Side Reader

Read PDF beside ChatGPT, Claude and Deepseek.

As of June 2026, Side Reader has 841 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Productivity category.

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841
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Ratingno change0%
5.00
4 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
4
Version
1.1.10
Manifest V3

History

10 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

852.2829805.8Apr 16, 2026Jun 9, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 16, 20268495.0041.1.10
Apr 22, 20268095.0041.1.10
Apr 27, 20268245.0041.1.10
May 4, 20268315.0041.1.10
May 10, 20268385.0041.1.10
May 15, 20268335.0041.1.10
May 21, 20268235.0041.1.10
May 27, 20268145.0041.1.10
Jun 3, 20268225.0041.1.10
Jun 9, 20268445.0041.1.10
Now8415.0041.1.10

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabsactiveTabcookies
Host access
https://api.paddle.com/*, http://www.side-reader.com/*, https://www.side-reader.com/*, http://side-reader.com/*, https://side-reader.com/*

Screenshots

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About

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

Technical

Version
1.1.10
Manifest
V3
Size
3.27MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
2
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
uaeb3c9b119fcd28a6674b73ef08f08df
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Sep 5, 2024
Last Updated (Store)
Mar 22, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 9, 2026
Website
side-reader.com
Support URL

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.