Sider Omni Sidebar - Give every Mac app an Agent Sidebar

@edward_paul3 You can definitely give it a try first.

@edward_paul3 Cross-app tasks like this are one of Sider Omni’s main use cases. It can organize content from Safari and add it to Notes or another app, saving you from copying and pasting back and forth.

@elsajonathan Yes, you can press both the left and right Option keys on the keyboard at the same time to turn it on or off, and this will be customizable in the future.

@elsajonathan Yes. By default, pressing the left and right Option keys together opens Sider Omni, and you can change the shortcut in Settings. Once you’ve typed a task, press Enter to send it.

@margret_rhyme It works across native desktop apps, Safari, browser-based web apps, and even apps with custom-drawn interfaces. Chrome also has a dedicated Sider Operator extension for more powerful browser use.

@margret_rhyme The browser is an app too, so of course it works there as well, but it can't operate the page as efficiently as our extension product does—it can only work through computer use.

@alira_salu That was a big reason we built Sider Omni. It stays with the app you’re using, understands what’s in the window when you need help, and can get the task done without making you upload files or copy and paste everything first.

@alira_salu Yes, you can give it a try.

@adams_parker Awesome—would love to hear how it goes! When you start a task in VS Code, Sider Omni can understand the code context in the current window without making you copy it into the chat first.

@adams_parker Thank you, Adams, I would really appreciate it if you could share your feedback with me.

@seanfalconer There will be a cache, and you can clear it periodically. A clear cache button will be added in settings later.

@seanfalconer When a task requires screenshots, Sider Omni may temporarily keep the relevant captures locally to complete and verify the task. It doesn’t continuously record or save your screen in the background.

@hamza_aafzal Thank you! We wanted you to be able to ask for help or get something done without stepping away from what you’re working on.

@merle2 Thanks! Charts are rarely done in one pass—you see the result, then want to tweak the data or how it’s presented. Being able to keep that conversation going beside Numbers saves a lot of back-and-forth. If you run into any issues, please let us know. I really want to get this right.

@keo_nha_cai32 It uses both, depending on what the app exposes. When macOS accessibility information is available, Sider Omni uses it to identify text and controls. For custom-drawn interfaces, it can also use screenshots to understand and interact with what’s visible. So it doesn’t rely solely on accessibility labels, though we’re still refining the experience across different apps.

@priyanta_chakma Yes—you can ask Sider Omni to read the email and help draft or revise your reply right in Mail. If an attachment matters to the response, you can ask it to open that too; what it can read depends on the file type.