Simple bat file that will open, view, or play any random file within a directory. No directory setup required!
Edit your config within the file. CHANGE FILTER.
Place the file in your directory and simply open.
Delete - Permanently delete files.
Review - Opens the file again if you had closed it.
Reload - Refreshes directory if you have added new files.
Randomize - Simply press ENTER to randomly choose your next file.
Custom Keybinds.
Custom Search Criteria.
Custom Filters to block/allow executables/scripts/keywords.
RandomFilePicker - Vue has you covered!
No options or menus.
As of 2024, updates will slow down as there can only be so many features. Would like to expand this in another language someday as a fun project. Maybe an independent GUI.
chinagreenelvis, whoever they may be, started this rabbit hole with sharing his code for what I call v1.0.
While I was searching for a way to randomly open any file in a folder, I found a link to his help-post.
https://www.techguy.org/threads/solved-get-random-folder-from-directory-using-batch.1094849/