Bring back dislike counts on YouTube. Instantly view true video ratings, dislike ratios, and creator metrics directly on the player.
Users
78
+56 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#92K
#77K among extensions
Version
1.0.1
updated 9 Aug 2026
Users
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:78 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:1 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 Restore YouTube Dislikes & Ratios
📊 Restore YouTube Dislikes & Ratios
A lightweight, privacy-first Chrome Extension that restores YouTube dislike counts, precise rating ratios, and creator metrics directly into the native UI.
🚀 Features
🎯 Pixel-Perfect Native UI: Clones YouTube's exact DOM structure and SVG padding for a seamless, undetectable integration of the dislike count.
💡 Smart Ratio Tooltips: Hover over the Like or Dislike buttons to instantly reveal the video's true community rating percentage and raw like/dislike counts.
⚡ Manifest V3 Compliant: Built using the latest Chrome extension architecture for maximum performance, security, and minimal memory footprint.
🛡️ Zero-Tracking Privacy: No analytics, no telemetry, and no background scripts draining CPU.
🛠️ Architecture & Technologies
💻 Vanilla JavaScript: Zero heavy dependencies, hacky CSS overrides, or framework bloat for lightning-fast execution.
🔄 DOM Mutation & State Engine: Efficient polling, caching mechanisms, and event listeners (yt-navigate-finish, popstate) designed specifically to handle YouTube's Single Page Application (SPA) navigations without breaking layouts.
🌐 Data Integration: Hooks into the community-driven returnyoutubedislikeapi.com endpoint for accurate historical and extrapolated video metrics.
📦Manual Developer Installation
1. Clone this repository or download the source code.
2. Open Google Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/.
3. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner.
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory.
5. Open any YouTube video to see the real-time metrics in action!
📜 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.txt file for details.