Cursor Chat RTL Support

Adds an ⇄ toggle button to Cursor IDE chat that instantly switches messages to right-aligned RTL (via CSS) for Hebrew, Arabic, and Persian, while keeping code blocks and UI elements in LTR.

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🌐 Languages | שפות | اللغات | زبان‌ها

	Language	Quick Links
🇺🇸	English	View Extension Explanation ↓
🇮🇱	עברית	להסבר על התוסף בעברית ↓
🇸🇦	عربية	لشرح الملحق بالعربية ↓
🇮🇷	فارسی	برای توضیح افزونه به فارسی ↓

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🎬 Demo

RTL ⇄ Button

Status Bar

🔝 Back to top

🇺🇸 English

A VS Code extension that adds Right-to-Left (RTL) text direction support to the Cursor IDE chat interface. It injects CSS/JS into the IDE, which includes backup files. Designed for Hebrew, Arabic, and Persian speakers who want natural text alignment when chatting — without affecting code blocks or UI elements.

Note: This extension is for Cursor IDE only. It does not patch VS Code or other editors.

🤔 Why is this needed?

Cursor IDE lacks native RTL support in its chat. This often results in:

• ❌ Hebrew, Arabic, and Persian text appearing misaligned
• ❌ Difficulty reading mixed-language conversations (code + RTL text)
• ❌ Inconsistent UI behavior in the chat panel

Cursor Chat RTL Support fixes these issues by injecting CSS and a toggle button into Cursor's workbench — while strictly preserving LTR for code blocks and terminal outputs.

✨ Features

Feature	Description
▶️ Activate	Injects CSS and a toggle button (⇄) into the Cursor chat toolbar
⏹️ Deactivate	Restores original files from backup
🔍 Check Status	Shows whether RTL is currently installed
📊 Status Bar	Shows current RTL state at a glance — click to toggle
🔄 Auto-reactivate	Automatically restores RTL after Cursor updates

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🚀 How to Use

📊 Option 1: Status Bar

After installation, a status bar item appears at the bottom of Cursor:

Status	Meaning
Cursor Chat RTL: On	RTL is injected and active
Cursor Chat RTL: Off	RTL is not active
Cursor Chat RTL: N/A	Cursor IDE not found

Click the status bar item to toggle RTL on or off (a confirmation will appear).

🎯 Option 2: Command Palette

Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) and search for:

Command	Action
Cursor Chat RTL: Activate	▶️ Enable RTL support with toggle button
Cursor Chat RTL: Deactivate	⏹️ Disable RTL and restore original files
Cursor Chat RTL: Check Status	🔍 View installation status

⚠️ Important: After Activate / Deactivate, you must fully quit Cursor (File → Exit) and reopen it. Developer: Reload Window is often not enough because the workbench files are loaded from disk at startup.

💬 Using RTL in Chat

After activating and restarting Cursor:

1. Open the chat panel (Agent mode)
2. Click the ⇄ button in the chat toolbar (next to the + New Chat button)
3. The chat interface switches to RTL — text aligns to the right
4. Click again to return to LTR

The toggle state is saved in localStorage and persists across sessions. It applies globally to all chat tabs.

💡 Tip: Not every conversation needs RTL — you can toggle it per session. Use ⇄ only in conversations where you write in Hebrew, Arabic, or Persian.