Brings back the dislike count on YouTube — the number YouTube removed in November 2021.
In 2021, YouTube removed the public dislike count from all videos, leaving only a thumbs-down icon with no number next to it. Their stated reason was to protect creators from "dislike attacks," but the side effect was that viewers lost one of the most useful signals on the platform — a quick way to know whether a tutorial is broken, a product review is trustworthy, or a video is worth your time before you invest 20 minutes watching it.
This extension quietly restores that number.
Once installed, you'll see the dislike count appear right next to the dislike button on every video you watch — exactly where it used to be. It works on:
- Regular videos on the desktop site
- YouTube Shorts
- The mobile version of YouTube in your browser
The count comes from Return YouTube Dislike, a community-run service that has been archiving dislike data since before YouTube removed it, and continues to estimate counts using extension user behaviour.
- Go to the Releases page and download the latest
.xpifile - Open Firefox and go to
about:addons - Click the gear icon → Install Add-on From File
- Select the downloaded
.xpifile - That's it — the extension is active immediately
No account needed. No sign-in. No setup.
Better judgement on tutorials and guides A cooking video, a coding walkthrough, an electronics repair guide — a high dislike ratio is often the fastest signal that the instructions don't work or are outdated. You can decide before watching rather than after.
Spotting low-quality or misleading content Clickbait titles and misleading thumbnails tend to accumulate dislikes quickly. The number gives you a reality check before you click in.
Shorts work too The dislike count appears on Shorts just like regular videos — below the dislike button on the side panel.
It remembers counts for 30 minutes Once it fetches a count for a video, it saves it locally for half an hour. If you revisit the same video, it loads instantly without making another request.
Works across light and dark themes The counter automatically matches YouTube's current theme — white text on dark backgrounds, dark text on light ones.
- The extension sends only the video ID of whatever you're currently watching to the Return YouTube Dislike API — nothing else
- No account data, no watch history, no personal information leaves your browser
- Dislike counts are cached locally on your device for 30 minutes and then discarded
- The extension does not collect any data about you
The dislike counts shown are estimates, not exact figures. YouTube stopped providing real dislike data in 2021, so the Return YouTube Dislike service combines archived data with statistical modelling based on anonymous interaction signals from extension users. For most videos the number is a reasonable approximation — but treat it as a signal, not a precise measurement.
| Browser | Supported |
|---|---|
| Firefox (desktop) | ✅ |
| Firefox for Android | ✅ |
| Chrome / Edge / Brave | ❌ (Firefox only for now) |