nhog
October 15, 2025, 3:38pm
1
Cursor IDE
My current theme selection (Cursor Light 2) isn’t persisting, I need to select it every time I open Cursor IDE, it keeps reseting Cursor Light 1
Open Cursor IDE
Theme selection should persist
MacOS
Version: 1.7.46 (Universal)
No - Cursor works, but with this issue
deanrie
October 15, 2025, 3:58pm
2
Hey, thanks for the report. Is Cursor Light 2 your custom theme? This likely looks like a settings persistence issue with Cursor Light theme.
Please try this workaround:
Open Command Palette Cmd + Shift + P
Run “Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)”
Add: "workbench.colorTheme": "Cursor Light 2"
Save and restart Cursor
Let me know if this helps.
nhog
October 15, 2025, 4:16pm
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Hey Deanrie, thanks a bunch for getting back to me so fast!
Actually, I was thinking of calling the theme “Cursor Light 2” because there are actually two “Cursor Light” themes, as you can see in the image.
Okay, so I gave your workaround a shot, and guess what? I stumbled upon the problem! It turns out there are two themes with the same name! When I pick the second one, it keeps “Cursor Light” as my default, and then when I restart the cursor, it grabs and selects the first “Cursor Light.”
Hope it helps!
deanrie
October 15, 2025, 4:43pm
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It looks like the root cause is duplicate theme names. Using “Cursor Light” more than once triggers a save error.
You’ll need a unique theme name, otherwise the default theme gets selected. Rename your theme to something unique and the issue should be resolved.
nhog
October 15, 2025, 6:50pm
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Perfect! Thanks for the help!
system
November 6, 2025, 6:51pm
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