# Page Sidebar | Open any page in side panel

> Effortlessly open any website in your web browser's sidebar – streamline your workflow instantly!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `page-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Stefan vd
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 880
- **Weekly downloads:** 77
- **Rating:** 4.53 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.24
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-08
- **First published:** 2024-01-22
- **Size:** 371 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/page-sidebar/)
- **Website:** [https://www.stefanvd.net/support/](https://www.stefanvd.net/support/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/page-sidebar/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/page-sidebar/privacy/)

## Description

Page Sidebar is a powerful browser extension enhancing your web browsing by allowing you to open any website directly in a customizable sidebar. It supports multi-tab management within the sidebar, letting you view and switch between multiple pages like Notion, Todoist, YouTube, or calendars side by side without cluttering your main tabs.

Key features include drag and drop for quick navigation, automatic search via highlighted text, prevention of accidental tab closures, customizable home page, adjustable sidebar width, dark mode, and more. Its context menu integration and keyboard shortcuts further streamline your online workflow, making research, multitasking, and productivity hassle-free. Compatible with popular search engines and featuring a pinned side panel, this extension transforms your browsing experience for better efficiency and organization.

## Rankings

- #3,610 — Overall
- #203 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #6 — panel
- #34 — sidebar
- #46 — web page
- #58 — todoist

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Host permissions

- `*://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

The reviews largely praise Page Sidebar as a great extension with useful AI-browsing potential. However, recurring concerns include limited Android support, panel instability (refresh/persistence on toggle), Firefox Sync conflicts, and feature gaps (pinning, adding tabs, stable home button). Overall, it’s positively regarded but users urge cross‑platform parity, stability improvements, and more features.

### Pros

- Generally great extension with positive reception across multiple reviews.
- Useful AI assistant integration (Page Sidebar → local OpenWebUI → Ollama).
- Some reviewers consider it one of the best sidebars for browsers, indicating strong potential.

### Cons

- Android availability issue: not available on Android, causing cross‑platform mismatch and user frustration.
- Tabs can refresh when reopening the panel, disrupting workflow.
- Toggling can clear the displayed page and lack of persistence across toggles.
- Firefox Sync issues: design changes can affect sync behavior and require workarounds.
- Missing features and glitches: requests for tab pinning, adding tabs, and a more stable home button (plus related stability concerns).

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