Return YouTube Dislike Chrome Extension Analysis
Niche Lifestyle & Gaming HacksChrome extension ID: gebbhagfogifgggkldgodflihgfeippi
A browser extension that restores the visibility of the dislike counter on YouTube. It leverages archived data from before December 2021 and active user data to estimate current dislike counts.
Overview
Installs
5.0M+
Rating
★ 4.5
19,749 reviews
Languages
21 locales
Includes Deutsch, English, Indonesia, Nederlands...
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Niche Lifestyle & Gaming Hacks
Pricing friction
Moderate review signal
Complaint intensity
High review signal
Listing positioning
The extension positions itself as a tool to restore transparency by bringing back the dislike count on YouTube videos. It emphasizes the use of a massive archive of historical data combined with real-time user contributions to maintain accuracy.
Inferred product pattern
Crowdsourced data overlay to restore a platform-hidden metric.
Review-backed pain points
Users report frustration over new requests for local file access permissions and the introduction of premium subscriptions.
Observed feature gaps
Some users report that the dislike UI pattern fails to render properly, showing only the number without the visual element.
- YouTube viewers
- Content critics
- Transparency advocates
- Evaluating video quality via dislike counts
- Avoiding misleading content
- Review-backed positive themes are not available in the provided samples.
- Privacy and permission concerns
- Unwanted monetization
- Intermittent reliability
- Developer controversy
- Free-tier complaints detected
- Performance complaints detected
- Privacy complaints detected
- Users express strong dissatisfaction with the introduction of premium subscriptions in a previously simple utility.
Support
No specific support process complaints, but users report reporting the extension for abuse due to permission changes.
Reliability
Reports of the extension periodically stopping work or failing to display dislikes correctly.
Privacy
Significant anger regarding recent updates that request access to local files and localhost.
- Free entry with paid features
- No account requirement observed
- Limited free usage observed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 2
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 21
- Developer contact
- Official website
- Version: 4.0.4
- Size: 1.2MiB
- Last updated:
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Website: returnyoutubedislike.com
