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Side Reader

by CyberPanda · side-reader.com · Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 in_app
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Read PDF beside ChatGPT, Claude and Deepseek.

Users
981
+41 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#32K
#27K among extensions
Version
1.1.11
updated 6 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
01,5003,000Sep 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 981 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
024Sep 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Side Reader

Side Reader is a Chrome extension that allows you to read and chat effortlessly with any PDF on the ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek website. You can read a PDF while chatting with them. After selecting words in the PDF, a button list will pop up. You can translate or explain the selected words by clicking the buttons without the need for frequent pasting and copying. You can regard Side Reader as an alternative for PDF.ai and ChatPDF. Buttons of toolbar: - Translate - Explain - Summarize - Copy - Copy to Input

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+67+7.3%00.00
30 days+41+4.4%00.00
6 months+176+21.9%00.00
1 year+199+25.4%00.00

Version history

32 versions recorded
1.1.116 Oct 2026
1.1.1022 Mar 2026
1.1.99 Oct 2025
1.1.830 Aug 2025
1.1.717 Aug 2025
1.1.627 Jul 2025
1.1.518 May 2025
1.1.427 Apr 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
5 Sep 2024
Size
2.7 MB
Languages
en, zh-CN
Pricing
in_app
Privacy policy
docs.side-reader.com
Extension ID
bcpkjbebppofbflpgalignacifimpekg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabsactiveTabcookies
Site access
https://api.paddle.com/*http://www.side-reader.com/*https://www.side-reader.com/*http://side-reader.com/*https://side-reader.com/*

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