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Copilot in Chrome's side panel or a popup window. Unofficial, not made by Microsoft.

  • Accessibility
  • Store Featured
  • High access
  • Updated 11 days ago
On the store1 to 3 yrsApproximate
Users≈8KStore-rounded
Rating3.945 ratings
Updated30 Oct 2026v0.0.11
AccessHigh1 of 7 sensitive

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Details

Website
Not listed
Version
0.0.11
Size
1.93MiB
Manifest
V3
Extension ID
bcfgmfmiokdnibodkkmjoenfceahiegj

SideBar For Copilot

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Permissions

What it can access, not what it does.

High access

Can read and change every website you visit.

Browser access 6

Sensitive1

  • Read and change data on every website<all_urls>

Members see when a new version asks for more.

Website access All

  • All websites
  • copilot.microsoft.com

Source: Chrome Web Store and Ext Watch checks. “—” = not tracked yet.

Open SideBar for Copilot in Chrome at a glance

Open SideBar for Copilot in Chrome is an Accessibility extension by SideBar For Copilot with ≈8K users. Chrome Web Store users rate it 3.9 out of 5 from 45 ratings. By users it sits in the top 10% of Accessibility extensions. It was updated 11 days ago.

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Is Open SideBar for Copilot in Chrome safe? (permissions)

Open SideBar for Copilot in Chrome asks for 5 permissions and access to 2 site patterns. One of them gives wide access:

  • <all_urls>: Read and change data on every website

Permissions show what it could do, not what it does. See the full permission list.

Open SideBar for Copilot in Chrome not working?

  • Recent 1- and 2-star reviews (last 90 days) mostly mention: stopped working or broken (2 of 3).
  • 3 of the 4 reviews posted in the last 90 days gave 1 or 2 stars.
  • It was updated in the last two weeks. A fresh update can fix a problem, or occasionally cause one.

Common fixes

  • Update Chrome and the extension
  • Turn it off and on in chrome://extensions
  • Reload the page
  • Turn other extensions off in case two clash

Still stuck? Contact the maker or try an alternative.