# Open in Sidebar

> Open links, pages, tabs or bookmarks into the sidebar.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-in-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** igorlogius
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-06
- **First published:** 2023-04-05
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2023-10-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-in-sidebar/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/igorlogius/open-in-sidebar/issues](https://github.com/igorlogius/open-in-sidebar/issues)

## Description

Open in Sidebar is a Firefox add-on that allows users to open links, pages, tabs, or bookmarks directly in the browser sidebar. It also spoofs the User-Agent header to mimic a reduced screen size. The add-on is free to use and requires minimal permissions. Users can leave reviews and suggestions for improvements on the support site.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`
- `bookmarks`
- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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