diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index 57d3473..9ac7290 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { ExportDialog } from './components/Export/ExportDialog'
 import type { ExportOptions } from './components/Export/ExportDialog'
 import { FileTree } from './components/FileTree/FileTree'
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default function App(): JSX.Element {
   const [isFirstRun, setIsFirstRun] = useState(false)
   const [focusPeek, setFocusPeek] = useState(false)
   const [projectTitle, setProjectTitle] = useState('')
+  const menuHandlerRef = useRef<((action: string) => Promise<void>) | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!focusMode) {
@@ -99,49 +100,51 @@ export default function App(): JSX.Element {
   }, [])
 
   // Handle menu actions sent from the main process
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return window.api.onMenuAction(async (action) => {
-      if (action === 'save') {
-        if (activeFilePath && isDirty) {
-          await window.api.writeFile(activeFilePath, activeFileContent)
-          await window.api.saveRevision(activeFilePath, activeFileContent)
-          markSaved()
-        }
-      } else if (action === 'toggleSidebar') {
-        setSidebarOpen((v) => { const n = !v; localStorage.setItem('sidebarOpen', String(n)); return n })
-      } else if (action === 'toggleChat') {
-        setChatOpen((v) => { const n = !v; localStorage.setItem('chatOpen', String(n)); return n })
-      } else if (action === 'toggleRevisions') {
-        toggleRevisionPanel()
-      } else if (action === 'toggleTheme') {
-        toggleTheme()
-      } else if (action === 'fontIncrease') {
-        setFontSize(fontSize + 1)
-      } else if (action === 'fontDecrease') {
-        setFontSize(fontSize - 1)
-      } else if (action === 'fontReset') {
-        setFontSize(15)
-      } else if (action === 'projectSearch') {
-        openProjectSearch()
-      } else if (action === 'openSettings') {
-        setSettingsOpen(true)
-      } else if (action === 'toggleFocusMode') {
-        toggleFocusMode()
-      } else if (action === 'openProject') {
-        const picked = await window.api.pickProjectFolder()
-        if (picked) await switchProject(picked)
-      } else if (action.startsWith('openRecent:')) {
-        await switchProject(action.slice('openRecent:'.length))
-      } else if (action === 'exportPDF') {
-        if (activeFilePath && activeFileContent) {
-          const fileName = activeFilePath.split('/').pop()?.replace(/\.md$/, '') ?? 'document'
-          await window.api.exportPDF(activeFileContent, fileName)
-        }
-      } else if (action === 'exportProjectPDF') {
-        setExportOpen(true)
+  menuHandlerRef.current = async (action: string): Promise<void> => {
+    if (action === 'save') {
+      if (activeFilePath && isDirty) {
+        await window.api.writeFile(activeFilePath, activeFileContent)
+        await window.api.saveRevision(activeFilePath, activeFileContent)
+        markSaved()
       }
-    })
-  }, [activeFilePath, isDirty, activeFileContent, fontSize])
+    } else if (action === 'toggleSidebar') {
+      setSidebarOpen((v) => { const n = !v; localStorage.setItem('sidebarOpen', String(n)); return n })
+    } else if (action === 'toggleChat') {
+      setChatOpen((v) => { const n = !v; localStorage.setItem('chatOpen', String(n)); return n })
+    } else if (action === 'toggleRevisions') {
+      toggleRevisionPanel()
+    } else if (action === 'toggleTheme') {
+      toggleTheme()
+    } else if (action === 'fontIncrease') {
+      setFontSize(fontSize + 1)
+    } else if (action === 'fontDecrease') {
+      setFontSize(fontSize - 1)
+    } else if (action === 'fontReset') {
+      setFontSize(15)
+    } else if (action === 'projectSearch') {
+      openProjectSearch()
+    } else if (action === 'openSettings') {
+      setSettingsOpen(true)
+    } else if (action === 'toggleFocusMode') {
+      toggleFocusMode()
+    } else if (action === 'openProject') {
+      const picked = await window.api.pickProjectFolder()
+      if (picked) await switchProject(picked)
+    } else if (action.startsWith('openRecent:')) {
+      await switchProject(action.slice('openRecent:'.length))
+    } else if (action === 'exportPDF') {
+      if (activeFilePath && activeFileContent) {
+        const fileName = activeFilePath.split('/').pop()?.replace(/\.md$/, '') ?? 'document'
+        await window.api.exportPDF(activeFileContent, fileName)
+      }
+    } else if (action === 'exportProjectPDF') {
+      setExportOpen(true)
+    }
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return window.api.onMenuAction((action) => menuHandlerRef.current?.(action))
+  }, [])
 
   // Handle Cmd+S / Ctrl+S and Cmd+Shift+F / Ctrl+Shift+F
   useEffect(() => {