The new Side Panel UI, part of the latest Chrome 99 update, saves users the hassle of opening a new tab just to access their bookmarked websites.

You can launch Reading Mode by right-clicking on a page. Chrome introduced the side panel UI in 2022 and slowly expanded its capabilities, with Google Lens also located there.

The Side Panel API is available to Manifest V3 extensions and is “currently available in Chrome Beta 114.” Google Chrome’s Material You redesign is taking shape [Gallery] ...

Google has added a new UI to Chrome for viewing your reading list and bookmarks. The reading list used to live on the bookmarks bar, but it can now be hidden away when you don’t want it.