diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 218a66f2..124c3893 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "unlisten",
     "unlistener",
     "unlisteners",
+    "unmaximize",
     "unminimize",
     "uuidv",
     "VITE",
diff --git a/docs/content.en/docs/release-notes/_index.md b/docs/content.en/docs/release-notes/_index.md
index 091dbb86..6d510bde 100644
--- a/docs/content.en/docs/release-notes/_index.md
+++ b/docs/content.en/docs/release-notes/_index.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Information about release notes of Coco App is provided here.
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fix
 
+- fix: avoid recentering when resizing to compact after leaving extension #1030
+
 ### ✈️ Improvements
 
 - refactor: add a timeout to open() #1025
diff --git a/src/components/Search/ViewExtension.tsx b/src/components/Search/ViewExtension.tsx
index 57eb029c..a1f03988 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/ViewExtension.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/ViewExtension.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { useState, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Maximize2, Minimize2, Focus } from "lucide-react";
 
@@ -7,46 +7,18 @@ import { useSearchStore } from "@/stores/searchStore";
 import {
   ExtensionFileSystemPermission,
   FileSystemAccess,
-  ViewExtensionUISettingsOrNull,
 } from "../Settings/Extensions";
 import platformAdapter from "@/utils/platformAdapter";
 import { useShortcutsStore } from "@/stores/shortcutsStore";
-import { isMac } from "@/utils/platform";
-import { useAppStore } from "@/stores/appStore";
+import { useViewExtensionWindow } from "@/hooks/useViewExtensionWindow";
 
 const ViewExtension: React.FC = () => {
   const { viewExtensionOpened } = useSearchStore();
 
-  const isTauri = useAppStore((state) => state.isTauri);
-
   // Complete list of the backend APIs, grouped by their category.
   const [apis, setApis] = useState<Map<string, string[]> | null>(null);
   const { setModifierKeyPressed } = useShortcutsStore();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = useState(false);
-  const prevWindowRef = useRef<{
-    width: number;
-    height: number;
-    resizable: boolean;
-    x: number;
-    y: number;
-  } | null>(null);
-  const fullscreenPrevRef = useRef<{
-    width: number;
-    height: number;
-    resizable: boolean;
-    x: number;
-    y: number;
-  } | null>(null);
-  const iframeRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement | null>(null);
-  const [scale, setScale] = useState(1);
-  const [fallbackViewSize, setFallbackViewSize] = useState<{
-    width: number;
-    height: number;
-  } | null>(() => {
-    if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;
-    return { width: window.innerWidth, height: window.innerHeight };
-  });
 
   if (viewExtensionOpened == null) {
     // When this view gets loaded, this state should not be NULL.
@@ -196,183 +168,15 @@ const ViewExtension: React.FC = () => {
   }, [reversedApis, permission]); // Add apiPermissions as dependency
 
   const fileUrl = viewExtensionOpened[2];
-  const ui: ViewExtensionUISettingsOrNull = useMemo(() => {
-    return viewExtensionOpened[4] as ViewExtensionUISettingsOrNull;
-  }, [viewExtensionOpened]);
-  const resizable = ui?.resizable;
-
-  const uiWidth = ui && typeof ui.width === "number" ? ui.width : null;
-  const uiHeight = ui && typeof ui.height === "number" ? ui.height : null;
-  const hasExplicitWindowSize = uiWidth != null && uiHeight != null;
-
-  const baseWidth = useMemo(() => {
-    if (uiWidth != null) return uiWidth;
-    if (fallbackViewSize != null) return fallbackViewSize.width;
-    return 0;
-  }, [uiWidth, fallbackViewSize]);
-  const baseHeight = useMemo(() => {
-    if (uiHeight != null) return uiHeight;
-    if (fallbackViewSize != null) return fallbackViewSize.height;
-    return 0;
-  }, [uiHeight, fallbackViewSize]);
-
-  const recomputeScale = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!hasExplicitWindowSize) {
-      setScale(1);
-      return;
-    }
-    const size = await platformAdapter.getWindowSize();
-    const nextScale = Math.min(
-      size.width / baseWidth,
-      size.height / baseHeight
-    );
-    setScale(Math.max(nextScale, 0.1));
-  }, [hasExplicitWindowSize, baseWidth, baseHeight]);
-
-  const applyFullscreen = useCallback(
-    async (next: boolean) => {
-      if (next) {
-        const size = await platformAdapter.getWindowSize();
-        const resizable = await platformAdapter.isWindowResizable();
-        const pos = await platformAdapter.getWindowPosition();
-        fullscreenPrevRef.current = {
-          width: size.width,
-          height: size.height,
-          resizable,
-          x: pos.x,
-          y: pos.y,
-        };
-
-        if (isMac && isTauri) {
-          const monitor = await platformAdapter.getMonitorFromCursor();
-
-          if (!monitor) return;
-          const window = await platformAdapter.getCurrentWebviewWindow();
-          const factor = await window.scaleFactor();
-
-          const { size, position } = monitor;
-
-          const { width, height } = size.toLogical(factor);
-          const { x, y } = position.toLogical(factor);
-
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(width, height);
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowPosition(x, y);
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(true);
-          await recomputeScale();
-        } else {
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowFullscreen(true);
-          await recomputeScale();
-        }
-      } else {
-        if (!isMac) {
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowFullscreen(false);
-        }
-        if (fullscreenPrevRef.current) {
-          const prev = fullscreenPrevRef.current;
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(prev.width, prev.height);
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(prev.resizable);
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowPosition(prev.x, prev.y);
-          fullscreenPrevRef.current = null;
-          await recomputeScale();
-        } else if (hasExplicitWindowSize) {
-          const nextResizable =
-            ui && typeof ui.resizable === "boolean" ? ui.resizable : true;
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(uiWidth, uiHeight);
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(nextResizable);
-          await platformAdapter.centerOnCurrentMonitor();
-          await recomputeScale();
-        } else {
-          await recomputeScale();
-        }
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          iframeRef.current?.focus();
-          try {
-            iframeRef.current?.contentWindow?.focus();
-          } catch {}
-        }, 0);
-      }
-    },
-    [ui, recomputeScale]
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const applyWindowSettings = async () => {
-      if (viewExtensionOpened != null) {
-        const size = await platformAdapter.getWindowSize();
-        const resizable = await platformAdapter.isWindowResizable();
-        const pos = await platformAdapter.getWindowPosition();
-        setFallbackViewSize({ width: size.width, height: size.height });
-        prevWindowRef.current = {
-          width: size.width,
-          height: size.height,
-          resizable,
-          x: pos.x,
-          y: pos.y,
-        };
-
-        if (hasExplicitWindowSize) {
-          const nextResizable =
-            ui && typeof ui.resizable === "boolean" ? ui.resizable : true;
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(uiWidth, uiHeight);
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(nextResizable);
-          await platformAdapter.centerOnCurrentMonitor();
-          await recomputeScale();
-        } else {
-          await recomputeScale();
-        }
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          iframeRef.current?.focus();
-          try {
-            iframeRef.current?.contentWindow?.focus();
-          } catch {}
-        }, 0);
-      } else {
-        if (prevWindowRef.current) {
-          const prev = prevWindowRef.current;
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(prev.width, prev.height);
-          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(prev.resizable);
-          await platformAdapter.centerOnCurrentMonitor();
-          prevWindowRef.current = null;
-          await recomputeScale();
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            iframeRef.current?.focus();
-          }, 0);
-        }
-      }
-    };
-
-    applyWindowSettings();
-    return () => {
-      if (prevWindowRef.current) {
-        const prev = prevWindowRef.current;
-        platformAdapter.setWindowSize(prev.width, prev.height);
-        platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(prev.resizable);
-        platformAdapter.centerOnCurrentMonitor();
-        prevWindowRef.current = null;
-      }
-    };
-  }, [
-    viewExtensionOpened,
-    ui,
-    hasExplicitWindowSize,
-    uiWidth,
-    uiHeight,
-    recomputeScale,
-  ]);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (e.key === "Escape" && isFullscreen) {
-        applyFullscreen(false);
-        setIsFullscreen(false);
-      }
-    };
-    window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown, { capture: true });
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown, {
-        capture: true,
-      } as any);
-    };
-  }, [isFullscreen, applyFullscreen]);
+  
+  const {
+    resizable,
+    scale,
+    iframeRef,
+    isFullscreen,
+    toggleFullscreen,
+    focusIframe,
+  } = useViewExtensionWindow();
 
   return (
     <div className="relative w-full h-full">
@@ -384,17 +188,7 @@ const ViewExtension: React.FC = () => {
               : t("viewExtension.fullscreen.enter")
           }
           className="absolute top-2 right-2 z-10 rounded-md bg-black/40 text-white p-2 hover:bg-black/60 focus:outline-none"
-          onClick={async () => {
-            const next = !isFullscreen;
-            await applyFullscreen(next);
-            setIsFullscreen(next);
-            if (next) {
-              iframeRef.current?.focus();
-              try {
-                iframeRef.current?.contentWindow?.focus();
-              } catch {}
-            }
-          }}
+          onClick={toggleFullscreen}
         >
           {isFullscreen ? (
             <Minimize2 className="size-4" />
@@ -408,27 +202,16 @@ const ViewExtension: React.FC = () => {
         <button
           aria-label={t("viewExtension.focus")}
           className="absolute top-2 right-12 z-10 rounded-md bg-black/40 text-white p-2 hover:bg-black/60 focus:outline-none"
-          onClick={() => {
-            iframeRef.current?.focus();
-            try {
-              iframeRef.current?.contentWindow?.focus();
-            } catch {}
-          }}
+          onClick={focusIframe}
         >
           <Focus className="size-4" />
         </button>
       )}
       <div
-        className="w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center"
-        onMouseDownCapture={() => {
-          iframeRef.current?.focus();
-        }}
-        onPointerDown={() => {
-          iframeRef.current?.focus();
-        }}
-        onClickCapture={() => {
-          iframeRef.current?.focus();
-        }}
+        className="w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden"
+        onMouseDownCapture={focusIframe}
+        onPointerDown={focusIframe}
+        onClickCapture={focusIframe}
       >
         <iframe
           ref={iframeRef}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useViewExtensionWindow.ts b/src/hooks/useViewExtensionWindow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cf255f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useViewExtensionWindow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+import platformAdapter from "@/utils/platformAdapter";
+import { isMac } from "@/utils/platform";
+import type { ViewExtensionUISettingsOrNull } from "@/components/Settings/Extensions";
+import { useAppStore } from "@/stores/appStore";
+import { useSearchStore } from "@/stores/searchStore";
+
+type WindowSnapshot = {
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  resizable: boolean;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+};
+
+export function useViewExtensionWindow() {
+  const isTauri = useAppStore((state) => state.isTauri);
+  const viewExtensionOpened = useSearchStore((state) => state.viewExtensionOpened);
+
+  if (viewExtensionOpened == null) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "ViewExtension Error: viewExtensionOpened is null. This should not happen."
+    );
+  }
+
+  const ui: ViewExtensionUISettingsOrNull = useMemo(() => {
+    return viewExtensionOpened[4] as ViewExtensionUISettingsOrNull;
+  }, [viewExtensionOpened]);
+  const resizable = ui?.resizable;
+
+  const uiWidth = ui && typeof ui.width === "number" ? ui.width : null;
+  const uiHeight = ui && typeof ui.height === "number" ? ui.height : null;
+  const hasExplicitWindowSize = uiWidth != null && uiHeight != null;
+
+  const iframeRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement | null>(null);
+  const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = useState(false);
+  const prevWindowRef = useRef<WindowSnapshot | null>(null);
+  const fullscreenPrevRef = useRef<WindowSnapshot | null>(null);
+  const [scale, setScale] = useState(1);
+  const [fallbackViewSize, setFallbackViewSize] = useState<{
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+  } | null>(() => {
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;
+    return { width: window.innerWidth, height: window.innerHeight };
+  });
+
+  const baseWidth = useMemo(() => {
+    if (uiWidth != null) return uiWidth;
+    if (fallbackViewSize != null) return fallbackViewSize.width;
+    return 0;
+  }, [uiWidth, fallbackViewSize]);
+  const baseHeight = useMemo(() => {
+    if (uiHeight != null) return uiHeight;
+    if (fallbackViewSize != null) return fallbackViewSize.height;
+    return 0;
+  }, [uiHeight, fallbackViewSize]);
+
+  const focusIframe = useCallback(() => {
+    iframeRef.current?.focus();
+    try {
+      iframeRef.current?.contentWindow?.focus();
+    } catch {}
+  }, []);
+
+  const focusIframeSoon = useCallback(() => {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      focusIframe();
+    }, 0);
+  }, [focusIframe]);
+
+  const recomputeScale = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!hasExplicitWindowSize) {
+      setScale(1);
+      return;
+    }
+    const size = await platformAdapter.getWindowSize();
+    const nextScale = Math.min(size.width / baseWidth, size.height / baseHeight);
+    setScale(Math.max(nextScale, 0.1));
+  }, [baseHeight, baseWidth, hasExplicitWindowSize]);
+
+  const applyFullscreen = useCallback(
+    async (next: boolean, options?: { centerOnExit?: boolean }) => {
+      const centerOnExit = options?.centerOnExit ?? true;
+      if (next) {
+        const size = await platformAdapter.getWindowSize();
+        const resizable = await platformAdapter.isWindowResizable();
+        const pos = await platformAdapter.getWindowPosition();
+        fullscreenPrevRef.current = {
+          width: size.width,
+          height: size.height,
+          resizable,
+          x: pos.x,
+          y: pos.y,
+        };
+
+        if (isMac && isTauri) {
+          const monitor = await platformAdapter.getMonitorFromCursor();
+          if (!monitor) return;
+
+          const window = await platformAdapter.getCurrentWebviewWindow();
+          const factor = await window.scaleFactor();
+
+          const { size, position } = monitor;
+          const { width, height } = size.toLogical(factor);
+          const { x, y } = position.toLogical(factor);
+
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(width, height);
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowPosition(x, y);
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(true);
+          await recomputeScale();
+        } else {
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowFullscreen(true);
+          await recomputeScale();
+        }
+      } else {
+        const prevPos =
+          fullscreenPrevRef.current != null
+            ? { x: fullscreenPrevRef.current.x, y: fullscreenPrevRef.current.y }
+            : null;
+
+        if (!isMac) {
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowFullscreen(false);
+        }
+
+        if (fullscreenPrevRef.current) {
+          const prev = fullscreenPrevRef.current;
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(prev.width, prev.height);
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(prev.resizable);
+          fullscreenPrevRef.current = null;
+        } else if (hasExplicitWindowSize) {
+          const nextResizable =
+            ui && typeof ui.resizable === "boolean" ? ui.resizable : true;
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(uiWidth, uiHeight);
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(nextResizable);
+        }
+
+        if (centerOnExit) {
+          await platformAdapter.centerOnCurrentMonitor();
+        } else if (prevPos != null) {
+          await platformAdapter.setWindowPosition(prevPos.x, prevPos.y);
+        }
+
+        await recomputeScale();
+        focusIframeSoon();
+      }
+    },
+    [
+      focusIframeSoon,
+      hasExplicitWindowSize,
+      isTauri,
+      recomputeScale,
+      ui,
+      uiHeight,
+      uiWidth,
+    ]
+  );
+
+  const toggleFullscreen = useCallback(async () => {
+    const next = !isFullscreen;
+    await applyFullscreen(next);
+    setIsFullscreen(next);
+    if (next) focusIframe();
+  }, [applyFullscreen, focusIframe, isFullscreen]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const applyWindowSettings = async () => {
+      const size = await platformAdapter.getWindowSize();
+      const resizable = await platformAdapter.isWindowResizable();
+      const pos = await platformAdapter.getWindowPosition();
+      setFallbackViewSize({ width: size.width, height: size.height });
+      prevWindowRef.current = {
+        width: size.width,
+        height: size.height,
+        resizable,
+        x: pos.x,
+        y: pos.y,
+      };
+
+      if (hasExplicitWindowSize) {
+        const nextResizable =
+          ui && typeof ui.resizable === "boolean" ? ui.resizable : true;
+        await platformAdapter.setWindowSize(uiWidth, uiHeight);
+        await platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(nextResizable);
+        await platformAdapter.centerOnCurrentMonitor();
+        await recomputeScale();
+      } else {
+        await recomputeScale();
+      }
+      focusIframeSoon();
+    };
+
+    applyWindowSettings();
+    return () => {
+      if (prevWindowRef.current) {
+        const prev = prevWindowRef.current;
+        if (!isMac && fullscreenPrevRef.current != null) {
+          platformAdapter.setWindowFullscreen(false);
+        }
+        platformAdapter.setWindowSize(prev.width, prev.height);
+        platformAdapter.setWindowResizable(prev.resizable);
+        platformAdapter.setWindowPosition(prev.x, prev.y);
+
+        prevWindowRef.current = null;
+        fullscreenPrevRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [
+    focusIframeSoon,
+    hasExplicitWindowSize,
+    recomputeScale,
+    ui,
+    uiHeight,
+    uiWidth,
+  ]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === "Escape" && isFullscreen) {
+        applyFullscreen(false);
+        setIsFullscreen(false);
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown, { capture: true });
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown, {
+        capture: true,
+      } as any);
+    };
+  }, [applyFullscreen, isFullscreen]);
+
+  return {
+    ui,
+    resizable,
+    scale,
+    iframeRef,
+    isFullscreen,
+    toggleFullscreen,
+    focusIframe,
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/src/utils/tauriAdapter.ts b/src/utils/tauriAdapter.ts
index 59095bc3..dc824f5f 100644
--- a/src/utils/tauriAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tauriAdapter.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export interface TauriPlatformAdapter extends BasePlatformAdapter {
   setWindowMaximized: (enable: boolean) => Promise<void>;
   getWindowPosition: () => Promise<{ x: number; y: number }>;
   setWindowPosition: (x: number, y: number) => Promise<void>;
-  centerWindow: () => Promise<void>;
   getMonitorFromCursor: () => Promise<Monitor | null>;
   centerOnCurrentMonitor: () => Promise<unknown>;
 }
@@ -81,9 +80,6 @@ export const createTauriAdapter = (): TauriPlatformAdapter => {
     async setWindowPosition(x, y) {
       return windowWrapper.setLogicalPosition(x, y);
     },
-    async centerWindow() {
-      return windowWrapper.center();
-    },
 
     async getMonitorFromCursor() {
       const appWindow = getCurrentWebviewWindow();
diff --git a/src/utils/webAdapter.ts b/src/utils/webAdapter.ts
index 127aedb1..04c33e9d 100644
--- a/src/utils/webAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/webAdapter.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export interface WebPlatformAdapter extends BasePlatformAdapter {
   getWindowSize: () => Promise<{ width: number; height: number }>;
   setWindowFullscreen: (enable: boolean) => Promise<void>;
   getMonitorFromCursor: () => Promise<any>;
-  centerOnCurrentMonitor: () => Promise<void>;
   getWindowPosition: () => Promise<{ x: number; y: number }>;
   setWindowPosition: (x: number, y: number) => Promise<void>;
+  centerOnCurrentMonitor: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 // Create Web adapter functions
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export const createWebAdapter = (): WebPlatformAdapter => {
         },
       };
     },
+
     async centerOnCurrentMonitor() {
       // Not applicable in web mode
       return;
diff --git a/src/utils/wrappers/tauriWrappers.ts b/src/utils/wrappers/tauriWrappers.ts
index 8e5cf254..5a68dd7f 100644
--- a/src/utils/wrappers/tauriWrappers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/wrappers/tauriWrappers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as commands from "@/commands";
-import { WINDOW_CENTER_BASELINE_HEIGHT } from "@/constants";
 import platformAdapter from "../platformAdapter";
 
 // Window operations
@@ -16,9 +15,6 @@ export const windowWrapper = {
     const window = await this.getCurrentWebviewWindow();
     if (window) {
       await window.setSize(new LogicalSize(width, height));
-      if (height < WINDOW_CENTER_BASELINE_HEIGHT) {
-        await window.center();
-      }
     }
   },
   async getLogicalSize() {
@@ -51,12 +47,6 @@ export const windowWrapper = {
     const win = getCurrentWindow();
     return win.setFullscreen(enable);
   },
-  async center() {
-    const window = await this.getCurrentWebviewWindow();
-    if (window) {
-      return window.center();
-    }
-  },
 
   async setLogicalPosition(x: number, y: number) {
     const { LogicalPosition } = await import("@tauri-apps/api/dpi");