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Feature Request: Allow a fixed Ctrl+Enter send shortcut in Codex chat

OpenAI Developer Community April 18, 2026
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I’d like to request an option in Codex settings to make Ctrl+Enter always send and Enter always insert a newline.

Right now, the send behavior changes depending on whether the input is single-line or multi-line:

  • when the message is a single line, pressing Enter sends immediately

  • when the message becomes multi-line, the shortcut changes and Ctrl+Enter sends instead

This inconsistency is easy to trigger by accident, and I often send messages before I intend to.

My typical workflow is writing detailed prompts and task descriptions, so most of my inputs are multi-line. Because of that, I strongly prefer a consistent editing model where:

  • Enter always creates a new line

  • Ctrl+Enter always sends

  • this behavior can be enabled as a setting and stays fixed regardless of whether the current text is one line or multiple lines

A configurable option like this would make drafting long prompts much safer and more predictable.

Thanks.

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