What is Sider?
Sider is an AI-powered browser extension created to help content creators, researchers, and students in their online activities, research, and content creation. Sider provides users with features such as AI-powered chatbots for question and answer sessions, video summarization for YouTube videos, and text extraction from images.
How Does It Work?
Sider is an AI-powered browser extension and app. Sider works as an all-in-one assistant. Sider brings tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini directly into the browser using the sidebar. Sider increases productivity. Sider allows users to read, write, and research without changing tabs.
Key Features of Sider
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AI Chatbot Integration
Integrate AI chatbots like ChatGPT, GPT-4, Claude, and Bard into your browser, which will be easily accessible while browsing.
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Group AI Chat
Compare answers from various AI chatbots through a group chat, which will reduce inaccuracies.
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Multi-format Content Analysis
Interact with and analyze various content types, such as web pages, images, and PDF files, through this browser extension.
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YouTube Video Summarization
Summarize YouTube videos, which will be helpful in quickly understanding the content without going through the entire video.
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Cross-platform Compatibility
Access all features of Sider on multiple platforms, including Chrome, Edge, Safari, iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows.
How to Use Sider?
- Download the Sider extension from the Chrome Web Store or the Microsoft Edge Add-ons store.
- Pin the extension to the toolbar for easy access. A floating button or a side panel will appear on the browser.
- Sign in with Google, Apple, or phone number.
- Open the side panel and select from AI models such as GPT-4o and Claude 3.7 Sonnet to ask questions, write text, or analyze data.
- Get a summary, main points, and outline when reading an article or viewing a PDF document.
- Open a YouTube video and click “Summarize video” to view the highlights and timestamps.
- Highlight the text from the webpage to access the context menu.
- Highlighting the text will enable the user to explain, summarize, or even translate the text.
Who Can Use Sider
- Students and researchers use it for summarizing long PDF documents, analyzing academic papers, or even for research.
- Content Creators and Writers use it for idea generation, rewriting, or even translations, writing articles, or social media posts.
- Business professionals use writing emails, analyzing data, or even summarizing with use cases in sales or customer success.
- Developers Uses for code reviews or even understand code better with its features.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Easy integration with ChatGPT for web browsing
- Supports various AI models, including GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini
- Provides useful features such as PDF chat and image-to-text conversion
- Provides instant access to AI assistance through the browser sidebar
Cons
- The mobile app does not have features compared to the browser extension
- There are some instances of glitching or errors
- Lack of customization options in AI models
- The size of the font in the chat interface is too small
Pricing & Plan
Basic Plan – $8.3 / Month
The Basic Plan is the best option for individuals and newbies who want to experience AI tools at an affordable rate.
For only $8.3 per month or $99 annually, the Basic Plan offers 3,600 Basic Credits for AI models like Sider Fusion, GPT-5 Mini, Claude Haiku 4.5, and Gemini 2.5 Flash, and 200 Advanced Credits for robust models like Grok 4 and GPT-5.4.
Plus Plan – $24.9 / Month
The Plus Plan is for professionals who frequently use AI tools.
This plan costs $24.9 monthly, or $299 annually, and includes features such as Unlimited Basic Credits, which are available for daily use, and Unlimited Advanced Credits, including 1,500 unrestricted credits, which can be used to access tools such as Grok 4 and GPT-5.4.
Ultra Plan – $133.3 / Month
Ultra Plan is designed for power users, teams, and businesses that require the best possible performance from the AI technology.
At $133.3 per month (or $1,599 annually), the plan comes with Unlimited Basic Credits and Unlimited Advanced Credits, with 10,000 unrestricted advanced credits included each month.




