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Latest SublimeText does not remember position in macOS spaces after quitting

#1

CONTEXT:
I’ve been using SublimeText for years and love it because it fits perfectly with my workflow. I recently upgraded to macOS Sequoia.

BUG REPORT:
If I quit SublimeText, and then re-open, all my previous ST windows and projects are re-opened in only the current macOS space.

EXPECTED:
Previously, in macOS Sonoma, if I quit SublimeText, and then re-open, all my previous ST windows and projects would remember the macOS space that they were on, and would re-open in the space that they were last positioned.

I have tried:

  • Updating to SublimeText 4180
  • "remember_layout": true
  • "remember_workspace": true
  • "hot_exit": "always" and "hot_exit": "disabled"
    … to no avail.

This is a problem for me because I organize various ST windows into spaces so I can quickly switch between them. However, now, if I restart my mac, I have about 20 ST windows open into macOS workspace #1, instead of re-opening in their original workspace.

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#2

same exact situation for me. I have many sublime text windows open, and this is a real burden on restarts.

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#3

See also:

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macOS Window Restoration to Correct "Spaces" on Restart
#4

Looking at the dev builds:

There is:

  • Build 4205 (23 Apr 2026)

And some of the line items in the changes are:

  • Mac: The minimum required version is now macOS 10.13

  • Mac: Fixed issues restoring minimized windows

That doesn’t sound like a direct fix at face value; but I wonder if it might improve things at all?

I haven’t tried it (as it requires having an active licence to use dev builds), but here’s the download link for it if anyone has one and was willing to check/test:

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