Return YouTube Comment Username

by yakisova41 · Accessibility

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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

This script replaces the "handle" in the YouTube comments section to user name

Users

20K

0 in 30 days

Rating

4.2 / 5

−0.09 in 30 days

Ratings

125

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#5,608

#4,804 among extensions

Version

0.7.4

updated 17 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 125 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Return YouTube Comment Username

The "Return YouTube Comment Username" rewrites the YouTube comment username to the traditional username format. Due to an update to YouTube, user IDs beginning with @, called "handles," are now displayed in the name field of the comments section, and traditional usernames are no longer visible in the comments. By using this extension, the comment field's * Can be Replace @handle with conventional user name * Can be Display in the format "@handle (Username)" * Can be Display in the format "Username (@handle)" Bug Reports (GitHub) https://github.com/yakisova41/return-youtube-comment-username/issues