Best alternatives to Side Browser | Open page in side panel (2026)
5 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Side Browser, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Side Browser alternatives, compared
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Page Sidebar | Open any page in side panel
Effortlessly open any website in your web browser's sidebar – streamline your workflow instantly!
≈20K users4.3★ from 97 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago5 permissions- About 10× more users than Side Browser
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 10)
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Side Panel
Custom Chrome Side Panel for quick access to favorite sites. Your own bookmarks bar and sidebar launcher with your links
660 users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago9 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Side Browser
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 10)
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Vertical Tabs in Side Panel
Display and manage tabs vertically in the browser sidebar.
≈100K users4.4★ from 274 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago5 permissions- About 50× more users than Side Browser
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 10)
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Tab Manager in Side Panel
Compatible with built-in and adds more easy-to-use features, lives in side panel
≈1K users4.5★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago6 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Side Browser
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 10)
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Tab Nodes Tree - Vertical Tree Style Tabs in Side Panel
Effortlessly navigate and organize your tabs with an intuitive tree-style view
≈9K users4.6★ from 87 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago7 permissions- About 4.5× more users than Side Browser
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 10)
Side Browser alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Side Browser?
By users, the most popular alternative is Vertical Tabs in Side Panel with ≈100K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Page Sidebar | Open any page in side panel.
Which Side Browser alternative has the best rating?
Tab Nodes Tree - Vertical Tree Style Tabs in Side Panel has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 87 ratings.
Is there a Side Browser alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Page Sidebar | Open any page in side panel asks for 5 permissions, against 10 for Side Browser.
How many alternatives to Side Browser are there?
We list 5 close alternatives to Side Browser on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.