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Sidekick makes the Internet distraction-free. It speeds up your workflow and protects against attention killers
What is promised as a "productivity browser for focused work", is really just a Chrome browser with a sidebar containing pinned apps which are essentially just a way to access those apps in split-view. Is that what productivity means to you?
What Sidekick requires a completely new browser for, can be solved by simply using Chrome or Firefox alongside an extension like Workona.
(Yes, I'm saying that Sidekick Browser is more of a feature than it is a standalone product).
The most promising feature with Sidekick is being able to easily jump between different work and personal accounts from the sidebar, in apps like Gmail, Notion, and Google Drive. For those who are using different Chrome profiles to achieve this currently may appreciate this.
With that, only 2 sessions (accounts) are supported for free, to add more than that, you'll be jumping into a pro tier, and the question is, are you open to paying for these "productivity features"? It's a tough call as to if there's enough value here to justify paying, when browsers like Arc Browser offer unlimited sessions/spaces, and effectively sidebar apps for free.
You'll also never get a mobile app with Sidekick, so if you invest much of your time into building out your spaces, it'll be restricted just to desktop. Now that doesn't sound very productive to me, you? 😅
On this note, if you're considering Sidekick Browser instead, well, good luck noticing a difference between these two, they are quite similar and uninspiring.
AI won’t exist as an app. Or a button. It’ll be an entirely new environment — built on top of a web browser.
Dia Browser is the latest project from The Browser Company (the same team behind Arc Browser), and while it’s an interesting experiment, it feels more like a stripped-down Chrome with an AI sidekick than an actual serious browser contender. That said, it’s still very much in alpha, invite-only, and honestly… kind of underwhelming right now (though as an alpha-stage experimental product, it's sorta expected).
If you’re someone who just wants a clean browser with built-in AI to summarize articles or answer questions, speak to your open tabs and YouTube videos to help with research, then sure; Dia might be worth giving a shot. But if you actually care about productivity, speed, and having real control over your setup, Arc is lightyears ahead. It's clear that Dia was built for a totally different audience (e.g. my parents or those who haven't taken to embracing AI just yet—then Dia feels like a solid gateway into this).
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