Side View

Side View

Open a mobile view of a page in the sidebar

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What is Side View?
'Side View' is a unique add-on for Firefox, designed to enhance your multitasking experience. It allows users to open mobile views of websites in the browser sidebar. Whether watching YouTube while you shop or staying updated on Twitter while working, Side View makes it easy by simply sending websites and links to your sidebar.
Stats
Version: 0.4.6424resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-26)
Creation date: 2018-09-25
Weekly download count: 274
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • bookmarks
  • management
Size: 52.97K
URLs: Website
Stats date:

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Summary

Ever wanted to watch YouTube videos while shopping, or keep up to date on Twitter while working on a spreadsheet? Side View lets you send websites and links to your Firefox sidebar to make multitasking easier than ever.

User reviews
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
  • Convenient for multitasking
  • Useful for referencing information
  • Ability to run AI chat in the sidebar
Cons
  • Limited width customization
  • Issues with conflicting extensions
  • Does not work well with certain websites
Most mentioned
  • Limited width customization
  • Issues with conflicting extensions
  • Does not work well with Google Meet
  • Useful for referencing information
  • Convenient for multitasking
Recent reviews
Many important features missing. 1. multi container doesn't support 2. dark mode.
by zihad, 2024-07-24

This extension definitely breaks Google Meet. Meet works in Private Browsing, so after disabling add-ons one-by-one, it was this and only this extension that affected Meet. Shame, because I use Meet more than I used this useful extension, so this had to go :-(

This extension definitely breaks Google Meet. Meet works in Private Browsing, so after disabling add-ons one-by-one, it was this and only this extension that affected Meet. Shame, because I use Meet more than I used this useful extension, so this had to go :-(
by seawolf, 2024-07-24
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Safety
Risk impact

Side View 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 Side View if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Side View is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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