# Instagram in Sidebar

> A sidebar for Instagram with automatic UI focus improvements for chat usage.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `ig-in-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** nasif.naseef
- **Category:** social-communication
- **Daily users:** 10
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-22
- **First published:** 2026-05-19
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ig-in-sidebar/)

## Description

Optimizes the Instagram Direct Messages layout specifically when loaded inside the Firefox Sidebar Panel, hiding the main navigation rails and expanding the chat threads natively for a streamlined focus view.

## Rankings

- #33,106 — Overall
- #81 — instagram
- #123 — deepseek sidebar
- #125 — sidebar
- #209 — install

## Permissions and access

### Host permissions

- `https://www.instagram.com/*`
- `https://m.instagram.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.instagram.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: instagram.com
- 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/ig-in-sidebar)