SideAI: AI Sidebar For ChatGPT - Free Access Chrome extension logo

SideAI: AI Sidebar For ChatGPT - Free Access

Access ChatGPT directly from a browser sidebar!

4.7449 reviews~10K+ usersMusic & AudioBy sideai.app
Freemium
Updated 2026-09-01

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Overview

SideAI brings ChatGPT into your browser sidebar so you can read, write, summarize, research, translate, and ask questions without constantly switching tabs. SideAI is the rebranded and upgraded version of Sidebar for ChatGPT. It keeps the familiar sidebar experience users already know and adds a cleaner interface, page tools, writing workflows, screenshot capture, Google Search insights, custom prompts, and more. The core sidebar is free and unlimited inside SideAI. You can open it whenever you need it and use your own ChatGPT account without adding an API key. Optional premium plans unlock advanced extension features, but the main sidebar access remains free. 🚀 Quick Overview SideAI helps you keep ChatGPT available beside any webpage. You can open the sidebar, select text for quick actions, improve writing inside fields, summarize pages, capture screenshots, and reuse saved prompts directly from your browsing workflow. Instead of copying content, opening a new tab, pasting, waiting for a response, and returning to the original page, SideAI keeps the assistant available where you are already working. Use SideAI for research, writing, studying, coding, shopping, email, documentation, forms, dashboards, product comparisons, support replies, and everyday browsing. ✨ Key Features ✅ ChatGPT Sidebar Open ChatGPT in a clean browser sidebar from any page. The core sidebar is free and unlimited. Open SideAI from the extension icon, keyboard shortcut CTRL + SPACE, or right-click menu. 🔐 No API Key Required SideAI works with your own ChatGPT account and session. You do not need to create, paste, or manage an API key. Model availability, message limits, and subscriptions are controlled by your own OpenAI account. 🖱️ Text Selection Menu Highlight text on a webpage and open a smart menu instantly. Use quick actions such as Ask, Summarize, Explain, Translate, Rewrite, Continue Writing, Fix Spelling & Grammar, and more. 📄 Page Assistant Chat with the current webpage. Ask SideAI to summarize a long article, explain a section, extract key points, answer follow-up questions, or help you understand the page faster. ✍️ Writing Assistant Improve text directly inside emails, forms, messages, comments, documents, and other writing fields. SideAI can help rewrite, polish, shorten, expand, fix grammar, improve tone, or generate better wording while you stay in the same field. 🔎 Google Search Insights Use helpful answers beside Google Search results to research faster. SideAI can provide concise summaries and useful context while you search. 📸 Screenshot Capture Capture a selected area or the visible part of a page and send it to the assistant for help. Use screenshots for debugging, explaining interface issues, summarizing visual content, asking questions about charts, or sharing context that is easier to show than describe. 🧩 Custom Prompts Library Create and manage your own prompt library. Reuse prompts from the sidebar, context menu, or selection menu so your most common workflows are always close. ⚡ Quick Chat Open SideAI quickly and ask a question about the current page or your current task. Quick Chat is designed to reduce friction and keep your focus on the work you are doing. 🎙️ Voice and Microphone Support Use voice features through your ChatGPT session when available. SideAI helps guide microphone access in the sidebar so voice workflows are easier to start. 🛡️ Per-Site Controls Choose where SideAI tools appear. You can disable the text selection menu or page assistant on specific websites when you want a cleaner experience. 🎛️ Customizable Actions Organize your menu actions around your workflow. Show, hide, reorder, or customize actions so SideAI feels focused instead of crowded. 💡 Common Use Cases ✅ Summarize long articles, blog posts, and documentation ✅ Explain selected text in simple terms ✅ Translate text while reading webpages ✅ Rewrite emails, replies, and form content ✅ Fix grammar and improve writing tone ✅ Ask questions about the current page ✅ Research faster beside Google Search ✅ Capture screenshots and ask for explanations ✅ Create reusable custom prompts ✅ Get help with code snippets or technical content ✅ Draft social posts, support replies, and messages ✅ Compare information across pages ✅ Keep ChatGPT available while browsing 🧭 How SideAI Works Install SideAI from the Chrome Web Store. Open the sidebar from the extension icon, keyboard shortcut, or right-click menu. Sign in with your own ChatGPT account if needed. Browse normally and use SideAI when you want help. Select text, open page tools, capture screenshots, or use custom prompts when useful. SideAI does not replace your ChatGPT account. It gives you a faster browser interface and adds productivity tools around your browsing workflow. 🆓 Free Access Clarification SideAI includes free and unlimited access to the core browser sidebar feature. This means you can open the SideAI sidebar and use it with your own ChatGPT account without buying a SideAI plan. SideAI premium plans are for advanced extension features, such as expanded assistant actions, writing workflows, page tools, custom prompts, customization controls, and productivity features. Premium plans do not include ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Pro, OpenAI API credits, or paid OpenAI access. Availability, models, response limits, subscriptions, and account settings are managed by OpenAI through your own account. ⭐ Why Choose SideAI? SideAI is built to be fast, focused, and useful across real browsing workflows. It is not just a separate chat window. It adds helpful tools where you already work: selected text, webpages, search results, writing fields, screenshots, and reusable prompt flows. The goal is simple: keep help close without

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