# Gmail as a Sidebar

> Displays a sidebar that lets you send mails and manage contact with Gmail.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-as-a-sidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-as-a-sidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gmail-as-a-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Newstack Digital Agency
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-05-31
- **First published:** 2019-06-24
- **Size:** 36 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gmail-as-a-sidebar/)

## Description

Gmail as a Sidebar is a Firefox add-on that displays a sidebar allowing you to easily manage Gmail, send mails, and manage contacts. Accessible with a simple shortcut, this add-on enhances your browsing experience by integrating Gmail functionality within Firefox.

## Rankings

- #28,456 — Overall
- #66 — gmail
- #106 — deepseek sidebar
- #110 — sidebar
- #167 — mail
- #181 — hotmail

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/gmail-as-a-sidebar)