# Chat tabs not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [June 4, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050 "2025-06-04T06:57:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tymon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Tymon](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Tymon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/1 "2025-06-04T06:57:25Z")
hi, whenever I press “new tab”, or command+t, the current composer chat gets replaced. Expectation: a new tab is shown on the top of the composer chat. Actual: chat gets replaced with a new chat. It works when i turn the chat into an editor, but that results in all kinds of annoying ux issues for me. I’ve already reviewed all settings and keyboard shortcuts. version is: Version: 0.50.7 VSCode Version: 1.96.2 Commit: 02270c8441bdc4b2fdbc30e6f470a589ec78d600 Date: 2025-05-24T18:19:58.349Z (1 wk ago) I know the feature was added a couple of releases ago and I can see it working for other people. ![CleanShot 2025-06-04 at 08.52.10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/2/8/286c23735124db0b9b3674360e92ed3e0e86207f.gif) Is this config related? Cheers ---
**Author:** ![condor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/condor/32/73148_2.png) [@condor](https://forum.cursor.com/u/condor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/2 "2025-06-04T07:00:27Z")
Hi, there is no config limiting this from what I can see. Unless you changed the original keyboard shortcuts for CMD T Does pressing ALT + click on [New tab] icon create new tab? ---
**Author:** ![Tymon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Tymon](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Tymon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/3 "2025-06-04T07:02:17Z")
Unfortunately it is all the same with all the modifier keys ![CleanShot 2025-06-04 at 09.01.02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/3/e/3e1ef6d6dfe41dd10cc436cbe5231d80067ddaa6.gif) ---
**Author:** ![condor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/condor/32/73148_2.png) [@condor](https://forum.cursor.com/u/condor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/4 "2025-06-04T07:10:53Z")
Thank you for trying this and the video. Please check if you can see in the command palette following: > `>`New Chat Tab > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/b/6/b6f5799dc30980e7cb7122dacdbd2061fd259092.png) I will bump it up to Cursor team @deanrie ---
**Author:** ![Tymon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Tymon](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Tymon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/5 "2025-06-04T08:01:56Z")
hi, yes I can see the command The behaviour is the same as with keyboard, UI button: It replaces the current chat ![CleanShot 2025-06-04 at 10.00.51](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/7/2/72f0f5ff7a275e346dff49f27a66ff098d3b82b9.gif) Cheers ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/6 "2025-06-04T08:24:32Z")
Hey, it seems your activity bar is hidden, based on the screenshots. To see the chat tabs, you’ll need to make it visible again. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/e/0/e07dbaf74973c3bdd93fb78ae5b5df5b4d99f02e.png) ---
**Author:** ![condor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/condor/32/73148_2.png) [@condor](https://forum.cursor.com/u/condor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/7 "2025-06-04T08:34:49Z")
Good find 🙂 thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tymon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Tymon](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Tymon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/8 "2025-06-04T09:35:22Z")
Thank you! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/chat-tabs-not-working/100050/9 "2025-07-04T09:35:24Z")
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