# Composer not showing as a tab in AI Pane **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [February 4, 2025, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589 "2025-02-04T05:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Donald646](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/donald646/32/24043_2.png) [@Donald646](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Donald646)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/1 "2025-02-04T05:21:05Z")
I am trying to add my composer back to the right AI Pane, but every time I click Open as Pane, it adds it to my primary sidebar. I had it in the AI pane previously but I moved it out, now I can’t move it back in. Please help! ---
**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 4, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/2 "2025-02-04T06:37:33Z")
Hey, try using the shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + D to switch Composer window modes. ---
**Author:** ![Donald646](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/donald646/32/24043_2.png) [@Donald646](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Donald646)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/3 "2025-02-04T16:25:16Z")
This isn’t the same I want it to appear in the pane you get when you press command + L, like in the tab between chat and bug finder, it used to be there before so I know it’s possible ---
**Author:** ![ashishdevnagar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ashishdevnagar/32/22553_2.png) [@ashishdevnagar](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ashishdevnagar)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/4 "2025-02-06T10:51:19Z")
I am facing the same issue, but with my chat & composer both. ---
**Author:** ![danperks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/danperks/32/19087_2.png) [@danperks](https://forum.cursor.com/u/danperks)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/5 "2025-02-09T03:13:49Z")
If you are ever having issues with lost panes or anything of that kind, you can always reset the default locations and work forward from there again. ![Screenshot 2025-02-08 at 19.13.21](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/1/b/1bcaf005a42d7453534915999e90a4c91b0a4b9b.png) ---
**Author:** ![larksa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@larksa](https://forum.cursor.com/u/larksa)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/6 "2025-02-25T03:10:40Z")
Hi Donald646. I’ve been having the same issue. Was it resolved as I can’t seem to fix it either? ---
**Author:** ![thezj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/thezj/32/30844_2.png) [@thezj](https://forum.cursor.com/u/thezj)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/7 "2025-02-27T09:20:33Z")
bro that is helpful ---
**Author:** ![larksa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@larksa](https://forum.cursor.com/u/larksa)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/8 "2025-02-27T10:50:53Z")
I’m having the same issue, all I can see is the chat. ---
**Author:** ![Zackh1998](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/zackh1998/32/13484_2.png) [@Zackh1998](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Zackh1998)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/9 "2025-02-27T10:53:28Z")
Hi, if this is version 0.46.x, this is expected. Chat is the only tab, and Composer has been moved to the `edit` dropdown in the mode selector, and Agent mode composer in the `agent` dropdown ---
**Author:** ![larksa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@larksa](https://forum.cursor.com/u/larksa)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/10 "2025-02-27T22:00:56Z")
Zackh1998 - legend for replying and pointing this out. I can see that now, really appreciate taking the time to pass that on. Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![Lebeda](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/lebeda/32/31361_2.png) [@Lebeda](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Lebeda)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/11 "2025-02-28T09:48:14Z")
So basically, if I want to use specifically the Composer, I should choose “Agent”, right? And “Ask” now is just normal chat, like it was before? Thanks in advance! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/9/7/9729e67e24327098661ebd3201232f7ca7a90341.png) ---
**Author:** ![Zackh1998](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/zackh1998/32/13484_2.png) [@Zackh1998](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Zackh1998)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/12 "2025-03-01T05:05:49Z")
That’s right! ---
**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:** [June 18, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/composer-not-showing-as-a-tab-in-ai-pane/47589/13 "2026-06-18T10:31:01Z")