Best alternatives to Stay - Sidebar Your Browser (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Stay, 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 25× more users than Stay
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 16)
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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- About 5.0× more users than Stay
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 16)
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Sidebar Hero
恢复网页原生文本选择、复制、粘贴和右键菜单能力。
≈10K usersNot rated yetUpdated 2 days ago9 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Stay
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 16)
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NotebookLM AI Sidebar
Use NotebookLM AI Sidebar to import web links into a notebook and add YouTube videos and shorts with one click!
≈80K users4.7★ from 111 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago6 permissions- About 40× more users than Stay
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 16)
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AI Sidebar for DeepSeek
Chat with DeepSeek AI from a sidebar on any website. Other AI models are available too. Not affiliated with DeepSeek.
≈200K users4.6★ from 2.2K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago4 permissions- About 100× more users than Stay
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 16)
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GReminders Sidebar
Schedule Meetings, Send SMS Reminders, Mark Meetings as Completed/No Show, etc... without opening another Tab or Browser.
≈2K usersNot rated yetUpdated 3 weeks ago12 permissions- A similar number of users to Stay
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 16)
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Page Notes Sidebar
Add notes to web pages and access them from the sidebar when you revisit.
≈8K users4.9★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago4 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Stay
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 16)
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Sidely - ChatGPT Sidebar
Use ChatGPT inside Chrome's sidebar with Sidely - a secure, fast ChatGPT sidebar extension using your own account.
≈2K users4.8★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to Stay
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 16)
Stay alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Stay?
By users, the most popular alternative is AI Sidebar for DeepSeek with ≈200K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is AI Sidebar.
Which Stay alternative has the best rating?
NotebookLM AI Sidebar has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 111 ratings.
Is there a Stay alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
AI Sidebar for DeepSeek asks for 4 permissions, against 16 for Stay.
How many alternatives to Stay are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to Stay on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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