Peek real YouTube like counts on hover: pause 0.25s on any thumbnail to see official Data API counts. Free daily quota.
Users
10
+1 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#192K
#160K among extensions
Version
0.1.1
updated 20 May 2026
Users
monthly, 5 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:10 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 5 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.
About 2026 OnceTool — Peek YouTube Like Count
OnceTool — Real YouTube Like Counts on Hover
Stop clicking on bad videos.
Hover any YouTube thumbnail for 0.25 seconds — a small icon appears in the corner.
Click it and you'll see the real like count, before you commit to watching.
Why we built this
"Clicked a clickbait title, wasted 10 minutes" — it happens every day.
Like count is the most direct quality signal on YouTube, but YouTube hides it behind the click.
This extension surfaces it the moment you're deciding — one more data point, ten fewer wasted minutes.
Get started in three steps
1. Add to Chrome → pin it to the toolbar (puzzle button → pin icon)
2. Sign in with OnceAccount (first hover prompts login; or buy a license key anonymously)
3. Open YouTube and pause on any thumbnail for 0.25 seconds
What you'll see
- Real like counts, sourced from Google's official YouTube Data API v3
- Works on home, search, channel pages, Shorts — anywhere thumbnails appear
- 30 ms response for the second person to query a video (7-day server cache)
- 0.25-second delay avoids accidental triggers; configurable to 150 / 300 / 500 / 800 ms
- Stays out of your way: the icon only appears on hover and disappears on mouse-out
Data source & what we don't do
Source: Google's YouTube Data API v3 (official authorization)
- We don't scrape YouTube pages
- We don't call YouTube's private APIs
- The numbers come straight from YouTube — same as what you'd see after clicking
What we don't do:
- We don't track which videos you browse
- We don't sell your hover behavior to anyone
- Each hover sends only the video ID to our backend, which returns the like count
- Your OnceAccount session lives in chrome.storage.local — never leaked to other sites
Pricing
Credits-based, no monthly fee.
- 10 free hovers per day (buy credits when you need more)
- Three packs:
- Basic: US$4.99 → 1,500 credits
- Value: US$9.99 → 3,500 credits (best deal, +17% credits per dollar)
- Pro: US$19.99 → 8,000 credits
- One-time purchase. Credits never expire. Synced across devices.
- Powered by PayPal. 14-day no-questions-asked refund.
Two usage modes
Sign up with OnceAccount (recommended)
- One account for the entire OnceHit family (OnceEvent / OnceClip / OnceKeeper / OncePing / OnceTool)
- Credits synced across devices
- Purchase history available on your account page
Buy anonymously (no sign-up)
- Enter your email at checkout
- We email you a license key
- Paste the key into the extension popup to activate
- The license key is your only proof of purchase — keep it safe, we cannot reissue if lost
About OnceTool
OnceTool is a collection of small Chrome extensions from the OnceHit family. Each tool does one thing well, uses official APIs, and respects the platform's rules.
Other products in the family:
- OnceEvent — In-store consumer lucky draws
- OnceClip — AI video generation
- OnceKeeper — Collection sharing community
- OncePing — Uptime monitoring
Built and maintained by the OnceHit team.
Support
Contact: oncehit.service@gmail.com
Status: tool.oncehit.net