Sidebar Panel

The SupaSidebar panel is a floating sidebar for macOS that provides instant access to your saved links, files, and folders from any application.

Sidebar Panel position on macOS

Features

Multi-Screen Support - Automatically appears on your active display
Left or Right Positioning - Toggle sides instantly with Cmd Ctrl L
Auto-hide - Optionally hides when clicking outside the panel
Drag-to-Resize - Drag the inner edge of the sidebar to adjust its width
Pin to Spaces - Follow across all macOS desktop spaces or stay on one
Slide Animation - Smoothly slides in and out when opening or closing. The animation direction is context-aware based on the sidebar’s screen position
Noise Texture - A subtle texture overlay for a more tactile feel (10% opacity by default, configurable in Appearance)
Custom Colors - Pick any color for an individual link or folder so it stands out. Available from the right-click menu under Color, and applied in both the full sidebar and compact mode.

The ••• menu in the sidebar top bar provides quick access to common sidebar settings without opening full Preferences. It also includes a Keyboard Shortcuts item that shows your configured shortcuts, and a Quit option to close SupaSidebar.

Settings

Configure the sidebar panel in Preferences. Sidebar preferences use a split-panel layout with use case presets on the left and individual settings on the right. Settings have clear descriptions to help you understand what each option does.

Appearance

Found in Preferences - Appearance.

Theme - Choose System, Light, or Dark. System follows your macOS appearance. The choice applies across the sidebar, command panel, web preview, notifications, tooltips, and floating button. You can also switch it from the macOS menu bar under SupaSidebar - Appearance, or by typing “dark”, “light”, “theme”, or “appearance” in the Command Panel.
Text size - Slider that scales sidebar text from 85% to 150%. Applied live across the app, including the command panel and notes.
Width - Drag the sidebar inner edge to resize
Opacity on focus change - Dim sidebar when not focused
Glass theme - Enable translucent background
Noise texture - Adjust the overlay texture intensity (0-100%)
Show item counts - Display count badges on folders
Arrow indicator - Show expand/collapse arrows on folders

Behavior

Found in Preferences - General.

Auto-hide on deactivate - Hide sidebar when clicking outside
Default side - Choose left or right screen edge
Auto show with browser - Show sidebar when browser is active. See Live Tabs
Adaptive height - Adjust sidebar height based on content
Browser integration - Configure how sidebar interacts with browsers. See Browser Integration
When Sidebar Hides - Control what happens to browser windows when the sidebar is hidden:
- Fill Remaining Space (default) - browser windows expand to fill the full screen. Tiled windows re-tile across the entire screen width; filled windows take up the whole screen. Only applies when Fill Entire Screen or Auto-Tile is active.
- Restore Original Position - browser windows return to their size and position from before the sidebar was opened.

Sidebar settings in Preferences

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcuts specific to the sidebar panel. For all shortcuts, see Shortcuts.

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd Shift Space`	Show or hide sidebar
`Cmd Ctrl F`	Bring sidebar to front
`Cmd Ctrl L`	Switch between left and right
`Cmd Ctrl P`	Pin or unpin from current space
`Esc`	Hide sidebar

Notes

Add a note to any saved link to capture context, instructions, or anything else you want surfaced when you find the link later.

From the sidebar - Click the Edit Note button that appears on a link row on hover, or right-click and choose Add note / Edit note.
From the Command Panel - With a result selected, press Opt Return to open the actions panel, then Add note.
Save and dismiss - Cmd Return saves, Escape cancels.

Notes are indexed by search. Typing a word that appears in a note surfaces the saved link, with the matching text highlighted in the result.

Tips

Use the presets panel in Preferences - Sidebar for one-click configuration of sidebar behavior. Choose from Minimal, Bookmark Manager, Workspace Switcher, or Browser Companion.
Set a custom color on a single link to flag your “currently working on” item without pinning it.
The noise texture pairs well with the glass theme for a polished look.
See Sidebar Access for all the ways to open the sidebar - floating button, mouse triggers, and more.