Shortcut for toggling always on top #18566

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opened 2026-01-31 06:17:48 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @RiteshChepuri on GitHub (Sep 30, 2022).

Shortcut for toggling always on top from the dropdown menu

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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2022):

An action for toggling "always on top" mode already exists via the toggleAlwaysOnTop JSON action (docs). You can bind this to any key chord you want to make a keyboard shortcut. It should also already be accessible in the Command Palette.

On the other hand, if what you're specifically asking for is to be able to add this action to the dropdown menu, we're tracking Dropdown Menu Customization here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1571. At the moment, there's a PR open for adding nested profiles and introducing the new JSON structure, but I would bet once that merges, the actions part won't be that difficult to add.

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2022): An action for toggling "always on top" mode already exists via the `toggleAlwaysOnTop` JSON action ([docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/actions#toggle-always-on-top-mode)). You can bind this to any key chord you want to make a keyboard shortcut. It should also already be accessible in the Command Palette. On the other hand, if what you're specifically asking for is to be able to add this action to the dropdown menu, we're tracking Dropdown Menu Customization here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1571. At the moment, there's a PR open for adding nested profiles and introducing the new JSON structure, but I would bet once that merges, the actions part won't be that difficult to add.
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Reference: starred/terminal#18566