# macOS Fullscreen: Top Title Bar Covers Tabs When Hovering Too Far Up **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Support\ **Tags:** macos, browser, bug\ **Created:** [November 16, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/macos-fullscreen-top-title-bar-covers-tabs-when-hovering-too-far-up/645769 "2025-11-16T12:57:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![User.1.000.000.000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/user.1.000.000.000/32/168995_2.png) [@User.1.000.000.000](https://community.brave.app/u/User.1.000.000.000)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/macos-fullscreen-top-title-bar-covers-tabs-when-hovering-too-far-up/645769/2 "2025-11-16T14:36:03Z")
This has been talked about a bit recently … I think… I’ve been trying to find some [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues) & [Community Topics](https://community.brave.app/search?q=fullscreen%20tab%20order%3Alatest), this is what I’ve found: #macos : > > > \## Description > The '\[title bar\](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-inter…face-guidelines/macos/windows-and-views/window-anatomy/)' in every mac os app is left for developers to figure out in their own. > > When you open a native mac app in fullscreen, they made certain that the title bar is functional. > https://www.loom.com/share/c4b77b224ffc4ed59b1e01bc08e367e1 > > When I open up Brave browser in a full screen, the title bar becomes truly dysfunctional and blocks all the tabs > https://www.loom.com/share/5112a94ebb93492f90f1272331354828 > > \## Steps to Reproduce > > > 1. On Mac OS, open up the browser in fullscreen using the green circle button > 2. Move the cursor to the top of the screen to change a tab. Accidentally move 1px above the tab into the menu bar > 3. Observe the most annoying title bar completely blocking the tab interface > > > \## Reproduces how often: > > every time > > > \## Additional notes: > Just to be clear, this is separate from the 'keeping the menu bar visible at all times,' because the menu bar is a separate UI element. > > Brave is my favorite browser ! It kicks Safari in the teeth. Just adding this issue to see if my favorite browser can be made even better ! Recently on Community: [Fullscreen Mode Issues on MacOS - #10 by yurakgn](https://community.brave.app/t/fullscreen-mode-issues-on-macos/549525/10) & @dekramer123: [Mac fullscreen is nearly unusable since this change](https://community.brave.app/t/mac-fullscreen-is-nearly-unusable-since-this-change/645379) less to do with #windows but maybe somewhat related: > > > I'm using the latest developer Brave build based on Chromium on Windows 10. > > W…hen going into fullscreen mode (F11) the menu and tabs are hidden and there is no way to see them without existing out of fullscreen mode. > > It should work like Firefox where the tabs and menu autohides and then appears when you move the mouse to the top of the screen. > > Otherwise, what's the point of fullscreen mode if you can't actually do anything? Recently on Community: [Address bar and other controls to full screen mode - #10 by Mattches](https://community.brave.app/t/address-bar-and-other-controls-to-full-screen-mode/644352/10) @Mattches if you could take a look at this again when you can (Please & Thank You), particularly with what @dekramer123 pointed out in his post (again [here](https://community.brave.app/t/mac-fullscreen-is-nearly-unusable-since-this-change/645379)) that Chrome is fixed but not Brave and those GitHub issues are saying it’s an upstream Chrome thing… if I’m reading things correctly 🤷‍♂️ (I personally don’t use Fullscreen and/or Chrome so didn’t check things myself, and so it’s not an issue for me, just thought I’d point it out for others) Also @cna_ch since it is Sunday at time of writing this, we’ll still need to wait until Monday/tomorrow at the earliest for a response from Brave Employees/Support 😉 --- _[View the full topic](https://community.brave.app/t/macos-fullscreen-top-title-bar-covers-tabs-when-hovering-too-far-up/645769)._