reddit Sidebar Hider

Hide the reddit sidebar!
What is reddit Sidebar Hider?
'Reddit Sidebar Hider' is a Chrome extension that serves to enhance your reddit browsing by hiding the distracting sidebar. What it offers over similar extensions is its support for custom subreddit headers and memory of sidebar state during browsing. Notably, it doesn't leave a blank space with custom subreddit styles and doesn't flash the sidebar upon page loading, promising a flawless, uninterrupted user experience.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.43 (37)
Version: 1.1.12 (Last updated: 2015-07-07)
Creation date: 2015-07-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 12.15K

Other platforms

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Hide the sidebar and make more room for content!

Adds a link to the user bar that toggles the sidebar.

Improvements over other sidebar hiding extensions:

  • Supports custom subreddit headers
  • Remembers sidebar state between browsing
  • Doesn't leave a blank space with custom subreddit styles
  • Doesn't flash sidebar on page load

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works perfectly on old.reddit.com and www.reddit.com
  • Hides the sidebar and widens the page
  • Non-flashing sidebar on load
  • Supports custom CSS
  • Toggles sidebar smoothly
Cons
  • Stops the 'never ending reddit' feature of RES
  • Does not work for some users
  • Not working anymore for some users
Most mentioned
  • Works perfectly
  • Hides the sidebar and widens the view
  • Non-flashing sidebar
  • Good functionality
Recent reviews
Actually still works. Granted I use old reddit because I cant stand the new one... 10/10 flawless

did not work
by Scot W, 2021-08-19

works great
by Ian Clark, 2020-03-14
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Extension safety

Risk impact

reddit Sidebar Hider requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

reddit Sidebar Hider has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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