SidePortal

A helper sidebar: group bookmarks, my links, calendar preview, Drive search, and simple email/chat notifications.

SidePortal brings the tools you already live in into one clean side panel so you can stay in flow instead of bouncing between tabs. Designed for busy staff and teams, SidePortal gives you fast access to: Email at a glance See whether you have unread email without opening Gmail Jump straight to your inbox with one click Calendar, always visible View your upcoming events inside the side panel Open an event instantly in Google Calendar when you need details Quick Drive search Search Google Drive in seconds Opens results directly in Drive so you can keep working Organization Quick Links (shared by admins) Join an organization group using a share code Access a shared set of “official” links your team uses every day Examples: Canvas, Gmail, Calendar, shared forms, internal resources, department tools Keeps everyone aligned without having to send the same links repeatedly Personal links Add your own frequently used links inside SidePortal One click access from the same panel you use for everything else Built for real workplace needs SidePortal is built to reduce tab clutter and speed up the tiny repetitive actions that steal your attention throughout the day: checking email, confirming the next meeting, pulling up a common link, finding a file, and getting back to work. Privacy and data handling SidePortal is designed with privacy in mind: Your Google access is only used to power features you initiate (email indicator, calendar events, Drive search links) Organization Quick Links are stored in a shared database so teams can share the same set of links Personal links are stored locally in your browser (so they persist for you) Permissions explained (plain English) SidePortal requests permissions needed to: Show a side panel UI Let you sign in with Google (Chrome Identity) so email and calendar features can work Read your unread email count and calendar events (read only) Open Gmail, Calendar, Chat, and Drive pages when you click buttons Store your saved links and group membership in Chrome storage Who it’s for SidePortal is ideal for: College staff, instructional designers, faculty, support teams Anyone who lives in Gmail + Calendar + Drive + shared links People who want fewer tabs and faster access to daily tools