If you find the video interesting or informative, hit the Like button below. Similar calls to action appear in many YouTube videos and most of us hit the button to show appreciation. In time, the number of liked videos can reach proportions that are hard to navigate.
This is why deleting all or at least some of the likes on YouTube comes in handy. We’ve selected tried and tested methods to remove all the unnecessary likes on YouTube so don’t hesitate to give them a try. There is an extra method to help remove likes from channel feed and a bonus one for the brave readers.
Remove Likes on Desktop
Many users access YouTube on a desktop, which is why we’re kicking off with the desktop method. However, you can also easily delete likes on your smart device – which will be discussed later on.
1. Go to YouTube
Launch YouTube in a browser and sign in with your Google account.
2. Hit the “Hamburger” Icon
Clicking on the “hamburger” (three horizontal lines) icon brings up the menu on the left as shown in the image above.
3. Select Liked Videos
Click on Liked videos to preview all the likes on your YouTube account.
4. Choose a Video
Browse the Liked videos and place your cursor over the video that you wish to unlike.
5. Click the Three Vertical Dots
A pop-up menu appears when you click on the three vertical dots next to the video. You can save the video to a playlist, add to a queue, watch it later, or remove it from Liked videos.
6. Select Remove from Liked Videos
This action deletes/removes the video from your list of likes. Refresh the page to complete the action. And you need to repeat steps 5 and 6 for all the likes that you wish to remove on YouTube.
Delete YouTube Likes on Android
Android users might have slightly different YouTube interface since the updates aren’t released to everybody. Here is how to remove likes on either UI:
New Interface
1. Access the Account Tab
Launch the YouTube app and tap on Account.
2. Go to Liked Videos
Tap on Liked videos under the Library section and browse for the ones to remove.
3. Select a Video
Mark the video that you want to unlike and hit the Like button underneath to remove it. And again, you need to repeat this step for every like.
Old Interface
1. Open Library
Go to Library on your Android YouTube app and select Liked videos.
2. Find a Video
Find a video you want to unlike.
3. Tap on More
Hit the three horizontal dots to get more actions, then select Remove from Liked videos.
Remove YouTube Likes on iOS
This method is similar to Android and works for iPhones and iPads. Check out how to delete YouTube likes on iOS:
1. Open YouTube App
Tap on the YouTube app to launch it, then hit Library at the bottom right corner of the screen.
2. Tap Liked Videos
Access the Liked videos playlist, then tap More (three horizontal dots) to remove the like.
3. Select Remove from liked videos
Tap on Remove from liked videos for each of the liked videos that you wish to delete from the list.
How to Remove All Likes from Your Channel Feed
If you want to keep the YouTube likes only to yourself, there is a way to do it. It’s more like hiding the likes than removing them, which can come in handy.
1. Launch YouTube
Go to YouTube on your desktop and click the “hamburger” icon, then scroll down to Settings.
2. Click Settings
Choose History and privacy in the Settings tab on the left.
3. Check Keep all my liked videos private
Once you check the box, click save and refresh the page. This action hides all the liked videos on your channel.
A Bonus Method
There is a way to remove YouTube likes all at once. All it requires is some programming skills.
1. Go to YouTube
Open YouTube in a browser, then go to Liked videos.
2. Open Browser Console
For Chrome users, do this.
View > Developer > JavaScript Console
3. Paste the Following Code
Copy and paste this code into the console, then refresh the page for the action to take place. It should remove all your liked videos.
The Code:
var items = $('body').getElementsByClassName("pl-video-edit-remove-liked-video");
for(var i = 0;i < items.length; i++){
Items[i].click() ;
}
Endnote
Like most social networks, YouTube doesn’t have a native way to remove all the likes at once. However, some simple coding skills can help you work around this issue. We would love to know your preferred method so don’t hesitate to leave a comment.
This goes twice for those who tried the coding method since it’s the only way to remove all likes on YouTube in a single go.
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15 thoughts on “How To Delete/Remove All Likes on YouTube”
Jane Doe’s 2021 version works but the “apostrophes” in one line of the code are wrong.
In the line: ‘use strict’;
replace the “apostrophes” with ‘ .
The code takes ages (see below) but the Liked Videos count does go down – eventually!
Well done Jane Doe.
One More Thing: The “apostrophes” can’t be changed in the Console Window after you have pasted the code in. You need to fix the problem in a text editor first and then paste the new code into the Console Window.
AAANNNDDD!!! There’s something wrong somewhere. I get this error continuously….
VM1051: 1 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘click’)
at _clickDelButton (:1:581)
and am not skilled enough to understand it.
The code works but at a snail’s pace. It takes a looooong, loooong time to bring the count down.
Jane Doe! If you’re listening please help!!!
function sleep(ms) {
return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}
async function deleteLikedVideos() {
‘use strict’;
var items = document.querySelectorAll(‘#primary ytd-playlist-video-renderer yt-icon-button.dropdown-trigger > button[aria-label]’);
var out;
for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
items[i].click();
out = setTimeout(function () {
if (document.querySelector('tp-yt-paper-listbox.style-scope.ytd-menu-popup-renderer').lastElementChild) {
document.querySelector('tp-yt-paper-listbox.style-scope.ytd-menu-popup-renderer').lastElementChild.click();
}
}, 100);
await sleep(500); // sleep cause browser can not handle the process
clearTimeout(out);
}
}
deleteLikedVideos();
3rd line reads Items[i].click() ;
It should read items[i].click();
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