# Side X Browser (Twitter/X Sidebar Client)

> Browse X (formerly Twitter) in the sidebar. Some improvements included.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/side-x-browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/side-x-browser)

## Overview

- **ID:** `side-x-browser`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tukapiyo
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication,tabs
- **Daily users:** 236
- **Weekly downloads:** 16
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-13
- **First published:** 2024-05-24
- **Size:** 371 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/side-x-browser/)
- **Website:** [https://www2.filewo.net/wordpress/category/products/side-x-browser/](https://www2.filewo.net/wordpress/category/products/side-x-browser/)

## Description

Side X Browser is a derivative add-on based on Side Browser that specializes in comfortably viewing the web version of X (Twitter). It allows you to browse X in the browser’s sidebar and uses the mobile version optimized for the sidebar.

Key features include auto-updating your home timeline, showing the Following timeline first on Home, removing ads from the timeline, copying the X URL displayed in Side X Browser, sharing the current tab, and shortcut keys to show/hide the sidebar for a smoother X experience.

## Rankings

- #7,679 — Overall
- #27 — x
- #69 — sidebar
- #86 — deepseek sidebar
- #93 — twitter
- #110 — twitter data

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `browsingData`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `https://twitter.com/*`
- `https://x.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `x.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/side-x-browser)