# Ask PDF Sidebar

> Open any PDF on the web and ask AI questions from a sidebar.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ask-pdf-sidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ask-pdf-sidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ask-pdf-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Salman
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-06
- **First published:** 2025-09-03
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ask-pdf-sidebar/)

## Description

Ask PDF Sidebar is a powerful Firefox extension designed to help you read smarter. Instead of scrolling endlessly through long documents, simply open any PDF on the web and interact with an AI-powered assistant in the sidebar.

## Rankings

- #97,072 — Overall
- #242 — sidebar

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ask-pdf-sidebar)