When comparing Iridium vs Youtube Plus, the Slant community recommends Iridium for most people. In the question“What are the best addons to enhance Youtube?” Iridium is ranked 1st while Youtube Plus is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Iridium is:
Keeps up with updating bugs regularly. Always comments on 'issues' on git.
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Pros
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.
Pro Grid Views Supported
you can view youtube video in grid view
Pro Cross Platform
Available on chrome, firefox, opera, userscript
Cons
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.
Con Discontinued
Due to the release of the new YouTube layout this extension is no longer receiving any updates