# Twitter Sidebar Client - Twit Side 2

> This add-on is no longer available as of April 7, 2023 due to the Twitter API being no longer available. Successor add-on is here -\> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-x-browser/

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `twit-side`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tukapiyo
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 77
- **Rating:** 4.09 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-03-05
- **First published:** 2013-07-06
- **Size:** 625 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twit-side/)

## Description

**Twitter Sidebar Client - Twit Side 2** was a popular Chrome extension designed to provide users with a convenient Twitter sidebar client. However, this add-on has been discontinued as of April 7, 2023, following the unavailability of the Twitter API which it relied on.

For users interested in a similar functionality, the successor add-on, [Side X Browser](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-x-browser/), offers an enhanced Twitter sidebar experience and is recommended as the current alternative.

## Rankings

- #13,069 — Overall
- #98 — twitter data
- #103 — sidebar
- #107 — twitter
- #109 — deepseek sidebar
- #242 — ebay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `https://*.twitter.com/*`
- `https://*.filewo.net/*`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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/twit-side)