YouTube Dislike Viewer for Brave Browser
Brave is one of the best browsers for installing the Return YouTube Dislike extension. Being fully Chromium-compatible, it supports the extension out of the box. This guide covers installation, Brave Shields compatibility, and a no-extension alternative.
Our free online YouTube dislike viewer works perfectly in Brave — no extension needed.
Why Brave is a Great Choice for YouTube Dislike Viewing
Brave is a privacy-focused, Chromium-based browser developed by Brendan Eich (co-creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla). It ships with built-in ad blocking, fingerprint protection, and tracker blocking — making it popular among users who value online privacy. Because Brave is built on Chromium, it has full compatibility with the Chrome extension ecosystem, including the Return YouTube Dislike extension.
For privacy-conscious users, Brave plus Return YouTube Dislike is a particularly appealing combination. Brave blocks YouTube's ad trackers by default, and Return YouTube Dislike only sends anonymous video IDs to its own API — no data goes to Google, YouTube, or any advertising network. The combination gives you ad-free, tracker-free YouTube watching with dislike counts restored.
Brave also has a built-in cryptocurrency rewards system (BAT — Basic Attention Token) that is entirely separate from extension functionality. Using the Return YouTube Dislike extension does not interact with or affect Brave Rewards in any way.
How to Install Return YouTube Dislike on Brave
Open Brave and Navigate to the Chrome Web Store
In Brave browser, type chrome.google.com/webstore in the address bar and press Enter. Brave fully supports this store and will display a banner noting you are using an extension store for another browser — this is normal and safe to proceed.
Search for Return YouTube Dislike
Use the search box on the Chrome Web Store to find 'Return YouTube Dislike'. Click on the extension by Anarios — it shows over 3 million users and a thumbs-down icon. Verify the extension ID is gebbhagfogifgggkldgodflihgfeippi to confirm you are installing the official version.
Click Add to Chrome
Click the 'Add to Chrome' button. In Brave, this button triggers Brave's own extension installation dialog rather than Chrome's. A permissions popup appears showing the extension requests access to youtube.com only. This is the expected and correct permission scope.
Confirm and Install
Click 'Add extension' to confirm. Brave will download and install the extension. A notification will confirm successful installation. You will see the extension icon appear in Brave's toolbar.
Test on YouTube
Open youtube.com in Brave and navigate to any video. The estimated dislike count should appear automatically below the video player next to the like button. If you do not see it immediately, try a hard reload of the YouTube tab with Ctrl+Shift+R.
Brave Shields & YouTube Dislike Viewer: Compatibility
Brave Shields is Brave's built-in content blocker that runs on every page by default. It blocks ads, trackers, fingerprinting scripts, and potentially malicious content. For most users, Brave Shields and the Return YouTube Dislike extension coexist without any issues — the extension's API calls to returnyoutubedislikeapi.com are not blocked by Shields' default filter lists.
However, some users who have enabled aggressive filter lists (such as uBlock Origin's Extra filter list or custom blocklists imported into Brave) may find that these lists block the API domain. If you install the extension but see no dislike counts, the first troubleshooting step is to check whether Brave Shields is interfering. Click the lion icon in Brave's address bar when on youtube.com and temporarily lower the Shields level to "Standard" to test.
To permanently whitelist the API domain: go to Brave Settings → Shields → Content Filtering → Manage custom filters. Add an exception for @@||returnyoutubedislikeapi.com^ (uBlock Origin syntax, which Brave uses). This will prevent Shields from ever blocking the Return YouTube Dislike API while keeping all other blocking active.
Our online tool at youtubedislikeviewer.org is also unaffected by this issue — Brave Shields does not block our website, so it serves as a reliable fallback if extension API calls are blocked.
Privacy Analysis: Is Return YouTube Dislike Safe in Brave?
For Brave's privacy-focused user base, it is reasonable to carefully evaluate what any extension does with your data. The Return YouTube Dislike extension has been independently reviewed by security researchers and the broader open-source community. Key privacy facts:
Open-source code — full source available at github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike for independent audit.
Only requests youtube.com permission — cannot read data from any other website you visit.
Does not access your Google account, YouTube login session, watch history, or subscriptions.
Anonymized contribution — when you like or dislike a video, only the video ID and your vote are sent (no user ID, no IP address stored).
No ads injected — the extension does not modify YouTube beyond adding the dislike count display.
Note: Unofficial forks of the extension have reportedly injected ads. Install only from the official Chrome Web Store listing (extension ID: gebbhagfogifgggkldgodflihgfeippi) to avoid clone extensions.