# Smart Sidebar

> Open any website directly in the Firefox sidebar - no limitations, no redirects.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `smart-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** crewles
- **Category:** search-tools,social-communication,tabs
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-08
- **First published:** 2026-06-05
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/smart-sidebar/)

## Description

<strong>Smart Sidebar</strong> lets you open any website directly in the Firefox sidebar - no limitations, no redirects. Save sites, quick-add tabs, and manage your favorites with ease. Your saved sites persist across sessions, so everything is right where you left it.
🔗 <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/106c833ff5aa1654b3ffba768460c87ceca7195b6b83eaaf6466df3b9b5692a4/https%3A//github.com/crewles/smart_sidebar" rel="nofollow">GitHub</a>

## Rankings

- #55,094 — Overall
- #117 — smart
- #139 — smartbook
- #140 — smart tool
- #170 — smartphone
- #181 — sidebar

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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/smart-sidebar)