# Cursor Composer should be its own window

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-composer-should-be-its-own-window/21943>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 9, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-composer-should-be-its-own-window/21943 "2024-10-09T13:06:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![jshearin01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jshearin01](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jshearin01)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-composer-should-be-its-own-window/21943/1 "2024-10-09T13:06:03Z")

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Cursor composer should be its own window. Currently the minimize button causes the composer to go off screen; to be able to see my code, i have to exit out of composer, and I lose my history within composer.

If I could move Composer to it’s own window, just like I can by right clicking on an open file and picking move into New Window, it would be preferred if I could do the same thing with composer instead of opening in “control panel” view.

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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:** [October 10, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-composer-should-be-its-own-window/21943/2 "2024-10-10T07:37:39Z")

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Hi @jshearin01

It’s already available, try enabling it in the settings.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/2/2605231fa835d6eced9ab5925bf9d38c44c4350b.png)

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**Author:** ![litecode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/litecode/32/2966_2.png) [@litecode](https://forum.cursor.com/u/litecode)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-composer-should-be-its-own-window/21943/3 "2024-10-10T09:39:35Z")

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Hi @jshearin01 ,

Also see this post with screenshots of the different views available in Composer:

> [@I want composer window as its own panel, just like Chat](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-want-composer-window-as-its-own-panel-just-like-chat/18241/4):
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> Hi @bobmoff , Just to add to @blummis answer… There are three Composer views available: Bar (Ctrl + I) Pane (Ctrl + I and then Ctrl + D) Control Panel (Ctrl + Shift + I) - can be dragged to another screen Below are screenshots of each view. Screenshot 01 - Composer - Bar View Screenshot 02 - Composer - Pane View Screenshot 03 - Composer - Control Panel View (on another screen)

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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:** [June 3, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-composer-should-be-its-own-window/21943/4 "2025-06-03T15:42:41Z")

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Closed on June 3, 2025, 3:42pm UTC

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