Unable to chat when chat is in window

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

unable to use chat after using it in window mode.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open chat in Editor (right click to chat title or click the three dot (…), choose open in editor)
  2. Open editor in window (right click on chat tab, choose copy/move into new window)
  3. review code changes
  4. at some point the textbox on chat is disable(not able to input anything). maybe after the windows lose focus.

Expected Behavior

chat should also be usable.

to fix this, you have to right click on chat tab on new window, choose open in chat pane. chat is still disabled at this point. you have to right click again on chat or click the three dot (…) and open in editor.

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.54
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 5c17eb2968a37f66bc6662f48d6356a100b67be0
Date: 2025-10-21T19:07:38.476Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.14.0-33-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. Currently, Cursor does not fully support a new window for chat. However, after you open the chat in a new window, try reloading the window: Ctrl+Shift+P → type “Developer: Reload Window” → Enter, and it should help.

Let me know if the reload fixes it or if the issue persists.

1 Like
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thank you. developer: reload window works.

i just updated to version 2.0 and there is something on the upper left corner “Agents” button. i can view the chat message clearly without putting chat into window. i still prefer the chat in window. thank you again

edit: i just found out the upper left corner button works better. it can open open the editor there and i can just move the editor in window mode