YouTube hid the public dislike count to shield creators from harassment and coordinated dislike campaigns. While this protects vulnerable channels, the dislike metric remains valuable for assessing video quality and recommendations. Fortunately, a reliable browser extension lets you view it privately.
You can easily access the dislike count and other metrics using a trusted extension, though it won't display publicly. Enable or disable it anytime based on your needs.
This tool helps creators gauge audience reception privately, aiding content improvement without public exposure.
The Return YouTube Dislike extension restores visibility for dislikes on YouTube videos and works seamlessly with Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Opera, and more.
Add it to your browser and enable it—the dislike count will appear automatically during playback.
The extension captures the video ID, fetches dislike data (plus likes and views) via the returnyoutubedislike.com API. For new videos, it queries YouTube's API first, then caches results in a database for 2-3 days for efficiency and archiving before displaying them.
Note: This is an alpha version, so expect occasional slowdowns or bugs. Dislike data updates every 2-3 days due to caching.
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YouTube's research showed smaller and new creators often faced targeted dislike attacks. Removing the public count minimizes such harassment.
Likes and dislikes are anonymous—no one can identify individual users. Verified creators, however, can view like/dislike ratios in YouTube Analytics.
