[Question]: Show tabbar only when multiple tabs present #12500

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opened 2026-01-31 03:17:19 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @rashil2000 on GitHub (Feb 10, 2021).

Windows: 10.0.19042.804
Windows Terminal: 1.6.10272.0

Hi, is there a way to configure WT's behavior like this?

When only single tab is present -

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And when more than one tab is present is present -

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I tried fiddling around with alwaysShowTabs and showTabsInTitleBar settings, but I keep getting this -

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Is what I ask possible? Because the last image looks pretty ugly.

Originally created by @rashil2000 on GitHub (Feb 10, 2021). ``` Windows: 10.0.19042.804 Windows Terminal: 1.6.10272.0 ``` Hi, is there a way to configure WT's behavior like this? When only single tab is present - ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46838874/107563409-0b97ca00-6c07-11eb-82c3-641e6b92f60d.png) And when more than one tab is present is present - ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46838874/107563569-413cb300-6c07-11eb-9b54-bfac7a2150e1.png) --- I tried fiddling around with `alwaysShowTabs` and `showTabsInTitleBar` settings, but I keep getting this - ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46838874/107563501-279b6b80-6c07-11eb-8246-2a16ec509a17.png) Is what I ask possible? Because the last image looks pretty ugly.
claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 03:17:20 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2021):

"alwaysShowTabs": false

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2021): `"alwaysShowTabs": false`
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2021):

We're not going to support moving the tab strip into the titlebar when the number of tabs goes from 1 to 2, but we will support alwaysShowTabs false + showTabsInTitlebar false forever.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2021): We're not going to support moving the tab strip _into_ the titlebar when the number of tabs goes from 1 to 2, but we _will_ support alwaysShowTabs false + showTabsInTitlebar false forever.
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Reference: starred/terminal#12500