Detached/pop-out windows ignore zoom level and Cmd+/- doesn't work on them
Description
When popping out a conversation into a separate/detached window, the new window uses the default zoom level (scale 0 / 100%) regardless of the main window's zoom setting. The text appears noticeably smaller than the main app window.
Cmd+/- does not work on detached windows — pressing these shortcuts while a detached window is focused changes the zoom on the main window instead, leaving the detached window stuck at default zoom with no way to adjust it.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Claude Desktop (macOS, v1.8555)
- Zoom in on the main window using Cmd+ a few times
- Pop out / detach a conversation into a separate window
- Observe: detached window text is much smaller than the main window
- Focus the detached window and press Cmd+ — the main window zooms instead
Expected behavior
- Detached windows should inherit the current zoom level from the main window
- Cmd+/- should control zoom on whichever window is currently focused
Root cause
In the WindowManager module, defaultWindowOptions does not set zoomFactor:
defaultWindowOptions: () => ({
backgroundColor: xF(),
webPreferences: {
preload: ".vite/build/mainView.js",
backgroundThrottling: false
}
})
And the Cmd+/- handler targets le.webContents (the main window's WebContentsView) rather than BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow().webContents.
Suggested fix
- Pass
zoomFactor: mainWindow.webContents.getZoomFactor()indefaultWindowOptionswhen creating pop-out windows - Change the Cmd+/- handler to target the focused window's webContents instead of hardcoding the main window
Environment
- macOS (Apple Silicon)
- Claude Desktop v1.8555
- Multiple external monitors (though reproducible on single display too)
Screenshots
Main window (zoomed in) vs detached window (stuck at default):
The main app window has comfortable, readable text. Detached windows have noticeably smaller text with no way to adjust.
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4 Comments
in windows too this happens
Yep windows also still . Text too small , the og window gets bigger, almost mocking me :(
Confirm this also occurs on the Linux version-- I'm running Debian 13 / gnome / wayland
What is a workaround for this? The new windows have way too small of text. This seems like a super easy fix. MacOS