Sidekick Browser

The fastest browser built for work.

4.1•62 reviews•

2.8K followers

The fastest browser built for work.

4.1•62 reviews•

2.8K followers

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Sidekick is a new browser based on Chromium. ⠀ Designed to be the fastest online work experience, its UX is built around the most popular web apps, supports multiple logins, and uses workspaces to keep tab clutter under control. ⠀ And did we mention search?

Sidekick Browser Reviews

The community submitted 62 reviews to tell us what they like about Sidekick Browser, what Sidekick Browser can do better, and more.

4.1

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Sidekick Browser, designed for productivity, receives mixed reviews. Users appreciate its features like sessions, workspaces, and a sidebar for frequently used apps, which enhance focus and organization. Many find it superior to other browsers for managing multiple tasks and accounts. However, some users criticize its pricing model, bugs, and lack of support. Concerns about privacy and intrusive features are also noted. Despite these issues, Sidekick remains a popular choice for those seeking a streamlined, efficient browsing experience, especially for work-related tasks.

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Pros

sessions feature (11)

tab management (11)

workspace management (10)

app sidebar (9)

multiple account support (9)

fast performance (7)

memory management (6)

focus mode (5)

ad blocker (4)

distraction blocker (4)

Cons

high pricing (10)

bugs and issues (8)

intrusive status changes (6)

lack of support (3)

limited platform availability (2)

slow performance (2)

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•1 review

Having used it as a Pro user for more than 1.5 years, I have decided to cancel my subscription for the following reasons - 1. Lack of proper support 2. Constant regression 3. Lack of communication 4. Asking users to manually download the upgrades 5. Updating statuses without user consent 6. Multiple issues with url redirections 7. Broken apps with multiple user accounts(eg: gmail with personal and corporate accounts) 8. Tabs and groups getting disorganised when switching from one session to the other With that being said, I've really enjoyed the following features which have improved my productivity - 1. Ability to convert commonly used URLs to apps 2. Sessions have been amazing 3. Option + F to search is a lifesaver Downgrading my rating to 1 star after they converted my yearly Pro subscription to a monthly subscription without my consent and decided to charge 15$ per month compared to 49$ per annum. Quite predatory and unjustifiable.

What's great

sessions feature (11)

What needs improvement

high pricing (10)lack of support (3)intrusive status changes (6)bugs and issues (8)

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•1 review

I've really enjoyed using Sidekick the last month, but find the pricing a bit too expensive to add onto the other subscriptions needed for my business. I was interested in how it might help with my ADHD tab-hoarding tendencies, and the "tab sessions" feature has been great for keeping my never-revisited-bookmarks to a minimum. The other feature I *LOVED* is the split-view, and having different workspaces has also been useful. I think the shortcuts are intuitive and the ad blocker has been effective. I didn't make use of the task center because I already have a project management system and it felt redundant to set everything up in Sidekick, and I think that's why I have a hard time justifying the price -- I don't use all the features, and the ones I do use, don't add up to the cost. Overall, it's a good browser, and I'll probably keep using the free version for the tab sessions, but won't be subscribing to Pro for now.

What's great

ad blocker (4)workspace management (10)sessions feature (11)split-view (4)

What needs improvement

high pricing (10)

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10 views3yr ago

•9 reviews

It has great chance of replacing or complementing my current default browser. But unfortunately I think the referral invite system for free pro version is seriously flawed. When I shared the link and people signed up but was not recorded at all. I brought this up in the Discord support group but was not resolved. At first support pointed me to an article link about making sure people are not signing using same IP or same device. After i pointed out that it cannot be so because I sent to my social media groups. Then next suggestion is to ask those whom I sent the invitation link to TEST my referral code in their browser. But I don't know who have signed up. Another user also had the same problem but was asked instead for emails of those who signed up for cross checking. How ridiculous! Thats close to violating privacy. Please make the referral process smooth like how giveaways contests are done.

What needs improvement

lack of support (3)bugs and issues (8)

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8 views3yr ago

•1 review

I'm a front end web developer and designer and I live in the browser 8 to 10 hours/day working on multiple ongoing projects and clients. Sidekick has changed everything: I work faster and cleaner, my flow is flawless and a joy to move through, I can jump between clients and projects without missing one single beat, and it works beautifully—I kind of can't believe how great this is. The experience moving from Google Chrome's super glitchy saved tab groups beta to this is like going from driving a 1974 Pinto to a rocket ship (that actually works). My productivity has skyrocketed since switching over and getting it setup exactly as I need it (that was easy, too). T H A N K Y O U.

What's great

fast performance (7)easy setup (3)workspace management (10)

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3yr ago

•1 review

Sidekick has a great browser they've put together. My journey began with Chrome Canary then Franz then Station (RIP). Eventually, I was glad to find and stick with Sidekick as my daily driver. It is the browser I switched to and have advocated for time and time again (I put a link to it in our onboarding manual for my firm). What I appreciate is how it saves me installing 5-10 different Chrome extensions because they're natively baked into the browser (tab management, RAM management, and general organisation). It also assists greatly with its keyboard shortcuts, ad blocker, and distraction blocker. I recommend it.

What's great

ad blocker (4)tab management (11)distraction blocker (4)memory management (6)

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•1 review

Maybe the only truly innovative browser I've seen in recent years, Sidekick combines a ton of useful features with a UI that has helped me, a notorious collector of Tabs, keep my browser interface clean for once. So yeah, this has replaced Vivaldi as my Browser of choice and I can only recommend Sidekick to anyone looking for a "cleaner" and more focused browsing experience without sacrificing functionality. I do however wish it was available for Chrome OS/Android as well without a Linux workaround.

What's great

tab management (11)

What needs improvement

limited platform availability (2)

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3yr ago

•1 review

I used to have 100+ open tabs on Chrome. I was drowning, and my productivity was at an all time low. I switched to Sidekick because it allows you to get your tabs under control with its "sessions" feature. How? You can create different sessions and assign your open tabs to them. Here are some example sessions (and number of tabs in each): Apply for jobs (7) Research buying new TV (9) Mexico vacation planning (5) Freelance project (4) Gaming (4) Crypto portfolio management (11) Write + research essay (9) Read later (25... lolz) All sessions remain saved and closed except the one you're actively working on. Going from the anxiety constantly seeing 100 tabs to just 4-10 tabs was like a sack of bricks being lifted from my cognitive load. For people struggling with focus or ADHD, this single feature cannot be overstated (it also makes your computer run faster by saving a ton of memory). Sidekick also has a second way of reducing tabs, and its pretty clever. A narrow "sidebar" runs along the lefthand side of the browser where you can pin the sites/webapps that you frequently hop in and out of throughout the day, regardless of what session you're working in. Spotify, Gmail, Calendar, Messenger, Whatsapp web, etc. These pinned app icons function as permanently open tabs (despite not having the appearance of a tab). This removes your most frequently used sites from your top row of tabs, giving the following benefits: 1.) Much smaller number of open tabs in the top row. Contains *only* the active task/project tabs i'm working on (great for boosting focus and reducing cognitive anxiety) 2.) You can jump between sessions and not disrupt the state of the pinned sites on the sidebar because they never "close." In other words, your Spotify music keeps playing and the half-composed message you never sent doesn't get lost. Those are the best two features for people struggling with focus, but here are a few more: - Auto-suspend unused tabs after X minutes (frees up a ton of memory) - Inbuilt adblocker is convenient - Schedule "block distracting websites" at certain days/times TBH I'm surprised more people don't know about this browser. It even has ARC Browser beat on its approach to sessions. Sidekick's fresh take on browser design offers meaningful help to those whose focus and productivity has been impacted by tab overload.

What's great

ad blocker (4)tab management (11)sessions feature (11)distraction blocker (4)memory management (6)app sidebar (9)

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•1 review

Who is gonna pay that money for just a browser with the number of possibilities out there? You need to find out another source of money. I've been testing the browser for a few weeks and while there was a warning, it was never forced to use the pro version. Now, they removed all my apps in the sidebar and destroyed my session ruining a lot of work I had. Not recommended at all. Also, it keeps changing automatically my status in Slack to (Available in Sidekick Browser) which I think it is a bit shady

What needs improvement

high pricing (10)intrusive status changes (6)bugs and issues (8)

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3yr ago

•1 review

I never thought I would be excited about a browser, but Sidekick has been an absolute game changer. It's Chrome for busy people. The first perk is having all my frequently-accessed sites docked right at the side (with multiple accounts even!). Super easy to access my daily stuff when I need it (and without cluttering the tab bar). But even more importantly, as someone who routinely has 30+ non-routine tabs open in any given browser, I can save those sets of tabs as "sessions" and open them only when I need them. If I'm researching a particular topic, say, LLC laws in all 50 states, and going down a rabbit hole with tab after tab after tab, I can save a session (I'll call it "LLC Project"), close the browser, and open the session later, picking up my work right where I left off. No worrying about losing my tabs or digging through history if I need to close or reboot. It's right there waiting form me when I'm ready. Sidekick is 100% worth the monthly subscription as it has made my browsing much neater, more organized, quicker, and less resource-intensive. A+

What's great

tab management (11)sessions feature (11)multiple account support (9)memory management (6)app sidebar (9)

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3yr ago

•2 reviews

Functionally, I am satisfied. However, it is too slow. Whenever the browser runs, the CPU usage hits 100%. This is unprecedented for me. It soon normalizes, but slows down again after a certain period of use or when I open multiple tabs. I really like the features, so I will continue to use it as a paid user. However, I hope that these issues can be improved. Sometimes, I have no choice but to use the vanilla Chrome.

What needs improvement

slow performance (2)bugs and issues (8)

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3yr ago