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What our analysis found

Side Reader, used by 1,000 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in October 2026.

Side Reader Chrome extension security report

ID: bcpkjbebppofbflpgalignacifimpekg

Supported Languages

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Active

Version

1.1.11

Size

2.71 MB

Rating

5.0/5

Reviews

Users

1,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Oct 6, 2026

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: side-reader.com
Privacy: Privacy Policy
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes
Website: Visit

Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Users

985

Screenshots & videos

Install growth

User Growth

Showing data from Sep 05, 2024 to Sep 05, 2025

Versions

-66.97%(-2,009 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

29 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 4 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 5.00 / 5.0+5.00

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React Flow

Internal permhash`95a4b914c0…`
No malicious matches

1 other extension carries this fingerprint, none of them known malicious.

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Permhash (Mandiant)`2d8900c2ae…`
1 malicious

48 other extensions carry this fingerprint; 1 of the cluster are known malicious.

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Item	Type	Severity	Description
cookies	Permission	High	This permission provides full access to read and modify browser cookies. Rated High because it can steal session tokens, modify authentication cookies, and compromise accounts across websites.
storage	Permission	Medium	This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
tabs	Permission	Medium	This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
activeTab	Permission	Medium	This permission grants temporary access to the current tab. Rated Medium because it can access current page content when invoked, though limited to user-initiated actions.
https://api.paddle.com/*	Host	Medium	Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
http://www.side-reader.com/*	Host	Medium	Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
https://www.side-reader.com/*	Host	Medium	Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
http://side-reader.com/*	Host	Medium	Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
https://side-reader.com/*	Host	Medium	Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.

About this extension

Read PDF beside ChatGPT.

Read the publisher’s full description

Side Reader is a Chrome extension that allows you to read and chat effortlessly with any PDF on the ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek website. You can read a PDF while chatting with them. After selecting words in the PDF, a button list will pop up. You can translate or explain the selected words by clicking the buttons without the need for frequent pasting and copying. You can regard Side Reader as an alternative for PDF.ai and ChatPDF. Buttons of toolbar: - Translate - Explain - Summarize - Copy - Copy to Input

User reviews

5.0 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

Text reviews

Positive

Negative

很方便的工具！学术人的救命稻草！感谢作者大大！继续加油噢！

田

田草草·8 Oct 2024

蛮好的，就是有时候菜单弹不出来，很奇怪😂

Chenxi Li·5 Oct 2024

蛮好的，就是有时候菜单弹不出来，很奇怪😂

C C·5 Oct 2024

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Version	Size	Verdict	Findings	Permhash
1.1.11 Latest	2.71 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.1.10	3.27 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.1.9	2.70 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.1.8	2.70 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.1.7	2.49 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.1.6	2.49 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.0.15	1.30 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.0.14	0.88 MB	Not scanned	—	2d8900c2aefca82cf5dd4c72d4921401bd06fe40d6cd02c1ae15c8c666d0647f
1.0.12	0.78 MB	Not scanned	—	0cda24b75adcfdca24cd7acbd00abd6078b173553f62ca237d712ffb37e62f1b
1.0.11	0.76 MB	Not scanned	—	0cda24b75adcfdca24cd7acbd00abd6078b173553f62ca237d712ffb37e62f1b

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