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Best alternatives to Sidebar Hero (2026)

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

Sidebar Hero today

≈10K usersNot rated yetUpdated 4 weeks ago9 permissions

Sidebar Hero alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Page to Sidebar

    See your desired website in the browser side panel.

    ≈1K users3.5★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago4 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
  2. 2

    Open in Sidebar

    Drop any link to the sidebar for dual-pane access

    ≈4K users4.4★ from 30 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  3. 3

    Sidebar for Google Tasks

    Access Google Tasks directly in Chrome’s sidebar (side panel)—stay organized without needing Gmail or Google Calendar.

    ≈30K users4.6★ from 118 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Sidebar Hero
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  4. 4

    Sidebar Note

    This is a simple sidebar notepad.Contents are automatically saved.

    ≈1K users2.3★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  5. 5

    Copilot sidebar for Chrome

    Microsoft Copilot sidebar ported from Edge to Chrome

    ≈100K users2.3★ from 136 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago5 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  6. 6

    Desmos Sidebar

    Allows for graphing calculator to be launched on any global site

    ≈10K users5.0★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
    • Listed under Education
  7. 7

    Bookmark Sidebar

    Bookmark Sidebar gives you quick access to all your bookmarks in a clean, fast sidebar, right where you need it.

    ≈300K users4.2★ from 1.7K ratingsUpdated 13 days ago9 permissions
    • About 30× more users than Sidebar Hero
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    Hide Discord Sidebar

    Hide Discord Servers and Channels! Installs a button that hides/shows the Discord server list and autohides the channels list.

    ≈20K users4.3★ from 134 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
    • Listed under Social Networking
  9. 9

    Cloze Sidebar for CRM

    See everything about your contacts and deals in one place - automatically

    ≈6K users4.5★ from 17 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years21 permissions
    • About 1.7× fewer users than Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (21 vs 9)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    Tweet Hunter X: Sidebar for X

    Stop doomscrolling and start exploring. A browser extension that enhances X and guides you to the best content.

    ≈30K users2.7★ from 94 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Sidebar Hero
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
    • Listed under Social Networking

Sidebar Hero alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Sidebar Hero?

By users, the most popular alternative is Bookmark Sidebar with ≈300K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Page to Sidebar.

Which Sidebar Hero alternative has the best rating?

Sidebar for Google Tasks has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 118 ratings.

Is there a Sidebar Hero alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Desmos Sidebar asks for 1 permissions, against 9 for Sidebar Hero.

How many alternatives to Sidebar Hero are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Sidebar Hero 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.