Custom titlebar ignores window.title setting

[mquinnv (Michael Ventura)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When using “window.titleBarStyle”: “custom” (the default), the window title only displays ${rootName} regardless of what window.title is set to in user settings.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Set window.titleBarStyle to custom (or leave as default)
2. Set window.title to “${activeEditorShort}${separator}${rootName}${separator}${activeRepositoryBranchName}”
3. Open a workspace with a git repository
4. Observe the window title only shows the folder name

Expected Behavior

The window title should display according to the window.title setting, e.g., extension.ts - project - main

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.14
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 1685afce45886aa5579025ac7e077fc3d4369c50
Date: 2025-12-11T01:12:35.790Z
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

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. It looks like this currently works only in Editor mode. You can switch to it with Cmd+E. In Agent mode, the window.title setting isn’t applied.

[Suresh_Nagar]

No it is not working in any mode for me, it only displays the folder name which is very irritating. Please fix this.

[infensus (dominic tobias)]

It used to work but no longer does. Now I just see the project name and no path or filename despite custom setting (which is correct and still works on VSCode). It’s annoying enough that I stopped using Cursor for now.

Same setting on VSCode still works:

[infensus (dominic tobias)]

edit: it did indeed fix it for me going into Editor mode

[joseleperez]

+1 Here. Pls fix

[shotgun1945 (Darlin Park)]

It works only in Editor Mode and only via the shortcut, not by clicking this button.