Feature Request: Friendly Names For Tabs #1558

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opened 2026-01-30 22:30:35 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @michelforget on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019).

It would be really nice if we could show the name of the shell in the tab title instead of the full path to it. It would make the tab titles shorter, and allow for easier visual recognition of which tabs are what. Ideally, if there is more than one tab with the same name it should append "-1", "-2", etc. to the tab name.

Originally created by @michelforget on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019). It would be really nice if we could show the name of the shell in the tab title instead of the full path to it. It would make the tab titles shorter, and allow for easier visual recognition of which tabs are what. Ideally, if there is more than one tab with the same name it should append "-1", "-2", etc. to the tab name.
claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-30 22:30:35 +00:00
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@Summon528 commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019):

Probably duplicate of #608

@Summon528 commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019): Probably duplicate of #608
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019):

Yep, that’s a duplicate. Thanks!

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019): Yep, that’s a duplicate. Thanks!
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@keserwan commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

it is still not friendly name on my side.
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Windows Terminal (Preview)
Version: 0.3.2171.0

@keserwan commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): it is still not friendly name on my side. Windows OS Windows Terminal (Preview) Version: 0.3.2171.0
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

@keserwan Try adding a tabTitle to your profile, with whatever friendly name you'd like.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): @keserwan Try adding a `tabTitle` to your profile, with whatever friendly name you'd like.
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Reference: starred/terminal#1558