# Telegram as a Sidebar

> Telegram Instant Messenger as a sidebar. Based on original work from: https://github.com/zhukov/webogram

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `telegram-as-a-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** andre alves garzia
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication,tabs
- **Daily users:** 173
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 3.91 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-06-16
- **Size:** 686 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/telegram-as-a-sidebar/)
- **Website:** [https://andregarzia.com](https://andregarzia.com/)

## Description

Telegram as a Sidebar is a Firefox add-on that allows you to run the popular Telegram Instant Messenger as a sidebar. Stay connected and chat easily while browsing other websites. Based on the official Telegram web app, it has been modified to ensure smooth sidebar functionality.

## Rankings

- #8,928 — Overall
- #11 — telegram
- #40 — deepseek sidebar
- #44 — sidebar
- #48 — messenger
- #155 — ebay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/telegram-as-a-sidebar)