Quick Switcher or Command Palette open with ~300ms latency on MacOS

Steps to reproduce

  • Open Command Palette or Quick Switcher (on the first open, it may appear instantly).
  • Wait 7-8 seconds then open again. (boom 300ms latency!)
    If the dialog is opened and closed again within ~5–6 seconds, the delay does not occur.

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected result

Command Palette and Quick Switcher should open immediately, regardless of how much time has passed since the last open.

Actual result

250-300ms latency on the “cold start”.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.10.6
Installer version: v1.10.6
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 25.2.0: Tue Nov 18 21:08:48 PST 2025; root:xnu-12377.61.12~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8132 25.2.0
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none


Additional information

It happens only with Hardware Acceleration ON!
Reproducible consistently on this machine…

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