Environment:
- Windows 11
- Obsidian 1.13.4
Problem:
After updating to Obsidian 1.13.x, some UI interactions became noticeably slower.
The issue is not limited to Settings.
Affected areas:
- Settings window:
Switching between:
- General
- Editor
- Appearance
- Hotkeys
- Properties
has a noticeable delay (approximately 100–300 ms).
- Storage management menu:
When clicking the three-dot menu next to a vault/storage and opening options such as:
- Copy vault ID
- Rename vault
- Manage storage options
menu items/icons are not highlighted when the mouse cursor is hovered over.
Not affected:
- Editor performance is normal.
- Command palette works normally.
- Search works normally.
- Other Electron applications (VS Code) work normally.
Tests performed:
- New vault tested
- Clean installation tested
- Community plugins disabled
- Default theme
- Deleted .obsidian folder
- Hardware acceleration enabled/disabled
Important finding:
Downgrading to Obsidian 1.12.7 completely fixes the issue.
The Settings UI and other interactive menus become responsive again.
Performance observations:
Chrome DevTools shows long interaction processing times:
- Processing duration: ~300 ms
- Recalculate Style: ~5–10 ms
- Layout: ~5–10 ms
The delay seems to happen during UI event processing rather than CSS rendering.
This appears to be a regression introduced in the new UI changes of Obsidian 1.13.x.
Please add the full output of the Show debug info command as asked for in the template. Thanks.
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.13.4
Installer version: 1.12.7
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
Login status: not logged in
Language: ru
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none
Is this the version & installer with or without the issue? Just want to be clear when the team has a look.
yes it is
because v1.12.7 has
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.12.7
Installer version: 1.12.7
and for some reason, version 1.13.4, when running DevToo - perfomance - Record, does not show a screenshot of the exact moment of the action change. For example, I opened the Settings - Editor. Close record. and in version 1.12.7 it shows.
and INP - 108ms
Additional observation:
- In version 1.13.4 every click on Settings categories causes 300–500ms processing delay. Downgrading to 1.12.7 removes the issue; the same interactions take ~30–60ms.
- In Obsidian 1.13.x DevTools Performance recording does not capture screenshots during interactions, while the same recording in Obsidian 1.12.7 shows screenshots correctly.
- Also hover states in Settings navigation feel delayed: moving the mouse over items does not immediately update highlighting; it updates only after click.