Title bar only show root folder or workspace name no matter which file is editoring

[pzgz (Leon Guan)]

Describe the Bug

On macOS, just noticed on the center of window title bar, only root folder name or workspace name will be shown, no matter which file I am editing. I have switched betweem early access/nightly/regular version, all no luck.

I noticed during the startup, the selected file path showed a while, and then replaced by workspace name. I tried every settings, but no luck. Did you broke vscode UI again?

Steps to Reproduce

Just open a foder or a workspace, switch between editing files

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.4.35
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: d2bf8ec12017b1049f304ad3a5c8867b117ed830
Date: 2026-02-10T02:46:56.793Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Early Access
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. In Agent Layout, the title bar currently only shows the workspace or folder name and doesn’t reflect the active file, even if window.title is set.

I’ll follow up here if there are any updates.

[pzgz (Leon Guan)]

@deanrie Actually, I am in Editor Agent, the problem persisted in all layouts, not only agent layout

[deanrie]

Try switching to Editor mode using Cmd+E. window.title only works in that mode right now. “Editor Agent” and plain Editor mode are different things.

Let me know if that helped.

[pzgz (Leon Guan)]

Hi @deanrie , thanks a lot for your tip. Finally, I get editor mode back again, you are a savior…

Still, pretty confuse about the agent/editor things, maybe including plain editor mode into the switch can help…

[jonwigham]

+1 for this - would love to get the full file path in the title in Agent mode!