Reddit Hide Sidebar

Name: Reddit Hide Sidebar
Rating: 3.965909090909091 (88 reviews)
Author: Hrishikesh Bakshi

Provides an option to hide the reddit sidebar.

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The Reddit Hide Sidebar Chrome extension offers a simple yet effective way to declutter your Reddit browsing by hiding the right sidebar. Ideal for users who prefer a minimalistic look or browse Reddit in smaller windows, it enhances focus by removing flashy or distracting sidebar content like flash games.

Features include a toggle link "Show Sidebar" for easy access, automatic saving of your preference across all Reddit pages, and support for custom CSS subreddits and both https:// and np.reddit.com URLs. This extension ensures a consistent, distraction-free Reddit experience tailored to your preferences.

Productivity Utilities

By:: Hrishikesh Bakshi
Users:: 3,000+
Rating:: 3.97

(88)
Version:: 0.6 (Last updated: 2017-05-14)
Creation date:: 2017-05-14
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 37.89K
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 15,903 ▼ 437

Other rankings

#4846 in Social Networking ▼ 16 #27 in sidebar keyword 66 ▼ 2 #46 in reddit keyword 47 ▲ 4

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User reviews

Pros

Effectively hides the Reddit sidebar as intended
Easy to set up and use
Works well with Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES)
Helps utilize screen space better, especially for split-screen users
Provides a cleaner Reddit viewing experience for many users

Cons

Stops working with Chrome's Manifest v3 update and Reddit redesigns, especially on old.reddit.com
Does not extend or fill the vacant space after hiding the sidebar, leaving a large empty area
Sidebar briefly flashes during page load causing a jarring UI experience
Some users report the extension opening extra tabs potentially due to malware
Incompatibility issues with certain Reddit filters and subreddit styles

Recent reviews

This was a 5/5 extension until google killed it. Please bring it back :)

Drew Cording, 2025-03-03

Works great and I've used it for many years, but unfortunately with Chrome's deprecation of Manifest v2 extensions it's going to stop working soon. I hope the developer is able to update the extension to work with the new Manifest v3 system.

Andrew Carpenter, 2024-12-01

This extension has some kind of malware that opens extra copies of tabs when you go to a retailer's site. Not sure what the over purpose is, but I suspect it's trying to create referral link revenue for the developer.

Brian Cunningham, 2024-05-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Reddit Hide Sidebar requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Reddit Hide Sidebar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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