Quick Sidebar Switcher
Quickly switch between Side Panel tabs with a popup menu.
Quick Sidebar Switcher
Tired of scrolling through a cluttered N-panel in Blender? Quick Sidebar Switcher is a streamlined UI add-on that allows you to rapidly switch between 3D Viewport sidebar tabs using a handy popup menu.
✨ Key Features
- Instant Access Menu: Press a shortcut (default:
Ctrl+Shift+A) to open a popup menu at your cursor and jump straight to the tab you need. - Smart Search: Quickly find specific tabs with the built-in search function.
- Tab Filtering: Keep your menu clean using Whitelist or Blacklist modes to hide unused tabs.
- Custom Layouts: Organize the popup menu into multiple columns and choose your preferred sorting method (Alphabetical or Default Sidebar Order).
What's New
1.4.0 June 13th, 2026
- Fixed an issue where certain panels were visible in the sidebar but did not appear in the tab list.
- Expanded functionality to support Node, Dopesheet, Graph, and Image Editors, in addition to the 3D Viewport.
- Resolved an issue where 'Unknown' labels or blank spaces were displayed in the list.
A Godsend for us add-ons and extensions hoarders! 😅
As this tool seems to act in the 3D View only (unless I'm doing something wrong or the shortcuts I'm trying are being captured by other tools in the other editors), could it be generalized to all editors that have a Sidebar, such as the Shader Editor? Those can get just as busy as the 3D View one.
This addon saved my neck, haha! It's really comfortable to use since i have 20+ addons, with this tool it's easer and faster to find and select the one i looking for