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Getting StartedSingle-Browser Workflow

Using SupaSidebar with one browser

SupaSidebar shines when you juggle multiple browsers, but it’s still worth using with one. Here’s the setup.

The single-browser setup in 4 steps

Pinned Links sit at the top of the sidebar with single-keystroke shortcuts. Pin the sites you open every day - email, chat, calendar, ChatGPT, your project tool, your dashboard.

  • Right-click any link and choose Pin to Top, or select it and press Cmd P.
  • Open pins 1-9 with Cmd Opt 1 through Cmd Opt 9, and pin 10 with Cmd Opt 0.
  • Drag to reorder - position determines the shortcut number.

See Pinned Links for slots 11 and 12 and custom per-slot shortcuts.

2. Use one space with folders, not many spaces

If you only use one browser, you usually don’t need multiple Spaces. Use folders inside one space for separation:

  • A space called “Main” (or whatever feels right).
  • Folders inside it: “Work”, “Reading”, “Tools”, “Reference docs”.

A second space only earns its keep when you want a different browser, different pinned tabs, or a different visual context. With one browser, folders cover 90% of what you need. See Spaces vs Folders vs Tags for the full breakdown.

Cmd Ctrl K opens the Command Panel. From there, fuzzy search across:

  • Every saved link, folder, and tag
  • Every open browser tab (Live Tabs)
  • Recently visited pages you never saved
  • Settings and SupaSidebar commands
  • Web search (Cmd Return)

You don’t have to remember where you saved something. Type a few letters and press Return. See Command Panel for search scopes and shortcuts.

4. Use ATC rules even with one browser

Air Traffic Control isn’t only for routing between multiple browsers. With one browser, you can still:

  • Open private/incognito for specific domains (banking, work email).
  • File saves into a specific folder based on URL pattern - GitHub links land in your “Tools” folder automatically.
  • Send certain links through a different profile in the same browser (e.g. Chrome Work vs Chrome Personal).

Set rules in Preferences -> Air Traffic Control.

What you gain over your browser’s native sidebar

  • Searchable across everything you’ve ever saved. Browser bookmark managers stop being useful past 50 links. SupaSidebar’s fuzzy search stays fast.
  • Persistent across sessions. Your sidebar doesn’t depend on the browser being open.
  • Pinned shortcuts you can hit from anywhere. Cmd Opt 1-9 works globally, not just inside the browser.
  • Tabs you’ve left open are searchable. Live Tabs surfaces every tab across every window without alt-tabbing.

What to skip for now

If you only use one browser, you can probably ignore these features until your setup gets more complex:

Add them later if your workflow changes.

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