F10 for exiting Zen mode does not work when in Browser Tab

[jivko-chobanov]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When I am currently seeing the Browser Tab opened as a tab next to my files and I am in Zen mode: I cannot exit Zen mode by pressing F10 like I usually do when my current tab is a normal file.

Also entering Zen mode while in Browser Tab does not work.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Zen mode
2. Open Browser tab (maybe open some webpage in it).
3. Press F10 to exit Zen mode (does not work).

Expected Behavior

F10 entering/exiting Zen mode when seeing Browser Tab opened

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.64
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 25412918da7e74b2686b25d62da1f01cfcd27680
Date: 2025-11-06T04:35:14.424Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.12.48+deb13-amd64

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report! It looks like a keyboard handling issue: the Browser tab isn’t passing the F10 hotkey to toggle Zen mode.

I’ll pass this to the team. As a workaround, switch to a regular file tab first, then press F10 to exit Zen mode.