Battery Performance Issue

Support Bug Reports
1

Massive battery usage… like over 2500 12 hour energy. I don’t even use Cursor’s AI anymore… I just use the terminal to code. Maybe i should just switch over to VScode? Does Cursor’s UI beat VScodes? Like what in the world Cursor please fix this.

3

Can you please fill out a bug report with all the information please, this isn’t telling us enough information.

4

Hey, thanks for the report. I’ve seen similar cases with high battery drain. It’s usually caused by extensions or specific processes.

We’ll need a bit more info to troubleshoot:

  1. Basic info:
  • Your Cursor version (Help → About Cursor → Copy)
  • OS and version
  • Project or codebase size

  1. Try without extensions:
    Run this in your terminal: cursor --disable-extensions
    Does it still drain the battery a lot?

  2. Process Explorer:
    Press Cmd+Shift+P (or Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows or Linux) → “Developer: Open Process Explorer”
    Please share a screenshot when you see high CPU or memory usage. We’re especially interested in extensionHost and ptyHost.

  3. Developer Tools logs:
    Help → Toggle Developer Tools → Console
    If you see any errors, copy and paste them here.

This should help us figure out what’s using the resources.