Merlin
Open in Sidebar

Open in Sidebar

Open link, tab or bookmark in sidebar.

What is Open in Sidebar?
"Open in Sidebar" is a highly efficient Firefox add-on designed to enhance your browsing experience. By simply installing this add-on, users can seamlessly open links, tabs, or bookmarks in their sidebar. This enables quicker navigation and optimized multitasking, making it an essential tool for every Firefox user.
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Merlin
Stats
Users: 1,559 ▲ 1
Rating: 4.29 (49)
Version: 2019.7.8 (Last updated: 2019-07-08)
Creation date: 2017-12-01
Weekly download count: 44
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • menus
  • storage
  • bookmarks
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 109.82K
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# 2430 ▼ 15
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User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Useful for multitasking
  • Handy for keeping an eye on running dashboards
  • Ability to save shortcuts and open websites directly in the sidebar
Cons
  • Inability to resize the sidebar width
  • Layout/style issues
  • Visibility issues with dark theme
Most mentioned
  • Inability to resize the sidebar width
  • Usefulness for multitasking
  • Layout/style issues
Recent reviews
fuckin love this extension. extremely useful for some stuff, haven't had a complaint yet. Insane how few downloads it has.
by Laven del Chen, 2024-04-17
How to make side panel resizable: Updated instructions for Feb 2024 (I'm on Firefox version 123) - Go to about:support - in Application Basics section find row called Profile Directory, click on Open Directory button - Close all firefox running instances - In that folder, find xulstore.json and open it with a text editor - Find where it says "sidebar-box":{ - inside those brackets look for "style": - inside this find width: and replace with the following: width: 50%; max-width: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; - if you did it correctly it should look like this: "style":"-moz-box-ordinal-group: 3; order: 1; width: 50%; max-width: none !important; min-width: 0px !important;","checked":"true" - save the file and close, open Firefox and enjoy!
by Anduril97, 2024-03-07
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Safety
Risk impact

Open in Sidebar is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Open in Sidebar if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Open in Sidebar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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