SideAI: AI Sidebar For ChatGPT - Free Access

Access ChatGPT directly from a browser sidebar!

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 interrupting your browsing. 🚀 What’s New in SideAI 6.0.0 ✅ Rebranded from Sidebar for ChatGPT to SideAI ✅ Cleaner sidebar interface and updated branding ✅ Improved text selection menu with better quick actions ✅ Writing Assistant for fields, forms, emails, and messages ✅ Page Assistant for summarizing and asking about webpages ✅ Google Search insights for faster research ✅ Screenshot capture and upload workflow ✅ Custom prompts and customizable action menu improvements ✅ Better onboarding and update notice inside the sidepanel ✅ Live license activation support for premium plans ✅ Stability, compatibility, and performance improvements 🚀 What’s New in SideAI 6.0.1 ✅ Improved upgrade path after the SideAI 6.0.0 release ✅ Improved text menu and Writing Assistant shortcut behavior ✅ Better separation between Text Menu usage and Writing Assistant usage counting ✅ Improved sidepanel rating prompt timing and visual layout ✅ Stability fixes for page tools, menu rendering, and assistant actions 🚀 What’s New in SideAI 6.0.2 ✅ Writing Assistant dot now appears only on the active writing field for a cleaner page experience ✅ Autofocused writing fields, such as search boxes, now correctly show the Writing Assistant when active ✅ Improved CTRL + J / CMD + J behavior for selected text versus writing fields ✅ Updated screenshot permission wording to clarify access works across websites ✅ Fixed duplicate website icon rendering caused by Font Awesome icon replacement conflicts ✅ Continued compatibility, interface, and reliability improvements across SideAI tools 🚀 What’s New in SideAI 6.0.3 ✅ Improved Chat with this page inside the sidepanel ✅ Better multi-tab webpage context support ✅ Improved screenshot capture flow ✅ Fixed page attachment chip interactions and close behavior ✅ Added customizable shortcuts for Text Menu, Writing Assistant, and Chat with this page ✅ Better support for dynamic writing fields across websites ✅ Fixed cases where some responses were incomplete or missing text ✅ Improved upgrade and pricing interface consistency ✅ More stability, compatibility, and performance improvements 🚀 What’s New in SideAI 6.0.6 ✅ Fixed a sidepanel blinking issue when hovering over composer tools ✅ Improved screenshot and page-chat icon placement inside the ChatGPT composer ✅ Reduced tooltip conflicts with ChatGPT’s native upload button ✅ Improved reliability for attached webpage chips alongside uploaded files ✅ Small interface and stability fixes for smoother sidepanel use 🔒 Privacy and Permissions SideAI uses browser permissions to provide features such as the sidebar, text selection menu, page assistant, screenshot capture, writing assistant, Google Search insights, microphone support, and optional site controls. SideAI is designed to work when you activate a feature, such as opening the sidebar, selecting text, asking about a page, improving writing, or capturing a screenshot. No API key is required. SideAI uses your own ChatGPT session for ChatGPT-based workflows. 🌐 Compatibility SideAI works on Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that support modern Chrome extension features. For the best experience, use the latest stable version of Chrome. 📩 Support If you need help with installation, compatibility, premium access, billing, licenses, or feature behavior, contact support at support@sideai.app. ⚠️ Disclaimer SideAI is an independent browser extension and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI. ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI. References to ChatGPT describe compatibility with the user’s own ChatGPT account. Free and unlimited access refers to SideAI’s core browser sidebar feature, not free access to paid ChatGPT plans, ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Pro, OpenAI API usage, or other paid OpenAI services.