Free · No API Key Required · 100% Local · Secure

Your AI chats deserve a real writing partner

SideDraft adds a persistent side editor to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini & Notebook LM so you can write, refine, and export without losing context or copy-pasting between tabs.

★★★★★ 5.0 rating on Chrome Web Store
SideDraft Interface Selection
SideDraft Multi-line Editing
SideDraft AI Chat Integration
SideDraft Markdown Support
SideDraft Rich Text Toolbar
SideDraft Dark Mode Interface

Works seamlessly inside

OpenAI logo ChatGPT
Claude logo Claude
Gemini logo Gemini
Grok logo Grok
🌐 Any website

❌ Without SideDraft

Your writing workflow is a mess of tabs and copy-paste

  • Constant switching between your doc and AI chat
  • 📋 Endless copy-paste loses formatting every time
  • 🧩 AI responses scattered across chat — hard to piece together
  • 💨 You lose flow, focus, and momentum
  • 📤 No clean way to export your final draft

✅ With SideDraft

Your draft lives right next to your AI — always

  • 🖊️ Editor stays open as a side panel — no tab switching
  • Send text to AI with one click, insert responses back instantly
  • 📝 Rich text editor — headings, lists, tables, formatting
  • 💾 Snippet history saves every AI response automatically
  • 📦 Export as PDF, Markdown, HTML, or plain text

Three steps. Zero friction.

01

Open your AI chat

Head to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Grok. Click the SideDraft icon in your Chrome toolbar. Your editor panel opens alongside the chat.

No setup needed
02

Write → Send → Refine

Type your draft in the side editor. Select text and hit "Send to AI" — it lands directly in the AI input. Get a response, click "Insert to Editor" — done.

Bidirectional in one click
03

Export your polished draft

When you're done, export as PDF, Markdown, HTML, or plain text. Your writing, your format, ready to ship anywhere.

4 export formats

Built for writers who take craft seriously

🖊️

Rich Text Editor

Full formatting — headings, bold, italics, lists, tables, and links. A proper writing environment, not a textarea.

🔄

Bidirectional AI Sync

Send selected text to the AI chat input with one click. Insert AI responses back at cursor position or replace selected text instantly.

📚

Snippet History

Every AI response you insert gets saved automatically. Access your last 50 snippets anytime — reuse, remix, reference.

🌐

Grab from Any Page

Select text anywhere on the web, right-click, and "Send to Editor." Research flows directly into your draft without copy-paste.

📦

Flexible Export

Export as PDF, Markdown, HTML, or plain text. Your document, ready for blogs, GitHub, email, or publishing platforms.

🌙

Dark Mode + Clean UI

A distraction-free writing space that adapts to your system preference. Beautiful enough to inspire, simple enough to disappear.

If you write with AI, SideDraft is for you

✍️

Bloggers & Content Creators

Draft full articles alongside AI, maintain consistent voice, and export publish-ready content without reformatting.

📣

Marketers & Copywriters

Iterate on ad copy, email sequences, and landing pages at speed — with AI as your creative co-pilot in the same view.

🎓

Students & Researchers

Write essays and papers efficiently. Pull research from any webpage directly into your editor. Stay in your flow.

💼

Professionals

Polish emails, reports, and presentations with AI help — without losing your original draft or formatting.

📖

Writers

Beat writer's block with AI, then refine your prose in a real editor. No more context loss between inspiration and execution.

🛠️

Developers & Docs Writers

Draft technical docs, README files, and changelogs with Markdown export — structured and clean every time.

Write once. Export anywhere.

Your final draft deserves to go anywhere — formatted, clean, and ready. SideDraft gives you four export formats so nothing gets lost in translation.

📄 PDF Print-ready, shareable documents
⬇️ Markdown GitHub, blogs, Notion, Obsidian
🌐 HTML Web-ready formatted page
📝 Plain Text Clean .txt, paste anywhere

Your writing stays yours — always

SideDraft runs entirely in your browser. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Your drafts never leave your device.

No data collection
No external servers
No API keys required
Uses your existing AI accounts
All content stored locally
Open source on GitHub

Questions, answered

Does SideDraft work with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini? +
Yes — all four are fully supported. SideDraft activates automatically when you open any of these platforms in Chrome. It also works on any other website for the "Send to Editor" context menu feature.
Do I need an API key or a separate subscription? +
No API keys, no separate accounts. SideDraft uses your existing logins on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Grok. If you're already using these tools, SideDraft just works.
Is my writing data safe? +
Completely. SideDraft runs 100% locally in your browser. Your drafts and snippets are stored only on your device — nothing is sent to any external server, including ours.
What happens if ChatGPT or Claude changes their website? +
We actively monitor all supported AI platforms and ship fixes quickly when things change. Extension updates are pushed through the Chrome Web Store automatically.
Is SideDraft really free? +
Yes — completely free with no hidden costs, no premium tier, and no subscription. We built SideDraft to solve our own writing workflow frustrations and chose to share it freely with the community.
Can I use SideDraft on websites other than AI chats? +
Yes. On any webpage, you can select text, right-click, and choose "Send to Editor" from the context menu. The selected content instantly appears in your SideDraft panel — great for pulling research into your draft.

Stop copy-pasting. Start writing.

Free forever. Installs in seconds. Works with the AI tools you already use.

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