# Alt+click does not replaces the current chat when clicking on the new chat button

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/alt-click-does-not-replaces-the-current-chat-when-clicking-on-the-new-chat-button/147841>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [January 2, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/alt-click-does-not-replaces-the-current-chat-when-clicking-on-the-new-chat-button/147841 "2026-01-02T22:12:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![raythurnvoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/raythurnvoid/32/7302_2.png) [@raythurnvoid](https://forum.cursor.com/u/raythurnvoid)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/alt-click-does-not-replaces-the-current-chat-when-clicking-on-the-new-chat-button/147841/1 "2026-01-02T22:12:34Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

Alt+click does not replaces the current chat when clicking on the new chat button

### Steps to Reproduce

Alt+click on the new chat button

### Expected Behavior

Alt+click behave like Ctrl+N

### Operating System

Windows 10/11

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.3.19 (system setup)  
VSCode Version: 1.105.1  
Commit: 77af5775de140fced9aeb1a50e372883667d6810  
Date: 2026-01-02T18:36:40.946Z  
Electron: 37.7.0  
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251  
Node.js: 22.20.0  
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0  
OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26200

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/alt-click-does-not-replaces-the-current-chat-when-clicking-on-the-new-chat-button/147841/2 "2026-01-03T08:30:30Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. I’ll pass it to the team.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/alt-click-does-not-replaces-the-current-chat-when-clicking-on-the-new-chat-button/147841/4 "2026-01-25T08:31:24Z")

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Closed on January 25, 2026, 8:31am UTC

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/alt-click-does-not-replaces-the-current-chat-when-clicking-on-the-new-chat-button/147841/6 "2026-02-06T14:51:23Z")

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This issue should be fixed, please let me know if it still happens on the latest version.