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AI-powered webpage assistant for content understanding and interaction Sidekick - Your AI Companion Feeling overwhelmed by information overload? 📚 Drowning in long articles? Let Sidekick give you a quick TLDR so you can decide if it's worth your time. 💬 Lost in endless comment threads? Let Sidekick read through discussions and extract the key points for you. 🎥 Video too long to watch? Let Sidekick analyze the transcript and prepare a concise summary. 📄 Research papers making your head spin? Let Sidekick break down complex PDFs into digestible insights. Sidekick is your intelligent reading assistant that lives in your browser, ready to help you understand any webpage, article, video, or document instantly. --- 🚀 Getting Started (2-Minute Setup) 1. Install Sidekick by clicking `Add to Chrome`. 2. Click the `Extensions` icon in your toolbar (next to the search bar of Chrome), find `Sidekick` and click the vertical 3 dots, and then open `Options`. 3. Configure the LLM model (Required). Major model families like Gemini, OpenAI, Claude are supported. If you want other model families, please let us know in the review. Example to get Gemini Model API Key (Free) - Visit https://aistudio.google.com/apikey - Sign in and click "Create API Key" - Copy and paste your key in Sidekick settings - Test your API by clicking the test button. 4. Get Google Search API (Optional - 100 free searches/day) - Create search engine: https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/controlpanel/create - Select "Search the entire web" and create - Copy and paste your Search Engine ID - Get API key: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/introduction - Click "Get a Key". - Copy and paste the API key. Start chatting with any webpage! No subscriptions. No hidden costs. You control your own API keys and usage. --- ✨ What You Can Do • Instant summaries - Get the gist of any article, paper, or webpage in seconds • Ask questions - Chat naturally about the content you're reading • YouTube transcripts - Extract and analyze video content without watching • Context aware - Sidekick remembers your conversation for each page • Works everywhere - News sites, GitHub, research papers, documentation, and more • Privacy focused - Your conversations stay with you, organized by URL Perfect for students, researchers, professionals, and anyone who reads a lot online.