In-app Browser blocks UI menu items

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Currently, the Brower instance in the Cursor IDE displays over the UI elements for UI menu items (File, etc). When trying to access them, the window for the browser frame blocks the menu items.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Launch Cursor
  2. Launche the browser frame
  3. Try to use a menu item

Expected Behavior

Menu items should not be obfuscated by the Browser window

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.3.26
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: bdbdd3f2cf698f583c5cdd2a6dc0f5aec4ed5f90
Date: 2026-01-07T07:11:15.842Z
Electron: 37.10.3
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.9.7-arch1-1

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, thanks for the report.

This is a known issue with the browser layer’s z-index. The team is working on a fix for these kinds of UI overlap problems.

As a workaround, close the browser tab when you need to access File, Edit, and other top bar items.

A similar issue was discussed here: Built-in browser tab covers up application tooltips

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