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What is the Websites section?

Websites is a read-it-later service built into sideBar. Save any web page and it is stored in full: the title, domain, favicon, full page content, and estimated reading time. Saved pages are available to read offline and to sideBar, so you can ask questions about them, summarise them, or use them as context for anything else you are working on.

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How do I save a web page?

There are three ways:
  • Share sheet: tap the share button in any app and choose sideBar to save the current page instantly. If the app is already open, the website appears there immediately while sideBar finishes saving it.
  • Safari extension: tap the sideBar button in your Safari toolbar to save without leaving the page. If the app is already open, the website appears there immediately while sideBar finishes saving it.
  • Manual entry: tap + in the Websites tab and paste or type the URL.
See Widgets and Extensions for instructions on setting up the share extension and Safari extension.

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What happens after I save a page?

sideBar fetches the page and extracts the title, domain, full content, and reading time automatically. If a publication date is detectable, that is saved too. The whole process takes a few seconds. When processing finishes, the page appears in your Websites list and is ready to open straight away. If something goes wrong, sideBar tells you whether the page was queued for later or failed to save.

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What does “saved for later” mean in the share sheet?

It means sideBar could not finish saving the page immediately, usually because you were offline or needed to sign in again, but it did queue the URL. On Mac, an already-open app shows that queued website immediately. Open sideBar, sign in if needed, and the app will finish saving the page.

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Can sideBar work with saved pages in chat?

Yes. With a page open, sideBar can see its full content. Ask it to summarise the article, explain a concept, pull out key points, draft notes, or find related information. You can also reference saved pages in chat without having one open, and sideBar can search across your saved content when it is relevant.

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Can I read saved pages offline?

Yes. Pages are stored in full so you can read them without a connection. sideBar also has access to the full content offline, so you can work with a page in chat even without connectivity.

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Does sideBar support YouTube videos?

Yes. Saving a YouTube URL triggers automatic transcript extraction. Once ready, the transcript is stored alongside the video’s title and metadata. You can then ask sideBar to summarise the video, pull out key points, or answer questions about it, without watching it.

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How do I manage my saved pages?

  • Pin pages you return to often; they stay at the top of the list.
  • Archive pages you are done with; they are not deleted and can be restored at any time.
  • Rename any page by tapping its title.
  • Delete removes the page permanently.
You can also swipe right on any page to archive or unarchive it, or swipe left to delete it.

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Can I search my saved pages?

Yes. Search matches against page titles, domains, and full page content. It is a useful way to find something when you cannot remember exactly where you saved it.

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Can I export or share a saved page?

Yes. From any saved page you can export it as a markdown file, or copy the title, URL, or full markdown content with a single tap.

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Do saved pages sync across my devices?

Yes. All saved pages and their content sync in real time across every device where you are signed in to sideBar.