YouTube Commenter Real Name Revealer
By aakash · 3 months ago · 100+ installs
Transparency tool that replaces handles with the actual display names of the channel owner in comments
Key Highlights
- Replaces YouTube comment author handles with channel display names
- Updates author badges and channel mentions inside comments
- Changes handle-based channel links in watch page metadata to display names
- Applies to several live chat and replay name labels on YouTube
- Also works on YouTube Studio comment name surfaces
Details
YouTube Commenter Real Name Revealer swaps visible handles for channel display names across key YouTube comment surfaces. On youtube.com, it updates comment author names, author badges, channel mentions inside comments, and handle-style channel links near watch page metadata when a display name is available.
The tweek also changes names in several live chat contexts and on YouTube Studio comment views. That includes participant names, banner messages, replay messages, paid ticker items, and some gift announcement labels where YouTube would otherwise show a handle instead of the channel’s display name.
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