If enabled, windows in the background (that is, those not receiving keyboard input) are dimmed according to the above settings. If selected, split panes that do not have keyboard focus will be slightly dimmed. This slider controls how much to dim inactive windows or panes. When disabled, the current pane's background image fills the window, spanning all panes. When disabled, the window has a single status bar that shows information pertaining to the current pane. When enabled, each pane gets its own status bar. When a tab has split panes, this option controls whether each split pane will have its own title bar. Panes Show per-pane title bar with split panes If selected, tabs will grow large enough to fill the entire tab bar, like system native tab bars. If selected the tab bar will be visible in fullscreen windows. It will also show briefly when the number of tabs changes.
If selected, the tab bar will show briefly when switching tabs in a fullscreen window. Flash tab bar when switching tabs in fullscreen If selected, non-selected tabs will indicate they have unseen output with a blue circle in the tab. If selected, the activity indicator in each tab will be displayed when new output is recevied and the tab is not selected. If not selected, the close buttons only appear when the mouse hovers over the tab. If selected, tabs will indicate their keyboard shortcut. Instead, the number of rows of text inside the window may change.
When enabled, the window will not change size as the tab bar is shown or hidden. Preserve window size when tab bar shows or hides If selected, the tab bar will remain visible when a window contains exactly one tab. Tabs Show tab bar even when there is only one tab When enabled, an icon representing the current directory is added to the window's title bar. Turn this off for a sleek appearance with the dark theme. Show line under title bar when tab bar is not visible If enabled, entering fullscreen mode will automatically turn off transparency for that window. Disable transparency for fullscreen windows by default If selected, scrollbars will be hidden in terminal windows. Opaque windows get a border drawn by the OS. On macOS 10.14, window borders are only drawn for windows with some transparency. If selected, a 1-pixel border will be shown around the edges of terminal windows. You can also change which modifiers are used in Preferences > Keys. You can navigate to a window by pressing cmd-opt-N where N is the window number. If selected, window titles include the window number. This is useful if you only use hotkey windows and you want iTerm2 to keep a low profile. An icon will be added to the right side of the menu bar that lets you get back to iTerm2's preferences. When this setting is enabled, iTerm2 will disappear from the dock and you won't be able to switch to it with Cmd-Tab. Exclude from Dock and Cmd-Tab Application Switcher If you'd like the menu bar to remain visible when a fullscreen window is present on a screen with a menu bar, turn this on. When native fullscreen mode is disabled (in Prefs > General), this option is available. Auto-hide menu bar in non-native fullscreen Status Bar Locationĭefines where the status bar appears, if enabled. Tab Bar Locationĭefines whether tabs appear at the top, bottom, or left side of your windows. The area around them, when revealed, can be used to drag the window. Mouse to the top left of the window to reveal the red, yellow, and green buts. If tabs are on the bottom or the left, you can move the TheĪrea between the red, yellow, and green buttons and the first tab can be used In Minimal and Compact, tabs go in the title bar if the tabs are on top. The standard colors are used, but the title bar is eliminated to save space.
On macOS 10.13 and earlier, the options are Light, Dark, Light High Contrast, and Dark High Contrast. The theme affects how the areas outside the main terminal view are drawn, including colors and fonts.