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Sidekick Browser 2.0 — A productivity browser for becoming focused and unstoppable
Sidekick is a productivity browser for knowledge workers. Lighting-fast and secure by default, it integrates all your web apps to help you stay organized and productive while accelerating your workflow
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Chris Messina
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The browser space continues to be exciting — and I love the refined focus of Sidekick on productivity and the future of work.
Being cross-platform (Mac and PC) also seems essential to Sidekick's appeal.
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What can I say about Sidekick? I've been a big fan since learning about Franz (initially) and then moving to Station (RIP). I recommend Sidekick constantly for three key features that help my team and I:
1. The sidebar: I'm constantly switching between my top apps with a flick of the keys - it helps keep a couple of always-on tabs without clutter and quick access.
2. The RAM management: Chrome's obviously a bandwidth hog, so this feature helps me install fewer extensions since it is built in
3. The extra features across the board, but these two above have been my absolute go-to's. It meets the version of Chrome that best suits my workflow, given how beholden I am to some great extensions.
Happy to recommend them here on Product Hunt and wish them the best; encouraging you to try them out. Browser space is heating up, but this one for work is my daily driver. Thanks for hunting, @chrismessina and kudos to @dmitry_pushkarev and team for the fine work and constant updates.
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Sidekick is awesome! I've been using it since an early beta and I really like it! Keep up the good work!
@nico thanks for the feedback! As someone working in VC, what's your main use case, and what's the biggest value you get from Sidekick?
@krbnkv well, Sidekick is fast and doesn't slow down my mac, that's a good start, I think :) Also I like to have all my apps accessible via the sidebar and I like to have different workspaces for different projects I'm working on.
@nico that's so great to hear! Did you already try the Workspaces feature?
I've used this everyday for almost two years. Literally one of the best products I've ever used.
Using it for more than a year. It's great and ofcourse better than Chrome.
Best wishes for the Version 2.0 🥳🙏
Been using Sidekick for a few months now and it's been great. Lightweight and fast - it's been a breath of fresh air compared to Shift, which I came from.
thanks, @ian_stewart! Is there anything else you like about Sidekick besides speed and performance? Is there anything we can do to make it even better for you?
Hey Product Hunt! We are back with something genuinely forward-looking. I'm Dmitry, the CEO, and co-founder of Sidekick, the first productivity browser for knowledge workers. We launched on Product Hunt a while ago, but since then, our browser has evolved beyond recognition, so we want to introduce it again. And before you meet the new Sidekick, I want to tell you my story.
A few years ago, I was working at top tech firms and used to spend most of my time online. More often than not, I felt tired and overwhelmed by the end of the day, a far cry from the vigor I needed as an executive.
Later, I realized that my exhaustion was not a question of personal endurance. My everyday tool, the browser, just couldn't keep up with the changing nature of work. It lacked the UX for focused work because a browser was designed for, well, browsing by default.
I got a feeling that all the browsers I have used contributed tangibly to my distraction and fatigue.
We started up Sidekick to fix that.
Our product vision at the very beginning was a lightning-fast browser for professionals who demand a smooth browsing experience. We were working hard to combine speed, privacy, and a streamlined UX that accelerates our users’ workflow. Early in the game, features like Sidebar, Sessions, and Global Search were developed to make your life easier. Eventually, Sidekick became one of the fastest and most ergonomic browsers on the market.
But now it's more than that.
Our users provided us with massive feedback, which led to a breakthrough. While most users gave credit to our browser, a noticeable group of people lauded Sidekick as the only browser that fits their special traits. These were the people with ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a condition that hinders concentration.
We started exploring the topic and learned that 35% of Americans between the ages of 17 and 30 abuse ADHD medications to tackle distraction problems and sharpen their focus. Suddenly, regaining focus for our users became our North Star. As Sidekick helps people with concentration disorders, we believe it will also benefit others who live in a world where attention is the most valuable currency.
Our mission as a company now is to safeguard your focus and make you highly productive and resilient. We envision Sidekick as a productivity browser that saves time and energy by the end of the workday, a tool that keeps your mind sharp and gets your job done against all odds.
And today, we are excited to introduce a slew of novel features for effective online work:
1. Workplaces separate your life and work, apps and sessions, extensions and documents.
2. Focus Mode mutes notifications with a click and lets everyone know you are in do not disturb mode.
3. Multi-accounts help you jump between different accounts in Gmail, Slack, Notion, and messengers without logging out.
4. Synchronization keeps your work in sync across multiple devices.
5. Split-View bisects the window for simultaneous editing and instant replies.
6. Join Quick Call integrates with your calendar for one-click conference alerts.
7. Extensions and apps in Sidekick perfectly complement each other. Grammarly now works in Notion and Slack!
On top of that is Sidekick's AI that blocks ads and trackers by the thousands.
All combined, Sidekick-2022 is a productivity browser that helps you become focused and unstoppable. And we're not stopping here either. Your feedback is of utmost importance to us. Please, help us improve our browser. We promise: our browser will help improve your productivity.
Thanks, @chrismessina for hunting us, your support along the way is invaluable.
@dmitry_pushkarev , congratulations on the launch! Are you already planning the next round of investment?
@chris_messina @dmitry_pushkarev Congrats! The one feature that prevents me from completely switching is chrome extensions. I hope that will be supported soon
@nok_moe could you please, elaborate on it? We support almost every Chrome extension, so I am curious to know which one you are missing
How is it different from SigmaOS ? as I have been using it for a long time now, just wanted to know the pros and cons
Been using Sidekick for a few months now, and I must say everything especially the UI has been absolutely a breeze to use. I'm glad this appeared on ProductHunt and encourage anyone else to use this. This is coming from a pre-Rambox, Station user.
great tool, using it for a while. most great thing is that tool can use vpn for several sites which i inned.
thanks a lot for your support, @haritrathi94! Would you mind sharing what your main use case would be for iOS?
I've been using sidekick as my daily browser for a couple of years now. The tab suspender feature alone is a lifesaver if you're a tab hoarder (isn't everyone?). Sessions and tab groups are also great. Overall excellent product.
hey @ajsharp, First of all, thanks for supporting us! What is the main value you get from using Sidekick? Is there anything we can do to make it better?