Aside

About Aside

Aside is a Chromium-based browser rebuilt with integrated AI agent capabilities. It signs into your existing accounts, navigates websites directly, and executes tasks such as sending messages, processing payments, and interacting with internal tools. The browser runs all operations locally with encryption and lets you connect your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription.

Review

Aside approaches the AI browser category with a specific focus: letting an agent act on your behalf inside websites where you're already authenticated. Rather than adding a chat sidebar to a standard browser, it builds agentic execution into the core-logging into your accounts via its built-in password manager, clicking through interfaces, and completing multi-step workflows. The product launched this week and is in active development, with some features still on the roadmap.

Key Features

• Agentic task execution across signed-in sites. Aside uses your existing logins through its password manager, which authenticates without exposing raw passwords to the model. You control which credentials it can access.
• Multi-platform messaging integration. You can message Aside from Slack, Discord, or Telegram. It performs the browser work on your computer and replies in the same thread.
• Routines for recurring work. Tasks you repeat can be saved as routines, so you don't start from scratch each morning.
• External AI subscription support. Connect your Claude Pro/Max or ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscription and use those models inside Aside. MCP and CLI access let coding agents use the browser as well.
• Permission controls and final confirm. The agent asks for approval before critical actions like sending, paying, deleting, or submitting. You can toggle this behavior on or off.

Pricing and Value

Pricing details are not yet defined. The launch page lists "Free Options" but does not specify what the free tier includes, what paid tiers will cost, or when pricing will be announced. Users can connect their own AI subscriptions, which shifts model usage costs to those existing plans.

Pros

• Completes multi-step tasks across authenticated websites without requiring re-prompting or chat export.
• Runs locally with encryption; credentials stay on-device and the model never sees raw passwords.
• Opt-in AI model means the browser doesn't inject summaries or suggestions unless you request them.
• Works as a standard Chromium browser, so extensions and existing web apps remain compatible.
• Integration with Slack, Discord, and Telegram lets you delegate browser tasks from messaging apps you already use.

Cons

• Some sites still require manual verification, which interrupts autonomous task completion.
• Profile switching is currently tied to Aside accounts; a more flexible profile system is planned for release in 1-2 weeks but isn't available now.
• Not well suited for users who want a hands-off, fully autonomous agent that never pauses for confirmation-critical actions default to requiring approval unless you disable it.

Aside fits professionals who regularly perform repetitive, logged-in browser tasks and want to hand those off to an agent without switching to a separate automation platform. It's less useful for people who prefer a passive AI layer that summarizes or suggests-here, the AI acts only when invoked. The messaging integrations and routine features point toward a tool for delegating discrete chunks of work, particularly for those already paying for a Claude or ChatGPT subscription.

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