# WeChat sidebar

> Talk to your friends with WeChat in sidebar. HotKey: Alt + Shift + W

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `wechat-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** slobber
- **Category:** social-communication
- **Daily users:** 457
- **Weekly downloads:** 9
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (61 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.5resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-12-05
- **Size:** 28 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wechat-sidebar/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/slobber/wechat-sidebar](https://github.com/slobber/wechat-sidebar)

## Description

The WeChat Sidebar Chrome extension offers a convenient way to stay connected with your friends using WeChat right from your browser sidebar. With just a hotkey combination (Alt + Shift + W), you can open the sidebar to chat without having to switch tabs or launch the app separately. This extension enhances your browsing experience by allowing seamless communication, making it easy to manage conversations alongside your regular web activities.

Integrating WeChat into your browser environment helps streamline your workflow and keep your social interactions readily accessible. Whether you're working, browsing, or multitasking, WeChat Sidebar keeps your friends just a hotkey away, ensuring your messaging is always at your fingertips without disrupting your online tasks.

## Rankings

- #5,246 — Overall
- #19 — chatbotsplace
- #19 — chatgenie
- #20 — chaturbate
- #21 — deepseek sidebar
- #25 — sidebar

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `wx.qq.com`

## 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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## Review summary

用户普遍认为该插件比官方网页版的使用体验更好，且支持Windows和Linux系统，方便边浏览网页边使用微信。然而，多位用户反映新账号无法登录网页版微信，且插件存在文件传输功能缺失，界面显示受限，复制内容不便等问题。整体体验有提升空间，但仍被部分用户认可。

### Pros

- 比官方网页版更好用，界面方便快捷
- 兼容多个操作系统（Windows、Linux）
- 可以同时浏览网页和使用微信，提升效率

### Cons

- 部分微信账号无法登录网页微信，提示安全限制
- 无法传输文件
- 界面宽度受限，显示不完整，且内容不自动换行，复制功能表现差

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wechat-sidebar)