Is SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List Safe? — Extension Safety Profile
Quick verdict: SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List earns a safety grade A, 84.6 out of 100, based on 5 of 5 dimensions.
84.6/100
Grade A · 5 of 5 checks
What we found
Automated safety profile from public signals (the extension's manifest & permissions, store listing, publisher, privacy policy). A full review hasn't been published yet.
What this safety grade means
SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List earns a safety grade of A (84.6/100), measured across 5 of 5 dimensions. Its strongest area is Maintenance & Ownership (100%). The weakest is Publisher & Identity (60%) — what holds its grade back the most.
On the public records we can check, SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List comes through cleanly. 20,000 active users/installs reported on the store. Store rating 4.6/5 from 162 user ratings. Last updated on the store 2026-06-01. This is an automated profile, not a hands-on review — so treat the grade as a starting point: open SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List's own store listing and privacy policy before installing, and weigh it against the other browser extensions we track below.
Safety Signals
Based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Bar | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher & Identity | 60% · 4.8/8 pts | Automated signals | |
| Permissions & Access | 90% · 22.5/25 pts | Automated signals | |
| Data & Privacy | 83% · 13.2/16 pts | Automated signals | |
| Maintenance & Ownership | 100% · 7.5/7.5 pts | Automated signals | |
| Community Reputation | 83% · 8.3/10 pts | Automated signals |
In-depth safety analysis
SideTab Pro requests permissions like tabs, tabGroups, and favicon to display and manage your open tabs in a vertical sidebar. The sidePanel permission lets it open a dedicated panel, while storage allows saving your preferences locally. The offscreen permission can run tasks in a hidden page, which might be used for things like generating page thumbnails. For a vertical tab manager, this scope is typical and necessary to function.
Tab management extensions generally have broad visibility into your browsing activity because they must read tab titles and URLs. A careful user should be aware that this access can see all open pages, so it is wise to only install such tools from publishers you trust. There is no indication of misuse here, but the category itself warrants caution when sharing sensitive browsing data.
This extension earned a strong score of A overall. Its strongest dimension is Maintenance & Ownership, meaning it is actively updated and well-kept. The weakest is Publisher & Identity, reflecting limited publicly available information about the developer, which may make independent verification of trustworthiness more challenging for users.
AI-assisted analysis of the documented signals above (permissions, store data, privacy practices) — explains what they mean and the risks typical for this category. Not a hands-on test.
What the store listing shows
Who's Behind SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List?
- Publisher saurabhverma39
Public records identify the publisher, but no individual founders or a separate registered company are named — which is what holds the Publisher & Identity score back. Less public information about who operates an extension means less you can verify about their long-term accountability.
How it compares
Among the 345 browser extensions we track, SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List scores higher on safety than 81% of them.
Computed from our own database of assessed browser extensions — updated as we track more.
Evidence on File (12)
SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List FAQ
- Is SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List safe?
- SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List earns a safety grade of A (84.6/100) on our evidence-based assessment, based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions we could verify from public records. This is an automated profile built from public records, not a hands-on review.
- Who is behind SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List?
- SideTab Pro - Vertical Tabs, Bookmarks and Reading List is operated by saurabhverma39.
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