WA Web Sidebar Toggle

Hide or show the WhatsApp Web sidebar with one click or Alt+S distraction-free chats, clean screen sharing and multi-tasking.

WA Web Sidebar Toggle adds a single button to WhatsApp Web's navigation rail that collapses the entire left sidebar chat list, unread counts, contact names, everything so you can focus on one conversation without your whole inbox in view. WHAT IT DOES One click (or Alt + S) hides the sidebar with a smooth animation. Click again to bring it back. That's it. Works consistently across every WhatsApp Web tab: • Chats • Status • Communities • Settings Switching between tabs doesn't pop the sidebar back open. WhatsApp rebuilds its layout constantly (it's a single-page app), so the extension continuously re-applies your chosen state in the background. WHY YOU MIGHT WANT THIS Focus: Unread counts and new message previews are designed to pull your attention. Hiding the list lets you finish what you're doing without the inbox competing for your focus. Screen sharing: Presenting to colleagues or clients? One keystroke hides your entire contact list and inbox before you share your screen. No one sees who you're messaging or how many unread messages you have. Cleaner workspace: If you keep WhatsApp Web open all day, a full-width conversation view with no distractions on the side just feels calmer. KEYBOARD SHORTCUT Alt + S: works anywhere on web.whatsapp.com, no need to click the button. The shortcut also appears in WhatsApp's own built-in Keyboard shortcuts reference (Ctrl + /). PRIVACY This extension collects no data. Zero. Nothing leaves your browser. There are no servers, no analytics, no tracking of any kind. The only permissions it uses: • web.whatsapp.com access to inject the toggle button • storage to remember whether you've dismissed the "pin me" reminder Full privacy policy: https://muhammad-aqib-bashir.github.io/wa-web-sidebar-toggle/privacy-policy/ OPEN SOURCE The full source is on GitHub: https://github.com/Muhammad-Aqib-Bashir/wa-web-sidebar-toggle NOT AFFILIATED WITH WHATSAPP OR META This is an independent, community-built tool. WhatsApp and Meta are trademarks of their respective owners.