How SideDraft Works

Three simple steps. No setup required. Just install and start writing alongside AI.

01

Install & Open Your AI Chat

Add SideDraft to Chrome for free — no account, no signup. Then head to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Grok. Click the SideDraft icon in your toolbar to open the side editor.

Getting Started

  • Pin SideDraft to your Chrome toolbar for quick access
  • Works on any supported AI platform automatically
  • No configuration needed — it just appears alongside your chat
🔧 Install from Chrome Web Store
Open ChatGPT or Claude
02

Write → Send → Refine

Type your draft in the side editor. Select text and hit "Send to AI" — it lands in your AI chat input. Get a response, then click "Insert to Editor" to bring it back. It's bidirectional in one click.

Pro Tips

  • Select specific text to get targeted AI feedback
  • Use "Insert at Cursor" to keep your existing content
  • Use "Replace Selection" to rewrite specific passages
  • Snippet history auto-saves every AI response you use
📝 Write in the editor
Send to AI · Insert responses
03

Export Your Polished Draft

When you're satisfied with your work, export it in four formats. PDF for sharing, Markdown for blogs and GitHub, HTML for web publishing, or plain text for pasting anywhere.

Export Options

  • PDF — formatted, print-ready documents
  • Markdown — perfect for GitHub, Notion, and Obsidian
  • HTML — clean web-ready pages
  • Plain Text — raw .txt, minimal formatting
📦 Export as PDF, Markdown,
HTML, or Plain Text
The Flow

From idea to final draft in one loop

✏️
Write
Start typing your draft
→
📤
Send to AI
One click to AI input
→
💡
Get Response
AI generates suggestions
→
📥
Insert Back
Seamlessly into editor
→
📦
Export
PDF, MD, HTML, or TXT

Pro tips

Get the most out of SideDraft

🎯

Be specific with selections

Select exactly the text you want AI help with. A focused prompt gets better responses than sending your whole draft.

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Use snippet history

Every AI response you insert is saved. Reuse great suggestions later by browsing your snippet history in the sidebar.

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Learn the shortcuts

Ctrl+Shift+S to send to AI, Ctrl+E to export. Keyboard shortcuts keep you in flow without reaching for the mouse.

🌐

Grab from any page

Select text anywhere on the web, right-click → "Send to Editor." Perfect for pulling research directly into your draft.

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Add SideDraft to Chrome — Free

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