Best alternatives to Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Sidesy, 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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Sidesy alternatives, compared
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Sidebar for YouTube™
Easy Access to YouTube via Sidebar UI
≈1K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Sidesy
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Ambient light for YouTube™
Immerse yourself in YouTube™ videos with ambient light!
≈1M users4.9★ from 541 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions- About 200× more users than Sidesy
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- 3
YouTube Shorts Converter
Converts YouTube Shorts URLs to regular video URLs
≈2K users4.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than Sidesy
- Updated less recently
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hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls
Press Ctrl+M to hide or show the YouTube video player controls.
≈80K users4.2★ from 551 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago2 permissions- About 16× more users than Sidesy
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Better YouTube Shorts
Take back the controls on YouTube Shorts with seeking, speed, volume and more!
≈20K users4.2★ from 215 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago1 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Sidesy
- Updated more recently
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Control Panel for YouTube
Gives you more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements
≈100K users4.3★ from 279 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago1 permissions- About 20× more users than Sidesy
- Updated more recently
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YouTube Video Rotate
Rotate YouTube videos from vertical to horizontal with a single click. Seamless and easy to use within the Youtube player.
≈20K users4.5★ from 64 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Sidesy
- Updated less recently
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YouTube PiP Pro
Enables Picture-in-Picture mode for YouTube videos with native integration
≈1K users4.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Sidesy
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships
Skip sponsorships, subscription begging and more on YouTube videos. Report sponsors on videos you watch to save others' time.
≈2M users4.6★ from 3.5K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions- About 400× more users than Sidesy
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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YouTube Picture in Picture
Watch videos using the YouTube Picture in Picture feature. It allows to use picture-in-picture mode on YouTube or other websites.
≈10K users4.3★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Sidesy
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
Sidesy alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Sidesy?
By users, the most popular alternative is SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships with ≈2M users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Sidebar for YouTube™.
Which Sidesy alternative has the best rating?
Ambient light for YouTube™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 541 ratings.
How many alternatives to Sidesy are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Sidesy on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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