SideCanvas

Name: SideCanvas
Author: mikestools.io

mikestools.io · Developer Tools

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Updated

Jan 27, 2026

Media

2 items

Description

HTML/CSS/JS editor with live preview - A MikesTools.io project Stop switching between browser tabs and code editors. SideCanvas lets you test HTML, CSS, and JavaScript instantly in Chrome's side panel - right next to your AI chat, tutorial, or documentation. Built for developers, students, and AI power users who need to quickly test web code without leaving their browser. WHY SIDECANVAS? - Side Panel Workflow - Edit code alongside any webpage - AI Code Testing - Instantly preview code from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini - Zero Setup - No accounts, no configuration, works immediately - Privacy First - All code stays local, nothing leaves your browser FEATURES - Three-tab editor with syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - Live preview updates as you type - Console output capture - see logs and errors inline - Works in side panel or full-page mode - Dark and light themes - Auto-saves your work - Support for external CDN libraries (Chart.js, jQuery, Bootstrap, etc.) PERFECT FOR - Testing code snippets from AI assistants - Following along with tutorials - Quick prototyping without dev environment setup - Learning web development with immediate feedback - Debugging small code samples PRIVACY All code stays local in your browser. No data sent to external servers. No account required. No tracking. Part of the MikesTools.io project family.

History

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rating_count is the Chrome Web Store ratings count, not a written-review count.

Details & SEO

SEO signals

Listing completeness signals

Title length
Characters in the extension name.
10
Description length
Characters in the listing description.
1372
Media assets
Screenshots and videos on the listing.
2
Has promo video
Whether the listing includes at least one video.
No
Languages
Declared language locales.
1
Developer website
Listing exposes a developer website URL.
Yes
Contact email
Listing exposes a contact email.
Yes
Keyword in name
Case-insensitive substring match in the name.
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Keyword in description
Case-insensitive substring match in the description.
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Keyword occurrences in description
Count of case-insensitive occurrences in the description.
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Category user-count percentile
Share of same-category extensions with fewer users (null if unknown).
2.7

These are transparent listing completeness / keyword signals, not a prediction of Chrome Web Store search ranking.

Description

Details & SEO

SEO signals

Listing completeness signals

Title length
Characters in the extension name.
10
Description length
Characters in the listing description.
1372
Media assets
Screenshots and videos on the listing.
2
Has promo video
Whether the listing includes at least one video.
No
Languages
Declared language locales.
1
Developer website
Listing exposes a developer website URL.
Yes
Contact email
Listing exposes a contact email.
Yes
Keyword in name
Case-insensitive substring match in the name.
—
Keyword in description
Case-insensitive substring match in the description.
—
Keyword occurrences in description
Count of case-insensitive occurrences in the description.
—
Category user-count percentile
Share of same-category extensions with fewer users (null if unknown).
2.7

These are transparent listing completeness / keyword signals, not a prediction of Chrome Web Store search ranking.