Desktop does have the option to set a keyboard shortcut for opening Flow in the sidebar, and for sending page links without opening it.
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A separate window would be nice, I support that. But for now, you might find use in pinning the sidebar window and decreasing the width if you are using it a lot (top right icon in screenshot).
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