Best alternatives to Side Browser (2026)
9 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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AI Sidebar
Unlock the power of AI Sidebar: smart conversations and instant insights to boost productivity and explore new horizons.
≈50K users4.2★ from 101 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Side Browser
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
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Side Panel for Gemini
Opens Gemini AI in Google Chrome's side panel
≈20K users4.6★ from 123 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago6 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Side Browser
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
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Sider Operator
Official browser operator extension for Sider.
≈10K users4.1★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago29 permissions- A similar number of users to Side Browser
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (29 vs 9)
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AI Side Panel
Easily access AI sites via side panel
≈2K users4.7★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago11 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Side Browser
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 9)
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AI Sidebar
Open ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot & More in Sidebar
≈10K users3.9★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to Side Browser
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
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AEM Sidekick
AEM Sidekick allows authors of AEM sites to easily preview and publish content.
≈10K users4.6★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to Side Browser
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
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Hide Shorts
A Chrome extension that filters out YouTube Shorts content to provide a distraction-free browsing experience.
≈2K users4.3★ from 19 ratings1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Side Browser
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
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Sixpence
SixPence is a browser extension that puts your idle internet connection and CPU to work — powering AI inference and decentralized…
≈20K users4.9★ from 1.9K ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Side Browser
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
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SelfGuide
Always the right SelfGuide instruction, exactly when you need it.
≈30K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago5 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Side Browser
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
Side Browser alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Side Browser?
By users, the most popular alternative is AI Sidebar with ≈50K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is AI Sidebar.
Which Side Browser alternative has the best rating?
Sixpence has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings.
Is there a Side Browser alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Hide Shorts asks for 1 permissions, against 9 for Side Browser.
How many alternatives to Side Browser are there?
We list 9 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.