Cursor IDE
When tab bar set to single or multiple, it’s overlaping the menu bar and the other one.
Second screen shot, tab bar hiddden
dont know how it started…
Not overlaping
Linux
Version: 3.1.15
Yes - Cursor is usable with only one file open
deanrie
April 15, 2026, 3:12pm
5
Hey, thanks for the report and the screenshots. I can see the overlapping bars.
This is a known issue with the custom title bar layout on Linux. As a workaround, try switching to the native title bar:
Open Settings Ctrl+,
Search for window.titleBarStyle
Set it to native
Restart Cursor
This should fix the overlapping. The team is aware of the issue. There’s no ETA for a permanent fix yet, but your report helps us prioritize it.
Let me know if the workaround works for you.
Hey,
View > Appearance > tabs bars > Hidden
View > Appearance > tabs bars > Single
View > Appearance > tabs bars > Multiple
Whatever I tried I can get multiple files in multiple tabs. try stuff like
"window.titleBarStyle": "native",
"workbench.editor.enablePreview": true,
"workbench.editor.enablePreviewFromQuickOpen": false,
"workbench.editor.enablePreviewFromCodeNavigation": false,
"workbench.editor.showTabs": "multiple",
"workbench.editor.limit.enabled": false,
"workbench.editor.openPositioning": "right"
Thanks!
deanrie
April 26, 2026, 5:40pm
8
Hey, glad the overlap is fixed.
What you’re describing isn’t a bug, it’s Preview Mode. When you single-click a file in the explorer, it opens in a preview tab, and the next single-click replaces that tab with the new file. That’s why even with multiple tabs enabled you still only see one tab, there’s always just one file open.
Two options:
Open files with a double-click, they’ll get pinned as normal tabs.
In settings.json, set "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false (yours is currently true). After that, any click opens the file in a permanent tab.
With showTabs: "multiple" and preview disabled, you’ll see all open files as tabs. Let me know if that doesn’t help.
