Vela AI Sidebar: GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek icon

Vela AI Sidebar: GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek

by Onur Ozcan · Tools
Manifest V3 in_app
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 21 Oct 2026

Your AI assistant in the Chrome sidebar. Chat, write, summarize pages and PDFs, translate and listen, on any tab.

Users
10
+5 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
15
+13 in 30 days
Store rank
#198K
#166K among extensions
Version
1.0.9
updated 26 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months
0611Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 10 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 months
0815Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 15 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 Vela AI Sidebar: GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek

Vela is an AI assistant that lives in Chrome's side panel. Open it on any tab to chat, write, research and get answers, without switching apps or copying text back and forth. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat about anything: draft emails and posts, brainstorm ideas, plan projects or get help with code. • Pick the right model for the job: choose from a dozen leading AI models, with fast ones for quick questions and more capable ones for harder work. • Summarize the page you're reading: get the key points of a long article in seconds. • Ask questions about PDFs: open a PDF in Chrome, press Read PDF, and ask about its findings or details. • Listen instead of reading: Vela turns an article into a clean script and reads it aloud in a natural voice. • Use right-click actions: highlight text on any site to explain, summarize, translate or rewrite it. • Pick up where you left off: your five most recent conversations are saved, and you can delete any of them. PRIVACY • Vela reads a page only when you ask it to, never in the background. • A "Using page" switch shows when the page is included and turns it off with one click. • Page access is optional and can be revoked at any time in Chrome's settings. • Vela does not collect your browsing history, and page text is never saved with your chats. • Your data is not sold or used to train AI models. PLANS Sign in with Google to get free credits every day, no card needed. Monthly plans add more credits and access to every model. Credits are spent per answer, and each model's cost is shown before you use it. Cancel any time from the account menu. Payments are handled by Creem as merchant of record. Privacy policy: https://vela-ext.pages.dev/privacy/ Terms: https://vela-ext.pages.dev/terms/

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−9.1%00.00
30 days+5+100.0%+130.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Vela AI Sidebar: GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
deepseek sidebar#24new

Version history

3 versions recorded
1.0.926 Sep 2026
1.0.716 Sep 2026
1.0.615 Sep 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
15 Sep 2026
Size
240 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
in_app
Privacy policy
vela-ext.pages.dev
Support
vela-ext.pages.dev
Extension ID
jbbghdlhnddmcdndakjcooolpbfbcfnm

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 1, likelihood 3
Permissions
sidePanelstorageactiveTabscriptingcontextMenusidentity
Site access
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