---
title: "Open in Sidebar – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "4,000 users, rated 4.40 by 30 people. Version 0.1.5, updated 2024-04-28. Requests 7 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna"
---

# Open in Sidebar

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 4,000
- Rating: 4.40 from 30 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-07 17:29 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: −1,000
- Users gained in 30 days: −1,000 (-20.0%)
- Rank by users: #11,109 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #3,435 of 49,294

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Drop any link to the sidebar for dual-pane access

- Extension ID: `ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna`
- Developer: [chandler.stimson](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u671f43fce17c1fd114ededef75edd56e)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2023-06-15
- Last updated: 2024-04-28
- Version: `0.1.5`
- Size: 107 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://webextension.org/listing/open-in-sidebar.html`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/open-in-sidebar/ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-07 | 4,000 | 4.40 | 30 |
| 2026-10-31 | 5,000 | 4.40 | 30 |
| 2026-10-24 | 5,000 | 4.40 | 30 |
| 2026-10-16 | 5,000 | 4.40 | 30 |
| 2026-10-10 | 5,000 | 4.40 | 30 |
| 2026-10-02 | 5,000 | 4.38 | 29 |
| 2026-09-27 | 5,000 | 4.38 | 29 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `*://*/*`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*/*`: Every website

### Browser features

- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`: Block or change network requests on the sites it can reach
- `favicon`: Read the icons of sites you visit
- `sidePanel`: Show a side panel
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `webRequest`: Watch network requests on the sites it can reach

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Live Stream Downloader](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/looepbdllpjgdmkpdcdffhdbmpbcfekj) | 400,000 | 4.17 | 584 | Workflow & Planning |
| [The Runner Game](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dnnollknimhcdikdhpodkhcghmmggkmo) | 90,000 | 4.69 | 42 | Games |
| [Caffeine - Keep Awake](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fcblbbbkcneogddmpmfdchnocbpfpmag) | 80,000 | 4.16 | 25 | Developer Tools |
| [FlashPlayer - SWF to HTML](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nodnmpgjlnclahkmgjiinfjklgbbgecg) | 60,000 | 3.46 | 50 | Developer Tools |
| [Audio Player](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kidaobgibidickkdbapmeekkaejkacma) | 30,000 | 4.00 | 23 | Workflow & Planning |
| [SpeechAgent - Live Voice Typing](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dmeopbjmadhhfckcedpefeiomepehigk) | 10,000 | 4.03 | 29 | Accessibility |
| [Password Lock for WhatsApp™ Web](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ggeffkmohfcdjimlicjohhodmjgeccdi) | 10,000 | 4.60 | 10 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Color Picker - Native Eyedropper](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hehcmpomfkidgnjplbopmpbmkhhhhiec) | 10,000 | 4.44 | 16 | Developer Tools |
| [Video Player](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ahgkbddhnkiclbikbaaoenljgpfbejhf) | 6,000 | 3.67 | 9 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Sound Level Meter](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lglcdmaahdhgmlmfceldolekeegngmhn) | 3,000 | 3.67 | 3 | Developer Tools |

All 20 extensions by [chandler.stimson](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u671f43fce17c1fd114ededef75edd56e).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-07 17:29 UTC; next check around 2026-11-15.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Open in Sidebar” (ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna,
  title   = {Open in Sidebar (ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ekcledpomlimppndbkaniiimmajapfna},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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