opentui not able to use "alt" keybinds #2132

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opened 2026-02-16 17:34:18 -05:00 by yindo · 5 comments
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Originally created by @jeeeem on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025).

Originally assigned to: @thdxr on GitHub.

i cant use my keybindings on opentui. I use alt+c as leader key, when I tried it, it shows my keybindinds but it doesnt work

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In the above picture I tried the following keybinds:

  • commands work
  • switch agent work
    but all other keybinds with alt+c is not working.

MacOS 26.0.1
Ghostty 1.2.1-main+5f287774a

Originally created by @jeeeem on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025). Originally assigned to: @thdxr on GitHub. i cant use my keybindings on opentui. I use `alt+c` as leader key, when I tried it, it shows my keybindinds but it doesnt work <img width="1266" height="638" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e0531095-4e33-458e-82e3-d6c0bed4a2af" /> In the above picture I tried the following keybinds: - **commands work** - **switch agent work** but all other keybinds with alt+c is not working. MacOS 26.0.1 Ghostty 1.2.1-main+5f287774a
yindo added the opentui label 2026-02-16 17:34:18 -05:00
yindo closed this issue 2026-02-16 17:34:18 -05:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

  • #653: Add support for cmd+ keybinds on macOS - discusses similar keybinding issues on macOS where certain key combinations don't work as expected
  • #1505: shift+enter keybinding not working - covers keybinding issues where certain key combinations are not functioning properly in the TUI
  • #435: Keybinds without leader key - reports keybinding configuration issues that cause certain shortcuts to not work

Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case with alt+c keybinds in opentui.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check: - #653: Add support for cmd+ keybinds on macOS - discusses similar keybinding issues on macOS where certain key combinations don't work as expected - #1505: shift+enter keybinding not working - covers keybinding issues where certain key combinations are not functioning properly in the TUI - #435: Keybinds without leader key - reports keybinding configuration issues that cause certain shortcuts to not work Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case with alt+c keybinds in opentui.
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@rekram1-node commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

thx!

@rekram1-node commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): thx!
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@jeeeem commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

So just to add, maybe it doesnt also read properly the config since the theme im using is tokyonight. But as you can see on the pic, its using the default theme

@jeeeem commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): So just to add, maybe it doesnt also read properly the config since the theme im using is `tokyonight`. But as you can see on the pic, its using the default theme
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@rekram1-node commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

yeah thats prolly yet to be added

@rekram1-node commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): yeah thats prolly yet to be added
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@thdxr commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2025):

should be fixed now

@thdxr commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2025): should be fixed now
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Reference: anomalyco/opencode#2132