Editor Scrolls Up & Down on its Own

Hi Rachael, thanks for reporting this. The scrolling behavior isn’t expected, but the cropped video makes it hard to see what might be triggering it.
 
Could you please share:

• Your OS and version
• The exact build number of PyCharm (Help | About)
• Whether you’re using multiple monitors or any non-standard input devices

Also, can you please provide a new recording that shows the entire IDE window (including tool windows and status bar) and a few seconds before the scrolling starts? That additional context will help me investigate more accurately.

I'm running windows 11 OS build 26100.7840

PyCharm Build #PY-253.31033.139

The video above was shot on a laptop. I sometimes use multiple screens, though PyCharm is always displayed on a single monitor and it happens whether I'm using the laptop alone or connected to the monitors. 

Since there's no known triggers as I mentioned, I will have to wait until it happens again to get a new recording. And relatedly, there's no way for me to include ‘before it starts’, though I think it usually happens when switching back to the window or clicking on a different tab within pycharm. I will update when I get a recording. 

Here is a new recording: 
Upload id: 2026_02_26_DJuxzQWFnFTaU3uqvvYcrC (file: Screen Recording 2026-02-26 115008.mp4)

Hi Rachael,
 
Thanks for the recording, I can see the context of the issue more clearly. However, I'm unable to reproduce it on my side.
It seems similar to a report in our issue tracker - IJPL-224078.

Can you please share the following to help me investigate further?

1. IDE logs collected via Help | Collect Logs and Diagnostic Data
2. Your IDE settings via File | Manage IDE Settings | Export Settings

Yes, it looks similar to the tracked issue. However disabling soft wrap is not a viable option or solution. 

Upload id: 2026_03_02_jboNb9rggaL3RVDF9b7TrU (files: pycharm-logs-20260302-08073512855580561913942184.zip, settings.zip)

Hi Rachael,
 
Thanks for the logs. I’m not able to reproduce this locally, but I do see repeated GitHub Copilot inline completion errors around the time the scrolling occurs (e.g.):

com.github.copilot.lang.agent.rpc.JsonRpcErrorException: Error processing command textDocument/inlineCompletion, request id: 705, error code: -32800

This suggests Copilot is repeatedly recalculating inline suggestions. Combined with Code Vision inlay hints (which modify editor layout), this can cause the vertical “jumping” you’re seeing.
Could you please try:

1. Disabling Code Vision (Settings | Editor | Inlay Hints | Code Vision)
2. Temporarily disabling GitHub Copilot and restarting the IDE

Also, do you recall if Copilot was actively suggesting completions when the issue started?
Please let me know what you observe, that will help determine whether this is a plugin interaction or a deeper editor issue.