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Feature request: Move sidebar toggle and note tabs into the title bar #702

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@junereycasuga

I'd like to reclaim the centered title area in the title bar and use it for more useful controls.

Current behavior

  • The title bar shows a centered window title.
  • The sidebar hide/show toggle lives inside the sidebar header.
  • Note tabs live inside each editor pane, below the title bar.
  • This uses vertical space and leaves the title bar mostly decorative.

Desired behavior

  • Remove/hide the centered title from the title bar.
  • Move the sidebar hide/show toggle into the title bar.
  • Move the note tab strip into the title bar.
  • Ideally this would be doable with CSS overrides, but since tabs and toggles are separate React components it may need a small structural change.
  • All these can be toggled through a setting giving users options to opt-in or out

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Why

  • Saves vertical space.
  • Keeps navigation controls in a predictable top bar, similar to VS Code, browsers, and other tabbed apps.
  • The current centered title is redundant with the active note name already shown in the tab/breadcrumb.

Scope / edge cases

  • Should work for single-pane layouts.
  • When split into multiple panes, the title bar could either stay empty or fall back to the centered title while each pane keeps its inline tabs.
  • On macOS the traffic-light area must stay reserved.
  • On Windows/Linux the window controls must remain reachable.

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  1. added
    enhancementNew feature or request
    windowTitle bar, decorations, chrome, menu bar
    uiSmall UI polish and affordances
    on Sep 2, 2026
  2. added theissue type on Sep 2, 2026
  3. junereycasuga commented on Sep 16, 2026

    @junereycasuga
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    @adibhanna i noticed this is already implemented after v2.50.3. should this issue be closed now? i've also already closed the related PR I have opened to support this

  4. junereycasuga commented on Sep 16, 2026

    @junereycasuga
    ContributorAuthor

    also just in addition, the traffic lights (window controls) is gone when turning off the "Window Title Bar" settings in v2.50.3 compared to the proposal made here @adibhanna

    this is what I was hoping for (recorded from my PR #703)

    Cap.2026-09-16.at.20.26.57.mp4
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