Have you ever switched tabs in VSCode and forgotten where your cursor was?

This happens to me all the time, especially when jumping between multiple files in large codebases.

So… I built a tiny VSCode extension to solve it.

👻 What is Cursorghost?

Cursorghost is a lightweight VSCode extension that remembers your cursor position in each file tab — and restores it automatically when you switch back.

No setup needed. Just install it, and it works.

👉 Marketplace Link

Demo

🧠 Why I built this

I got tired of constantly losing my cursor position and manually scrolling back to where I was editing. VSCode doesn’t remember the position across tabs by default, so I decided to write my own solution.

I wanted it to:

  • Be automatic and seamless
  • Work across all file types
  • Require no config
  • Be easy to install and forget

🛠️ How it works (under the hood)

In short:

  • It listens for onDidChangeActiveTextEditor
  • It stores the current cursor line whenever you switch away
  • When you come back, it restores the last known position

All written in TypeScript. The source is open on GitHub:

👉 GitHub - kupuma-ru21/cursorghost

🚀 How to use it

  1. Open VSCode Extensions and search Cursorghost
  2. Click install
  3. Switch tabs and feel the magic! ✨

No configuration required.

🧩 Ideas for future features

  • Diff view support
  • Multi-cursor support
  • Exclude certain files/types

I’m open to feedback and PRs!

🙏 Final thoughts

Sometimes it’s the little things that make your workflow feel smoother.

I hope Cursorghost saves you some frustration like it did for me.

If you try it and find it helpful, please ⭐️ the GitHub repo and share it with others!

Let me know what you think — and thanks for reading 👋

💻 Built by @kupuma-ru21