Removes leading '@' from usernames in YouTube Live Chat
Users
59
−10 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#102K
#85K among extensions
Version
1.1
updated 20 Aug 2025
Users
monthly, 14 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:59 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 14 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About YouTube Live Chat Handle Cleaner
In a recent (as of August 2025) change, Youtube has begun rolling out a change for names of live chat members to handles instead of channel names. This is likely to combat impersonators and other obnoxious individuals. The caveat of this change is that now every message has this ugly "@" symbol leading their name. This lightweight extension simply visually removes this symbol for a return to the cleaner, more familiar look.
PS
At this time I don't think there is a way to fully restore the channel name instead of handles (beyond them reverting the shift entirely). Luckily we CAN remove the "@" with this extension!
This is fully viewable on GitHub if you wanna see here:
https://github.com/gacharyzoniea/chromeRemove.git
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
+5
+9.3%
0
0.00
30 days
−10
−14.5%
0
0.00
6 months
+27
+84.4%
0
0.00
1 year
+53
+883.3%
0
0.00
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where YouTube Live Chat Handle Cleaner appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change