SideDigest is a free Chrome extension that keeps a personalized stream of RSS headlines in your side panel — so you can stay briefed on world, tech and business news without ever leaving the page you’re working on.
Free. No sign-up. May include one labeled sponsored banner — see privacy & ads.
Headlines from outlets you know
A quick tour of the side panel, reading modes, topics, weather and themes.
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Built for people who want signal without the infinite scroll. SideDigest lives in Chrome’s side panel, so your briefing is one click away and never costs you a tab.
Pick from world, business, technology, science, health, sports, arts, movies, entertainment, photography, travel and games. Each topic blends several publishers, and you decide which outlets rank first.
Personalize your feed →
Image only, image + headline, text only, a one-line summary or a five-line summary. Switch instantly.
Filter to the last 6, 12 or 24 hours so your feed stays current, not stale.
Optional local weather from Open-Meteo and live exchange rates from Frankfurter for your favorite currencies.
A unit converter, a calculator and a quick game of Sudoku with monthly best times — no extra tab.
Click Add to Chrome on the Chrome Web Store, then pin SideDigest to your toolbar.
Click the icon. SideDigest docks beside any page — Gmail, Docs, a research tab, anything.
Choose topics, sources, a display mode and one of 12 themes. Your choices stay in your browser.
From Slate Dawn to Carbon Steel — match your panel to your workspace, your mood or the time of day.
Popup news extensions vanish when you click away. SideDigest stays docked while you work. How the side panel works →
No account, no tracking of what you read, and your topic choices never leave your browser. Read the privacy policy →
Headlines come straight from publishers’ own RSS feeds and open on their sites. About the RSS reader →
Quick answers about the SideDigest Chrome news extension. Can’t find yours? Send us a message.
SideDigest is a free Chrome extension that shows live, personalized news headlines in your browser’s side panel. It pulls RSS feeds from outlets such as BBC, The Guardian, NPR, Al Jazeera and TechCrunch, so you can skim the news beside any page without opening another tab.
Yes. SideDigest is free to use. The free version may show one clearly labeled sponsored banner in the panel.
No account is needed. SideDigest does not collect or store your personal information, and your topic choices and reading preferences stay in your browser. See the privacy policy for the full details, including how the optional sponsored banner works.
SideDigest covers 12 topics — world, business, technology, science, health, sports, arts, movies, entertainment, photography, travel and games — from more than 40 RSS sources including BBC, The Guardian, NPR, Al Jazeera, DW, France 24, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, The Verge, Wired, CNBC, MarketWatch, Nikkei Asia and the South China Morning Post. You can set which outlets rank first.
SideDigest uses Chrome’s Side Panel API (Manifest V3), so it works in Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers that support side panels, such as Microsoft Edge and Brave.
Most news extensions open in a popup or a new tab. SideDigest stays docked in the side panel while you work, offers five display modes and 12 themes, and bundles weather, exchange rates and mini tools. See the comparison with other Chrome news readers.
SideDigest is available on the Chrome Web Store. Click Add to Chrome, then pin the extension and open the side panel from the toolbar.
Use the support form to ask a question, report a bug or suggest a feature. We usually reply within two business days.
SideDigest is free on the Chrome Web Store. Add it in one click, open the side panel, and keep the news beside your work. Questions? We’re happy to help.
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