anytype-docs-basics-sidebar-sidebar-sections.md
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The Channel Sidebar is divided into sections , which can be hidden, reordered, or fine-tuned to match how you actually work. This page covers the controls for managing these sections.
When you first enter a Channel, the sidebar shows:
Section
What it contains
Who sees it
Shared Pins
Objects pinned by the Owner
All members
My Favorites
Objects pinned for you
Just you
Unread
Notifications
Just you
Recently Edited
Objects modified recently
All members
Types
All Objects grouped by Type
All members
Bin
Deleted Objects
All members
In personal (single-member) Channels, the distinction between "you" and "all members" doesn't matter — but the layout is the same.
Anytype has two distinct mechanisms:
My Favorites — personal, visible only to you. Use the 'star' icon
Shared Pins — public and visible to all members. The Channel Owner sets them.
To learn more on how to add, remove, and organize them, see Pins & Favorites for details.
The Types section is the master index of your space. Here are some additional features:
Quick Create Object — hover over any Type to reveal a '+' button. Click it to create a new Object of that Type instantly.
Add New Types — hover over the Type section title to reveal a '+ New Type' button.
Reorder Types — click and drag a Type to reorder its position in the list.
Hidden Types — only Types that have at least one Object appear in the sidebar automatically. To create an Object of a Type that isn't visible on the sidebar, click the Create Dropdown in the Sidebar to reveal all your Types.
The Recently Edited section shows Objects that have been modified recently. This is useful for picking up where you or others in the space have left off. This section has an extra setting: who counts as "recently edited"?
Hover over the Recently Edited header.
Click the three-dot menu.
Choose:
Any member — shows changes made by anyone in the space
Only me — shows only Objects you edited
Use Only me in busy team Channels where your own work would otherwise be buried under everyone else's edits.
The Unread section surfaces notifications from your Channel. These typically come from Chats and Discussions. This section is temporary, appearing and disappearing based on active notifications.
You can reorder this section to be at the top or bottom, depending on your needs. You cannot hide this section. See Manage Sections for more details.
The Bin appears as its own section in the Sidebar. Its three-dot menu lets you:
Hide section — remove it from view (it's still accessible via Channel Settings > Bin)
Empty Bin (Owners only) — permanently delete every Object inside
There are two paths to show, hide, and reorder Sidebar sections.
From the Channel Header:
Right-click the Channel name at the top of the sidebar.
Choose Manage Sections.
From a section header:
Hover over a section's header in the Sidebar.
Click the three-dot menu next to its name.
Choose Manage Sections to see the full list, or Hide section to hide just this one.
The Manage Sections panel opens as a centered popup, listing every section with toggles to show or hide each one and drag handles to reorder.
Drag the handle to the left of a section name to move it up or down in the sidebar. The section order applies to your settings only — other members keep their own ordering.
Toggle the eye icon to hide or show a section. Hidden sections aren't deleted — they just don't appear in the sidebar. You can bring them back any time from this panel.
In shared Channels, individual members can only delete Objects they personally moved to Bin. Owners can delete all Objects in Bin.
Hide what you don't use, on a per-Channel basis. A team project Channel might benefit from the Recently Edited section being prominent. A personal Channel might hide it entirely.
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