Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube

Name: Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube
Rating: 4.1034 (29 reviews)
Author: Abin John

By: Abin John

Bring YouTube comments to the side. Dive into the comments without scrolling past the video.

Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube

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Features & Capabilities

Features -

Built for convenience with an eye for aesthetics. Unlike other similar options in the market, the sidebar comments don't feel out of place. They look nice and work well.
Dark & light modes depending on your YouTube settings.
Easy toggle integrated right into the comments section to easily switch between default and sidebar views.

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Version:

1.8.0 Last updated: 2026-04-07

Version code:

6177457

Creation date:

2023-02-10

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com

Size:

36.91KB

Email:

bu*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 4,410 ▲ 4

Other rankings

#18 in comment keyword 29

#61 in sidebar keyword 27 ▲ 1

#65 in deepseek sidebar keyword 42 ▲ 1

#109 in commands keyword 11 ▲ 3

#143 in marketing keyword 15 ▲ 3

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Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube (v1.9.0)

9,000 4.33

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Developed by:

Abin John

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sidesy/

Email:

bu*****@gmail.com

Permission Change History

2026-02-13: Version 1.4.2 → 1.5.0

Remove Permissions: tabs

2023-07-15: Version 1.2.2 → 1.3.3

Add Permissions: storage

User Reviews

Sidesy generally delivers on moving YouTube comments to a right-hand sidebar, improving viewing and engagement while being easy to use. However, reliability concerns are recurring after updates, with several users reporting it stops working and sometimes requiring a refresh or toggle to fix. Users also want more customization (width/splitter, auto-on by default, and hiding the move button). Overall, strong positive sentiment but with notable polish needed on reliability and features.

Pros

Relocates YouTube comments to the video page's right sidebar, eliminating the need to scroll back and forth.
Very easy to use with no configuration required; a simple toggle controls it.
Improves the viewing and engagement experience, with reviewers calling it a savior and elevating YouTube.
Simple and neat; it just works and looks great for many users.

Cons

Reliability issues: several reviews report the addon stops functioning after updates or on some pages.
Intermittent failures requiring page refresh or toggling to restore functionality.
Limited customization: users want adjustable sidebar width/split line, an auto-on by default option, and the ability to hide the movement button.

Recent reviews

by Ja*****, 2026-01-09

For the people leaving a bad rating or review: the extension DOES still work. You need to click on the toggle button at the top right of the comment section (below the video) to make the comments move to the sidebar. This is pointed out in the third screenshot on the Firefox extension page and an earlier review. To the developer: Consider making the toggle "on" by default when the extension is installed, as users clearly expect the sidebar to be on the right when they installed and enabled the extension. Adding instructions of use to the Firefox extension page and extension "manage" section in the settings page would also be helpful. Other than that, the extension is working good so far.

by vi*****, 2025-08-17

Tried it today 16/08/2025 and works fine! *edit: actually some times it needs a refresh of the page to work.

by jo*****, 2025-08-16

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Is Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube Safe?

Risk impact

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Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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