When comparing Airy YouTube Downloader vs Iridium, the Slant community recommends Airy YouTube Downloader for most people. In the question“What are the best software tools for expanding the functionality of Youtube?” Airy YouTube Downloader is ranked 2nd while Iridium is ranked 3rd.
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Pros
Pro Pause and resume downloads
Pro Download videos in batch
With Airy it's possible to download multiple videos at once.
Pro Download private, age restricted videos
In Airy menu you can log into your YouTube account (and save your login and password for future, if you'd like) and download age-restricted videos.
Pro Download playlists and channels from YouTube
To download YouTube playlist or channels you just need to paste the URL.
Pro Download music straight from the site
Besides video formats, you can download MP3 files.
Pro The developer particlecore is a respected github open source programmer and he presents all the functionality for free
Keeps up with updating bugs regularly. Always comments on 'issues' on git.
Pro Lightweight youtube.com enhancer and user experience editor
It does not overwhelm you with too many options, so you do not have difficulty choosing or having to try loads of different setups to get it just right. However the most important features are there.
Pro The extensions from the chrome store is also available on firefox & waterfox
If using a script manager it is usable across a whole range of browsers. There is a free script available to be used in browser script managers like ''Tampermonkey" which includes all functions of the addon through the script injections.
Cons
Con Works only with YouTube
Con Too slow
Sometimes it takes about 30 minutes to parse a playlist with 1500 videos on 400 Mbit connection.
Con Not for Linux
Con Iridium is currently on hold
The current build includes a bug which seems to break youtube functionality. However after a bit of searching, a solution can be found. Posted here to help others who might be debugging all their extensions for youtube not loading videos.
The solution for many seems to be to keep the autoplay function within Iridium settings ON.
Now your videos will most likely load and play again like they should.