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fix(linux): enable cursor overlay by default on Linux
marwan-softdev Sep 4, 2026
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Merge branch 'webadderallorg:main' into pr1-overlay
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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -158,6 +158,27 @@ describe("resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy", () => {
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: true,
});
});

it("enables the editor overlay by default on Linux, where the OS cursor cannot be hidden", () => {
expect(resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({ platform: "linux" })).toEqual({
streamCursor: "never",
hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
});
});

it("still enables the editor overlay on Linux when native Windows capture failed", () => {
expect(
resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed: true,
platform: "linux",
}),
).toEqual({
streamCursor: "never",
hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
});
});
});

describe("shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource", () => {
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
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Expand Up @@ -190,9 +190,24 @@ export function normalizeBrowserMicrophoneProfile(value?: string | null): Browse

export function resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed = false,
platform = "",
}: {
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed?: boolean;
platform?: string;
} = {}): BrowserCaptureCursorPolicy {
if (platform === "linux") {
// Linux browser capture runs through xdg-desktop-portal/PipeWire, which
// offers no way to hide the OS cursor globally and typically embeds it
// in the stream even when "never" is requested. Keep the telemetry
// overlay enabled by default and let the editor's "Show cursor" toggle
// turn it off for users who dislike the double cursor.
return {
streamCursor: "never",
hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
};
}

if (nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed) {
// If WGC already failed, avoid the telemetry overlay path that can lag on
// constrained Windows systems; keep the browser-captured cursor instead.
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resetRecordingClock(recordingSessionTimestamp.current);
}

const platform = (await window.electronAPI?.getPlatform?.()) ?? "";

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Reuse the platform already obtained for this recording.

prepareRecordingStart returns platform, but startRecording discards it. The browser-capture path calls getPlatform again before acquiring a stream. If this request rejects, the outer startup handler catches the error but browser capture still fails despite successful preparation. Pass preparedStart.platform to the policy instead.

Suggested fix 
-			const { selectedSource, useNativeMacScreenCapture, useNativeWindowsCapture, micLabel } =
+			const {
+				platform,
+				selectedSource,
+				useNativeMacScreenCapture,
+				useNativeWindowsCapture,
+				micLabel,
+			} = preparedStart;
...
-			const platform = (await window.electronAPI?.getPlatform?.()) ?? "";
 			const browserCursorPolicy = resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
 				nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed,
 				platform,
 			});
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Review comment at @src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts at line 1939:
Update startRecording to retain platform from preparedStart and pass it to
resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy, removing the redundant getPlatform call
before browser stream acquisition.

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const browserCursorPolicy = resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed,
platform,
});
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault.current =
browserCursorPolicy.hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault;
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