Cannot Ctrl+Tab out of the embedded Browser

Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

In cursor one can navigate between open tabs using Ctrl+Tab.

Once you navigate to the embedded Browser you can’t Ctrl+Tab out of it - you must use the mouse to go to another tab.

It’s annoying and having to use the mouse slows you down

Steps to Reproduce

  • Open the embedded Browser and a few tabs.
  • Ctrl+Tab from one tab to another
  • Ctrl+Tab to the Browser
  • Try to Ctrl+Tab out of the browser

Expected Behavior

To be able to Ctrl+Tab to another tab from the browser.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.1.32
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: ef979b1b43d85eee2a274c25fd62d5502006e420
Date: 2025-11-25T05:00:12.749Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.1.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

2

Hey, thanks for the report. This looks like a focus issue with the embedded browser.

As a temporary workaround, please try using Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow to switch between tabs. This shortcut should work even when the embedded browser has focus.

I’ll pass this issue to the team, since Ctrl+Tab should also work reliably across all editor tabs, including the embedded browser.

6

This is pretty critical to be useful for any sort of power user. Estimate on fix? Also any workaround on OSX? Thanks!!