[BUG] Claude Desktop app on macos (claude code right click to copy freezes the app and blank screen)

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 21, 2026 by edi-dako Closed May 27, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Inside Claude Code in claude app, when working on a session and you select some text and right click to copy it the session and UI freezes and after some seconds goes blank. you have to restart the app to return to normal.

What Should Happen?

When you select the text and right click and clicking Copy, the submenu should close and you should normally be able to paste the text and continue the work normally.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open existing session in Claude app (claude code section)
  2. Select some text from the pane and right click
  3. For me opened submenu, Click Copy, to copy the text
  4. App UI freezes
  5. After some seconds app pane goes blank

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

latest version before the app remake

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.3561.0 (fbc74b)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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