Side Reader

What it does

Side Reader is a Chrome extension that allows you to read and chat effortlessly with any PDF on the ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek website. It lets ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek have the same features as PDFAI and ChatPDF. You can read PDFs in the sidebar on ChatGPT, Claude, and Deepseek and interact with them: summarize, translate, explain, etc.

Core features

• ✦Read PDFs in the sidebar on ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek
• ✦Summarize, translate, and explain PDFs using AI
• ✦Seamless integration with ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek
• ✦Adjust split-screen width for optimal viewing
• ✦PDF Zoom
• ✦Copy text from PDF to input fields
• ✦Capture & Ask (Pro)
• ✦Upload History

Use cases

• →Reading and summarizing research papers while using ChatGPT
• →Translating legal documents within Claude
• →Explaining complex technical manuals using DeepSeek