Allow the user to choose how to send the message

Igor_Markin · October 19, 2025, 8:17am

Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

Describe the request

Please add the option to change the way messages are sent in chat: Enter, Shift + Enter, or Command + Enter. Currently, Enter is used, and this often leads to messages being sent accidentally.

Operating System (if it applies)

MacOS

leerob · February 6, 2026, 2:33pm

This is now available on nightly and will be in the next stable release!

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Allow the user to choose how to send the message

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