# ParticleCore/Particle

Home of the extension YouTube Plus that allows you to experience more on YouTube

Repository: https://github.com/ParticleCore/Particle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/particlecore-particle
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: youtube, userscript, addon, extension, youtubeplus, particle, material, javascript
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-02-11T18:23:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4341, "days_push": 3125, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1056, forks 227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.590758+00:00)

## What it is
YouTube Plus (codename Particle) is a browser extension/userscript that adds extra features to YouTube's HTML5 player. It runs via Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey on Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.

## Use cases
- enhance youtube with extra features
- customize the youtube player
- install a youtube userscript
- improve youtube viewing experience
- add functionality to youtube html5 player

## When to choose
- you use Firefox, Chrome, or Opera with a userscript manager and want an extended YouTube experience

## When to avoid
- you need active maintenance or support for modern YouTube layouts
- you rely on YouTube's flash player
- you need a maintained project with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: browser-extension, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, media, entertainment
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: youtube, userscript, greasemonkey, tampermonkey, youtube-plus, video-enhancement, javascript

## Member repositories
- ParticleCore/Particle (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.590758+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:58:15.290489+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ParticleCore/Particle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.590758+00:00, sha cc549fb320a4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.