Better Sidebar: Gemini Folders & Search

Organize Gemini & AI Studio chats with folders, tags, full-text search, prompts, export, Drive sync, AI tools & more.

The all-in-one chat organizer, prompt manager & productivity toolkit for Google Gemini and AI Studio. Organize conversations into folders, search across all messages, export chats, sync to Google Drive, and optionally let an AI Agent help manage your data. Meet BETTER SIDEBAR FOR GEMINI & AI STUDIO — designed to help developers, prompt engineers, and AI power users streamline their daily workflows. We aim to transform the default interface into a more organized knowledge base, helping you find what you need without endless scrolling. 🔥 WHAT'S NEW (v2.11.0) ⌨️ Cmd+K Command Palette (Raycast Style): • Hit Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows) to instantly summon a centered quick-action panel. Search conversation titles, message transcripts, and trigger extension tools with a pure keyboard workflow. 🔄 Silent Background Message Sync (Full-Text Search Across Devices): • Never miss a search result again! History messages now sync quietly in the background without needing you to open chats first. Includes a sync status overview modal and manual single-chat sync triggers (opt-in with safe throttling). 🤖 Browser Agent (Your Personal Browser Caretaker, Experimental): • AI extends into browser hygiene: automatically deduplicate tabs, group related tabs semantically, and deep-clean chaotic bookmark folders. Automatic pre-run state snapshots with instant one-click rollback. 🎨 BetterSidebar Agent Live Theme Workshop: • Stop copying and pasting prompts and JSON files. Tell BetterSidebar Agent what vibe you want, and it builds and applies the theme instantly, ready for conversational fine-tuning. 🧩 Customizable & Reorderable Icon Bar: • Toggle visibility for unused functional tabs on the far-left dock and drag-and-drop to reorder them to your liking. 🛠️ Polish & Bug Fixes: • AI Studio UI Fix: Fully restored sidebar expand/collapse following recent Google AI Studio DOM layout changes. • Folder Routing Fix: Fixed an issue where new chats stubbornly fell into "Inbox" even when a target folder was selected. • Retro Theme Contrast: Tuned down excessive saturation in the Retro Terminal theme for a more eye-friendly experience. --- 🚀 KEY FEATURES 🤖 AI AGENT & WORKSPACE Type ">" to summon the Agent. Describe your tasks in everyday language, and it will help you execute them. • Workspace Agent: Drag and drop documents (Word, Excel, PDF, code files, etc.) and let AI analyze or edit them while strictly preserving your original formatting. • Browser Agent (New): Clean up tab clutter with smart deduplication/grouping and organize messy bookmarks with automatic snapshots and one-click rollback. • BetterSidebar Agent: Create and apply custom themes on the fly, organize conversations, and query data. Works even with the sidebar closed via the Agent Dock. 📂 SIDEBAR & ORGANIZATION 📂 Folders & Colors Drag and drop your chats into nested folders. Assign custom colors to folders and tags for visual clarity. 🧩 Customizable Icon Bar Show or hide individual tool icons on the far-left dock and drag-and-drop to reorder them for an uncluttered workspace. 🔍 Search & Filter ⌨️ Cmd+K Command Palette & Background Sync Hit Cmd+K / Ctrl+K to summon a unified spotlight search covering chat titles, descriptions, tools, and full message transcripts. Powered by silent background message sync for truly complete cross-device search. Combine multiple filter conditions or search directly within the active conversation. 🏷️ Smart Tagging Assign custom tags to conversations, visible directly in the chat header. Filter instantly by tag. ⭐ Favorites & Pinning Pin your most important chats or prompts to the top for quick access. 📊 Timeline View Visualize your workflow with "Today", "Yesterday", and "Last Week" groupings. 🗑️ Batch Delete Batch-delete conversations with real server-side removal. No more ghost chats. 📤 Conversation Export Export individual conversations as Markdown, Plain Text, or JSON for documentation or backup. Batch export available with Powerpack. ✂️ Snippets Extract highlights from any AI reply into a dedicated Snippet library with folder management. 👀 Conversation Outline Pop open an Outline view to see the structure of long conversations at a glance. 📝 Chat Remarks & Rich Tooltips Add descriptions to chats; hover for creation date, tags, and notes. 💾 Automatic Local Backups Extension data backs up on a schedule. Trigger manual snapshots and roll back to previous states. --- 🎨 UI CUSTOMIZATION Gemini: • Adjust sidebar, chat content, and input box widths • Focus Mode — hide unnecessary elements (logo, disclaimer, upgrade button) • Smart Scrollbar — jump directly to any message; expandable into full message list • Watermark-free image downloads (including Pro HD images) • Theme switch animation AI Studio: • Configurable sidebar width • Auto-hide input box • Auto-hide run settings panel • Slash "/" command for Prompt Library 🎨 Themes 13+ carefully crafted themes available in the Supporter Pack (including AI-generated custom themes). Light/dark mode auto-detected. We've added smooth animated transitions for a more comfortable experience. --- 💎 GEMS, NOTEBOOKS & PROMPTS 💎 Gem Management Full Gem integration — browse, filter, create, and start Gem conversations right from the sidebar. 📓 Notebook Integration Full notebook support for Gemini — browse, organize, and manage your notebooks from the sidebar. 📝 Prompt Library Build your personal library of reusable prompts. Supports option variables, prompt composition, and system prompt imports. Slash "/" shortcut on both Gemini and AI Studio. ☁️ Google Drive Sync Upload settings and prompts to Google Drive automatically. Restore is manual-only — your local data is always the source of truth. 🔗 Powerpack — Export to Notion & Obsidian Seamlessly export conversations and snippets to Notion and Obsidian, doing our best to preserve full formatting. Batch export available. AI Agent included. 7-day no-questions-asked refund. --- ⚙️ MORE 🌟 Multi-Platform Support Manage conversations across both Gemini and Google AI Studio in one unified sidebar. 👤 Multi-Account Profiles Create separate profiles for work or personal use. Each maintains its own independent database. 💾 Data Control Your data is yours. Export your organization structure (SQL dump) anytime for backup. Automatic local backups with rollback. ⚡ Gemini Spark If available on your Google account, Spark appears as a native tab — zero configuration. 🎛️ Extension Icon Panel Click the browser toolbar icon for a quick control panel. Toggle platforms and features without opening menus. --- 🔒 PRIVACY FIRST We take your privacy seriously. • 100% Local: We use an embedded SQLite database running entirely within your browser. • No Cloud Sync to Our Servers: Your folders, tags, and notes are NOT sent to our servers. • No Training: We do not read your conversations to train any AI models. • Agent runs locally: The AI Agent uses your own Gemini session. No API keys, no extra tokens, no data leaves your machine. WHY DOES THE EXTENSION NEED PERMISSIONS? We require access to aistudio.google.com and gemini.google.com solely to inject the enhanced sidebar interface and read chat titles for organization. We do not access your other browsing history. --- Disclaimer: This extension is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. 🔗 LINKS • GitHub: https://github.com/Paper-Crane-Devteam/better-sidebar-for-google-gemini-and-ai-studio • Discord: https://discord.gg/FRzesxaGAx