# Sidebar

Sidebar is a curated design link site for designers and makers. It lists design articles, portfolios and CodePen demos.

- Kind: Directory
- Address: https://sidebar.io
- Submit page: https://sidebar.io/submit
- Page: https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/product-directories/sidebar

## About

Sidebar is a curated link site for designers and makers, maintained by Fabricio Teixeira and originally created by Sacha Greif. It has been collecting links since October 2012 and publishes design links every weekday. Links can be an article, a portfolio or a CodePen demo. To submit, you open the Submit a Link page and must log in or sign up first. The pages show no submission fee, review time or link type. The submission guidelines favor high-effort content such as case studies and tutorials, new content only, and links that are easy to consume. Sidebar generally avoids paid products unless they offer a free or demo version. Posting your own content is allowed if it follows the guidelines. The code is open-source on GitHub.

## How to submit

Log in or sign up, then use the Submit a Link page to send a link that follows the submission guidelines.

Source: https://sidebar.io/submit

## What it lists

- Design articles
- Portfolios
- CodePen demos
- Case studies
- Design tutorials

## Who visits

Sidebar is described as a platform for designers and makers.

_Written from Sidebar's own pages on Oct 28, 2026._

## What we found on Oct 26, 2026

- Status: Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings
- Newest listing: Not known
- Price: Not known
- Link: Not known
- Review time: Not known
- Account needed: Yes
- Takes pre-launch: Not known
- Badge required: Not known
- Domain registered: Not known
- How often other sites link to it: 43 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026)
- Traffic: Among the 1 million most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026)
- Checked: Oct 26, 2026

## Questions

### What does Sidebar ask for?

You need an account to submit. As of Oct 28, 2026.

### How do I submit a link to Sidebar?

Go to the Submit a Link page at sidebar.io/submit. Sidebar says you must log in or sign up first, and the About page lists guidelines for what makes a submission likely to be accepted.

### Is Sidebar free to submit to?

Sidebar does not say on its site. The pages show no submission fee and no paid listing tier.

### How much does Sidebar cost?

Sidebar does not say on its site. No prices appear on the pages provided.

### What kind of links does Sidebar accept?

Sidebar links can be an article, a portfolio or a CodePen demo. It prioritizes content that takes time and effort, such as case studies and tutorials.

### Does Sidebar accept paid products?

Generally no. Sidebar avoids featuring paid products unless they offer a free or demo version that is useful on its own, with exceptions for newsworthy releases of major design software.

### Can I submit my own content to Sidebar?

Yes. Sidebar says posting your own content is fine as long as it follows its guidelines.

### Does Sidebar feature old content?

Usually not. Sidebar features only new content, and a link that has been around longer than a few months probably will not be accepted unless it has received no exposure.

### Who runs Sidebar?

Sidebar is maintained by Fabricio Teixeira and was originally created by Sacha Greif. It has been collecting links since October 2012, and its code is open-source on GitHub.

## History

- Oct 28, 2026: submit page set to sidebar.io/submit

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