Return YouTube Comment Username

This script replaces the "handle" in the YouTube comments section to user name

As of June 2026, Return YouTube Comment Username has 30,000 users and a 4.27/5 rating from 124 reviews in the Accessibility category.

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Version
0.7.4
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates, changed permissions.

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

30.8K25.0K19.2KApr 1, 2026Jun 17, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 1, 202630.0K4.281230.7.2
Apr 16, 202630.0K4.281230.7.3
Apr 20, 202630.0K4.271240.7.3
May 22, 202630.0K4.271240.7.4
Jun 17, 202620.0K4.271240.7.4
Now30.0K4.271240.7.4

Changelog

  • Apr 20, 2026
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    https://www.youtube.com/*, https://studio.youtube.com/*, https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml*

Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
https://www.youtube.com/*, https://studio.youtube.com/*, https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml*

Screenshots

Return YouTube Comment Username screenshot 1Return YouTube Comment Username screenshot 2

About

The "Return YouTube Comment Username" rewrites the YouTube comment username to the traditional username format.

Due to an update to YouTube, user IDs beginning with @, called "handles," are now displayed in the name field of the comments section, and traditional usernames are no longer visible in the comments.

By using this extension, the comment field's
* Can be Replace @handle with conventional user name
* Can be Display in the format "@handle (Username)"
* Can be Display in the format "Username (@handle)"


Bug Reports (GitHub) 
https://github.com/yakisova41/return-youtube-comment-username/issues

Technical

Version
0.7.4
Manifest
V3
Size
176KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
2
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
kamibelompadnaekbellinmgbphoidmj
Developer ID
uc48e270e1545b790a768df48b8170208
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Mar 11, 2023
Last Updated (Store)
Apr 17, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 17, 2026
Website
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