Since YouTube removed public dislike counts, it’s become harder to gauge video quality at a glance. However, there are still ways to see dislike ratios on YouTube videos. This guide will show you how to view YouTube dislikes using a website and a browser extension.
Check any YouTube video’s dislike ratio with YouTube Dislike Viewer website
The quickest way to check a video’s like-to-dislike ratio is by using the YouTube Dislike Viewer website.
- Copy video URL: get the URL of the YouTube video you want to check.
- Paste URL into YouTube Dislike Viewer: go to the YouTube Dislike Viewer website. Paste the copied video URL into the search box provided.
- Click “View Dislikes”: click the “View Dislikes” button next to the search box.
The website will then display the like and dislike counts for the video. The data shown is sourced from the Return YouTube Dislike API.
Restore YouTube dislikes with a browser extension
For a more integrated experience, you can restore dislike counts directly beneath each YouTube video using a browser extension called Return YouTube Dislike. This extension is available for:
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Opera
- Brave
The extension is also available for Android via ReVanced (and Tubular, a NewPipe fork) and for jailbroken iPhones via Chariz and uYou+.
- Install the extension: install the “Return YouTube Dislike” browser extension for your preferred web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Brave). You may need to allow extensions from other stores in browsers like Brave, Opera, and Edge.
- Open a YouTube video: once installed, simply open any YouTube video in your browser.
- View dislike ratio: the like-to-dislike ratio, including dislike counts, will now be visible beneath the video, similar to how it was before YouTube removed the public dislike count.
Important information about dislike count accuracy
It’s important to understand that the dislike counts provided by the extension and website are not perfectly accurate “true” numbers. The Return YouTube Dislike API uses a combination of cached data (collected before YouTube disabled the dislike API) and extrapolated user behavior to estimate dislike counts.
This means the dislike number you see is an estimation, not the exact figure that only content creators can access. The data may take a few hours to a few days to update. Data is contributed by users of the extension, and while not perfectly precise, it provides a reasonably accurate ratio and a valuable indicator of video sentiment, which can be helpful for gauging video quality and avoiding potentially misleading content.
While not a perfect replacement for the official dislike count, these methods offer the best available way to regain some insight into audience reaction to YouTube videos.
