How to See Dislikes on YouTube Again

You just never thought much of it, but we are sure you remember a time when you could see how many dislikes a YouTube video has. Right off the bat, you could decide if you were avoiding a video based on the dislikes it has.

Early in 2021, YouTube has removed our ability as users to view how many dislikes a video has garnered. YouTube videos that had more dislikes than likes were slower to get views and interactions from YouTube users, and YouTube “fixed” that by removing our ability to see dislikes on a YouTube video.

Seeing how many dislikes a YouTube video has is useful to us users. A YouTube user may decide to not watch a video that has more dislikes than likes. This way, the user saves their time and can be spared from whatever makes the said YouTube video so disliked.

There is a way to return YouTube dislike count to your YouTube, and it is quite simple to do and is accessible to everyone. This short but informative aims to equip you with the power to get back your YouTube dislike count.

Read on, find out, and have a better YouTube than everyone else.  

And when your finished check out our other YouTube guides:

• What Is the Most Disliked Video on YouTube?
• How the YouTube Algorithm Works
• How to Reset YouTube Recommendations

How to See Dislikes on YouTube Again

To get back your ability to see the dislikes a YouTube video has, you will need to install a simple extension on your internet browser. That internet browser extension is called the Return YouTube Dislike extension. This extension will show accurate results for YouTube videos that were uploaded to the platform before December 13, 2021.

Data on dislikes for videos after the mentioned date is still being collated by the extension’s developers and might still take a few months before they are accurate.

• Here are the steps you will need to follow if you wish to install the Return YouTube Dislike extension to your Google Chrome browser:

1. Open the Google Chrome browser window on your Desktop PC.
2. Visit the https://chrome.google.com/webstore website.
3. On the search bar provided on the top left of your Chrome window, type in “return YouTube dislike.”
4. Click on the first result named Return “YouTube Dislike.”
5. Click ‘Add to Chrome.’
6. A confirmation text box will appear. Click ‘Add extension.’
7. Now you will have the latest version of the Return YouTube Dislike extension installed and will be able to see how many dislikes a YouTube video has.

• To add the Return YouTube Dislike extension to Firefox, follow these steps:

1. Open a Firefox browser window.
2. Visit addons.mozilla.org.
3. Search for Return YouTube Dislike.
4. Click ‘Add to Firefox.’ Click ‘Add’ again to confirm.
5. You will have now installed the latest version of the extension on Firefox.

How to Manage Your Return YouTube Dislike Extension

• To manage and toggle the activeness of the Return YouTube Dislike extension on Google Chrome, follow these steps:

1. Open a Google Chrome window. On the top-right corner of your Google Chrome window is a puzzle piece icon representing the Google Extensions menu.
2. Click on the puzzle piece icon.
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the subsequent menu and click the gear icon to manage your extensions.
4. Click on the ‘Details’ button on the Return YouTube Dislike extension menu to customize its functions.
5. Click the ‘Remove’ button to uninstall the extension.
6. Toggle off or on for extension activation.

In Conclusion

The Return YouTube Dislike extension will be more useful than you might think. With the power to see how many dislikes a video has; you will have more informed and intuitive YouTube viewing sessions.