AlemTuzlak · Sep 23, 2026 · Aug 21, 2026 · Aug 21, 2026 · Aug 21, 2026 · Aug 27, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/beige-snakes-call.md b/.changeset/beige-snakes-call.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/devtools': patch
+---
+
+Reset splitter panes on double-click
diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/components/plugin-workspace.tsx b/packages/devtools/src/components/plugin-workspace.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   findGroupOfTab,
   layoutRects,
   moveTab,
+  resetSplit,
   resize,
   resizeFromPointer,
   setTabs,
@@ -600,6 +601,10 @@ export const PluginWorkspace = (props: {
     document.addEventListener('pointerup', up)
   }
 
+  const resetSplitterDrag = (handle: SplitterHandle) => {
+    setLayout(resetSplit(layout(), handle.path, handle.gutterIndex))
+  }
+
   const resizeFromKeyboard = (handle: SplitterHandle, event: KeyboardEvent) => {
     const step = event.shiftKey ? KEYBOARD_STEP_COARSE : KEYBOARD_STEP
     const grows =
@@ -867,6 +872,7 @@ export const PluginWorkspace = (props: {
                 // Read through the accessor at gesture time, so a gutter that has
                 // been re-measured since render still moves the right sizes.
                 onPointerDown={(event) => startSplitterDrag(handle(), event)}
+                onDblClick={() => resetSplitterDrag(handle())}
                 onKeyDown={(event) => resizeFromKeyboard(handle(), event)}
               />
             )

diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/utils/layout-tree.test.ts b/packages/devtools/src/utils/layout-tree.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   nextGroupId,
   paneRects,
   repairLayout,
+  resetSplit,
   resize,
   resizeFromPointer,
   singleGroup,
@@ -354,6 +355,64 @@ describe('resize', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('resetSplit', () => {
+  it('evens out an unequal pair', () => {
+    const tree = split(
+      'row',
+      [group('g0', ['a']), group('g1', ['b'])],
+      [0.7, 0.3],
+    )
+    const next = resetSplit(tree, [], 0) as SplitNode
+    expect(next.sizes[0]).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 10)
+    expect(next.sizes[1]).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 10)
+    expectWellFormed(next)
+  })
+
+  it('only touches the gutter pair, leaving the rest alone', () => {
+    const tree = split(
+      'row',
+      [group('g0', ['a']), group('g1', ['b']), group('g2', ['c'])],
+      [0.1, 0.7, 0.2],
+    )
+    const next = resetSplit(tree, [], 0) as SplitNode
+    expect(next.sizes[0]).toBeCloseTo(0.4, 10)
+    expect(next.sizes[1]).toBeCloseTo(0.4, 10)
+    expect(next.sizes[2]).toBeCloseTo(0.2, 10)
+    expectWellFormed(next)
+  })
+
+  it('resets a nested split by path', () => {
+    const tree = split('row', [
+      group('g0', ['a']),
+      split('col', [group('g1', ['b']), group('g2', ['c'])], [0.8, 0.2]),
+    ])
+    const next = resetSplit(tree, [1], 0) as SplitNode
+    const inner = next.children[1] as SplitNode
+    expect(inner.sizes[0]).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 10)
+    expect(inner.sizes[1]).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 10)
+    // The outer split is untouched.
+    expect(next.sizes[0]).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 10)
+    expectWellFormed(next)
+  })
+
+  it('is a no-op when the pair is already even', () => {
+    const tree = split(
+      'row',
+      [group('g0', ['a']), group('g1', ['b'])],
+      [0.5, 0.5],
+    )
+    expect(resetSplit(tree, [], 0)).toEqual(tree)
+  })
+
+  it('is a no-op for a bad path or gutter', () => {
+    const tree = split('row', [group('g0', ['a']), group('g1', ['b'])])
+    expect(resetSplit(tree, [9], 0)).toEqual(tree)
+    expect(resetSplit(tree, [], 5)).toEqual(tree)
+    expect(resetSplit(group('g0', ['a']), [], 0)).toEqual(group('g0', ['a']))
+    expect(resetSplit(null, [], 0)).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
 describe('resizeFromPointer', () => {
   it('applies total mouse travel to the snapshot so later moves do not compound', () => {
     const tree = split(

diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/utils/layout-tree.ts b/packages/devtools/src/utils/layout-tree.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,37 @@ export const resize = (
   return replace(tree, 0)
 }
 
+/** Evens out the two panes either side of a gutter, e.g. on splitter double-click. */
+export const resetSplit = (
+  tree: LayoutNode | null,
+  path: Path,
+  gutterIndex: number,
+): LayoutNode | null => {
+  const target = nodeAtPath(tree, path)
+  if (tree === null || target === null || !isSplit(target)) return tree
+  const before = target.sizes[gutterIndex]
+  const after = target.sizes[gutterIndex + 1]
+  if (before === undefined || after === undefined) return tree
+
+  const even = (before + after) / 2
+  if (Math.abs(before - even) < EPSILON && Math.abs(after - even) < EPSILON) {
+    return tree
+  }
+
+  const sizes = [...target.sizes]
+  sizes[gutterIndex] = even
+  sizes[gutterIndex + 1] = even
+
+  const replace = (node: LayoutNode, depth: number): LayoutNode => {
+    if (depth === path.length) return { ...(node as SplitNode), sizes }
+    const index = path[depth]!
+    const children = [...(node as SplitNode).children]
+    children[index] = replace(children[index]!, depth + 1)
+    return { ...(node as SplitNode), children }
+  }
+  return replace(tree, 0)
+}
+
 /**
  * Apply a pointer drag to the layout as it was at pointer-down. `deltaPx` is
  * the total movement from that start, not a per-frame increment. Always pass