# Cursor tab no longer works with vim normal mode

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999 "2025-02-26T19:27:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![rej156](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/rej156/32/30571_2.png) [@rej156](https://forum.cursor.com/u/rej156)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/1 "2025-02-26T19:27:41Z")

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Tab functionality only works in insert mode with a vim extension installed with the latest cursor update

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/2 "2025-02-27T04:31:51Z")

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Hey, did it work before?

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**Author:** ![jankei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jankei/32/30748_2.png) [@jankei](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jankei)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/3 "2025-02-27T05:15:34Z")

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yes

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**Author:** ![rej156](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/rej156/32/30571_2.png) [@rej156](https://forum.cursor.com/u/rej156)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/4 "2025-02-27T07:51:52Z")

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yes

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**Author:** ![jankei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jankei/32/30748_2.png) [@jankei](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jankei)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/5 "2025-02-27T16:43:19Z")

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I can verify that the issue is fixed on version 0.46.7  
thank you!!

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**Author:** ![jankei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jankei/32/30748_2.png) [@jankei](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jankei)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/6 "2025-02-27T20:24:48Z")

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sorry, I hallucinated, it’s still an issue

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**Author:** ![Jens](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jens/32/31333_2.png) [@Jens](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Jens)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/7 "2025-02-28T08:14:22Z")

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Hey, had the same issue and fixed it with adding this to my `vim.normalModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive` in `settings.json`:

```json
{
            "before": ["Tab"],
            "commands": [
                "editor.action.acceptCursorTabSuggestion"
            ],
        },

```

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**Author:** ![rej156](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/rej156/32/30571_2.png) [@rej156](https://forum.cursor.com/u/rej156)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/8 "2025-02-28T11:53:28Z")

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yo I appreciate u fr

{  
“key”: “tab”,  
“when”: “editorFocus && vim.active && !inDebugRepl && vim.mode != ‘Insert’”,  
“command”: “editor.action.acceptCursorTabSuggestion”  
}

added this to my keybindings.json

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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:** [March 30, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-tab-no-longer-works-with-vim-normal-mode/55999/9 "2025-03-30T11:53:57Z")

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Closed on March 30, 2025, 11:53am UTC

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