"View License" does not work

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

This occurs in Cursor 3.11.25 (user setup):
In the agents window, “Help/View License” opens the side panel.
In the IDE window, “Help/view License” opens the cursor Terms Of Service in the browser.
The version can be found in “Help/About”, though.

Steps to Reproduce

Select “Help/View License”

Expected Behavior

Show the license window.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.11.25 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0
Commit: fc2563ec93d793fc275eef734405a4fdf8b47b20
Date: 2026-07-15T01:27:41.754Z
Layout: IDE
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

5

Hey, thanks for the report. This is actually not a bug, it’s expected behavior. Help > View License is designed to open the license URL in your browser, and Cursor doesn’t have a separate license window, same as VS Code.

Two things you’re seeing:

  • The URL that View License points to, Cursor · Terms of Service, currently redirects to our Terms of Service page. That redirect happens on the website side, not in the client.
  • In the agents window the link opens in an in-app browser tab, but in the IDE it opens in your external browser. That’s why it looks different between the side panel and the browser.

If you want to view the actual license MIT-based, it’s easier via Help > About or the LICENSE.txt file in the Cursor install folder.

I’ll pass both quirks along as polish. Let me know if anything still doesn’t line up.