Other Browsers Need to Steal Opera’s Multitasking Sidebar ...Middle East

You can think of the Opera sidebar as a way to bookmark crucial services to your Opera browser's left pane. By default, it'll just show icons, but clicking one will open the bookmarked tool in a small popover tab. This is ideal for tasks you want to work on without losing focus on your currently active tab. While I would normally go to a secondary tab to search the web or switch to a different app to reply to texts, this sidebar lets me stay on the current tab, attend to other tasks quickly, and then get right back to work.

How to set up Opera's sidebar

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You can't add any random app to the sidebar, unfortunately, but there is a reasonably well-populated list for you to choose from. You can pick AI services such as ChatGPT, messengers (WhatsApp, Slack, etc.), or social media sites (Instagram, Bluesky, etc.). The most recent additions are Bluesky, Discord, and Slack, so at least Opera is always adding more options. The sidebar also supports music streaming services such as Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music.

Why I prefer the Opera Sidebar over tabs

While a Mac does let you easily place two apps side-by-side, the browser sidebar feature lets me quickly swap new apps in as I need them. This is a level of flexibility that's otherwise hard to find. It's also worth noting that Opera is not the only browser to offer a sidebar, but it is one of the few that runs your browser extensions within the sidebar. If my preferred browsers—Safari and Firefox—were to adopt this feature, I'd even be compelled to delete the official apps for some of these services.

I don't see myself using Opera as my primary browser because I'm attached to the unique privacy benefits in Safari and Firefox, but the company has been doing a few interesting things as of late. It's built a browser that can break your doomscrolling habit and its Aria AI is actually quite useful. Other companies would do well to keep up.

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