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Best alternatives to Side Panel (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Side Panel, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Side Panel: reviews, users and permissionsBest Accessibility extensions

Side Panel today

≈1K users4.7★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions

Side Panel alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Side Panel

    Custom Chrome Side Panel for quick access to favorite sites. Your own bookmarks bar and sidebar launcher with your links

    610 users4.6★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago9 permissions
    • About 1.6× fewer users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  2. 2

    Vertical Tabs in Side Panel

    Display and manage tabs vertically in the browser sidebar.

    ≈100K users4.1★ from 275 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions
    • About 100× more users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
    Vertical Tabs in Side Panel alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Klue Side Panel

    Collect Klues from around the web.

    ≈3K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  4. 4

    Side Search Panel

    Activate this extension to open the side panel. Search for anything, and get result in new tab.

    382 users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions
    • About 2.6× fewer users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
    • Listed under Tools
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  5. 5

    Side Browser | Open page in side panel

    Effortlessly open websites in your side browser and streamline your workflow instantly.

    ≈2K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago10 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  6. 6

    Tetris — Side Panel

    Classic Tetris game right in Chrome's side panel. Saves your progress automatically.

    685 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
    • Listed under Games
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  7. 7

    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 17 months ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  8. 8

    GuardQA Side Panel

    GuardQA beside SHARP: reviewers score the active audit's checklist in the panel; auditors see and clear their correction alerts.

    209 usersNot rated yetUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions
    • About 4.8× fewer users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  9. 9

    SidePanel Browser

    A mini-browser inside your side panel

    225 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions
    • About 4.4× fewer users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Tools
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  10. 10

    Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs

    Vertical tab management from your side panel with support for tab groups, multiple windows, and much more.

    ≈6K users4.4★ from 69 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago7 permissions
    • About 6.0× more users than Side Panel
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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Side Panel alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Side Panel?

By users, the most popular alternative is Vertical Tabs in Side Panel with ≈100K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Side Panel.

Which Side Panel alternative has the best rating?

Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 69 ratings.

Is there a Side Panel alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Tetris — Side Panel asks for 2 permissions, against 4 for Side Panel.

How many alternatives to Side Panel are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Side Panel 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.