied from JetBrains IDE (e.g., PyCharm, WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA). This happens regardless of the amount of text — both small and large snippets cause the freeze.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open a file in JetBrains IDE
- Select and copy code (Cmd+C / Ctrl+C)
- Switch to Claude Code terminal
- Paste the copied text (Cmd+V / Ctrl+V)
- Claude Code freezes — no response, no input accepted
Expected Behavior
Pasted text should appear in the input field normally.
Actual Behavior
Claude Code becomes completely unresponsive. The only way to recover is to close and reopen the terminal.
Environment
- OS: macOS (Darwin 25.2.0)
- JetBrains IDE: PyCharm / WebStorm (latest)
- Claude Code: latest version
Notes
- Copying from other applications (browser, VS Code, plain text editors) works fine
- JetBrains copies rich text / HTML to clipboard alongside plain text, which may be causing the issue
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