SupaSidebar

About SupaSidebar

SupaSidebar is a beautifully crafted, native macOS application designed to bring the powerful, organized, and flow-centric experience of the Arc browser's sidebar to your entire Mac. It acts as a universal command center that lives in your menubar, providing instant, keyboard-driven access to everything you need. Whether you're a researcher, creator, student, or a professional juggling multiple projects, SupaSidebar helps you break free from app and browser silos. Its core value proposition is keeping your digital workspace organized and your focus intact. It seamlessly integrates with all major browsers like Safari, Chrome, Arc, Firefox, and Brave, as well as Finder, allowing you to save, search, and open links, files, and folders from anywhere with simple global shortcuts. Everything stays on your Mac, ensuring privacy and speed. By centralizing your tabs, recent history, pins, and a powerful search panel, SupaSidebar eliminates the friction of switching between apps and hunting for information, transforming how you interact with your computer for a smoother, more productive workflow.

Features of SupaSidebar

Universal Command Panel

Activated with a quick Cmd+Ctrl+K shortcut, the Command Panel is your gateway to everything on your Mac. It works just like Arc's beloved feature, letting you search through all your saved links, recent browsing history, open tabs across every browser, files, folders, and applications. You can even perform site-specific searches (like "wiki Beethoven" to search Wikipedia) directly from this single interface. It's the fastest way to find and act on any piece of digital information without ever lifting your hands from the keyboard.

Live Tabs Overview

Never lose track of your work across multiple windows and browsers again. SupaSidebar's Live Tabs feature shows you every single tab you have open in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, and Brave in real-time, all in one consolidated list. This bird's-eye view is perfect for decluttering your mind, finding that one article you left open hours ago, or quickly switching contexts between research, communication, and creation tabs without the hassle of hunting through individual browser windows.

Smart Recents & Pins

SupaSidebar automatically and privately tracks every website you visit across supported browsers for the last 48 hours, creating a powerful "Recents" list for effortless recall. For your essential items, the "Pins" feature lets you keep your most important links, files, and folders permanently anchored at the top of your sidebar for one-click access. This combination of automatic memory and manual curation ensures your critical resources are always within immediate reach, while your recent activity is never forgotten.

Lightweight Native macOS Integration

Built specifically for macOS, SupaSidebar is not a resource-heavy Electron app. It runs smoothly and efficiently in the background, blending perfectly with your system's aesthetics and staying discreetly in your menubar until you need it. It respects macOS conventions and offers reliable global keyboard shortcuts (like Cmd+Ctrl+S to save a link) that work consistently across your entire system, providing a fluid, integrated experience that feels like a natural extension of your Mac.

Use Cases of SupaSidebar

Research and Content Creation

When writing an article or researching a topic, you constantly collect sources, references, and documents. With SupaSidebar, you can instantly save links from any browser to a dedicated project space with a shortcut. Later, use the Command Panel to search through all your gathered materials and open them in your preferred browser, all without breaking your writing flow. The Live Tabs view also helps manage the dozens of research tabs that inevitably accumulate.

Managing Multi-Browser Workflows

Many professionals use different browsers for work, personal use, and testing. SupaSidebar unifies this experience. You can save a link from your work Chrome profile and open it later in your personal Safari, or see all your open tabs from every browser in one place. This eliminates the mental overhead of remembering which browser or window contains what you need, making cross-browser work seamless and efficient.

Daily Driver for Organization

For anyone seeking a cleaner digital workspace, SupaSidebar serves as a central hub. Pin your daily must-visit websites (email, calendar, project management), important local folders, and frequently used files directly in the sidebar. Use the Recents list as a short-term memory bank for things you visited yesterday. This setup turns SupaSidebar into your primary launchpad, reducing desktop clutter and reliance on bookmarks buried in browser bars.

Rapid Context Switching

Developers, designers, and project managers often switch between communication apps (Slack, email), documentation, design tools, and code repositories. SupaSidebar's keyboard-centric design allows for lightning-fast context switches. Hit Cmd+Ctrl+K, type a few letters to find the needed link or file, and open it instantly. This minimizes time spent navigating through docks, folders, and browser bookmarks, keeping you in a state of deep work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is SupaSidebar a browser extension?

No, SupaSidebar is not a browser extension. It is a standalone, native macOS application that runs on your Mac. It integrates with your browsers and Finder through secure, system-level accessibility features to provide its functionality, like capturing the current tab's URL or listing open tabs. This means it works universally across all supported apps without needing separate extensions for each one.

Which browsers does SupaSidebar work with?

SupaSidebar offers comprehensive support for all major browsers on macOS. This includes Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, and the Arc browser. The app can save and open links, view live tabs, and track recents across all these browsers, providing a consistent experience no matter which one you prefer to use for different tasks.

What macOS version do I need?

SupaSidebar requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or a newer version to operate. This ensures the app can utilize the latest macOS APIs and security frameworks for its deep system integration, global shortcuts, and smooth performance. You can check your macOS version by clicking the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and selecting "About This Mac."

Where is my data stored?

All your data--including your saved links, pins, recents history, and spaces--is stored locally and privately on your Mac. Nothing is sent to or stored on external servers. This local-first approach guarantees your privacy, maximizes the app's speed and responsiveness, and ensures your workflow remains intact even without an internet connection.

Pricing of SupaSidebar

SupaSidebar offers a transparent, two-tier pricing model. You can start with a fully-featured 7-day free trial of SupaSidebar Pro without needing a credit card.

The Free Forever plan is perfect for getting started and includes support for all major browsers, one organizational Space, and core features for daily use.

The Pro plan, priced at $9.99 per year (billed annually), unlocks advanced productivity. It includes Unlimited Spaces for organizing links and projects into separate contexts, early access to new features, and priority support directly from the developer. A 14-day money-back guarantee is offered for complete peace of mind.