Customize, shuffle and play random videos from any YouTube channel.
Do you have a favourite YouTube channel, but don't know what to watch? This extension is for you!
The "Random YouTube Video" extension adds a "Shuffle" button to YouTube channel, video and shorts pages, which will play a truly random video from the current channel. Use the extension's popup to customize your experience even further!
Level up your YouTube experience with these features:
✔ A new shuffle button that uses the native look and feel of YouTube - including dark mode - so it fits right in with the YouTube interface you're used to!
✔ Utilize a wide range of options to individualize your experience, such as ignoring shorts, only shuffling from the most recent videos or shuffling multiple videos into a playlist!
✔ A smart, 100% anonymous backend technology ensures that popular channels shuffle as fast as possible, no matter how many video uploads they have!
✔ ...and much more!
Do you want to support the extension's development or say thank you? Consider donating or sponsoring the project on GitHub:
https://ko-fi.com/nikkelm
https://github.com/sponsors/NikkelM
Do you have questions or feedback? Feel free to open an issue on the project's GitHub page:
https://github.com/NikkelM/Random-YouTube-Video
Latest changes:
v3.1.12
- Removed "tabs" permission from the extension, enhancing privacy.
v3.1.11
- Changed the default settings to not open shuffled videos in a new tab.
- Moved the informative text about remaining YouTube API quota to the advanced settings menu.
- Updated the welcome page for a better experience.
v3.1.10
- News page will no longer open after updating from v3.1.5 or an earlier version.
v3.1.9
- Temporarily disabled the news feature.
v3.1.8
- The button's tooltip may now show additional information on the shuffle status.
- The extension will now show that a shuffle is still running when navigating within a channel.
- Fixed a bug where an active shuffle would continue in the background when navigating to a different channel.
- Fixed a bug where clicking the shuffle button while the shuffle was running would start a second shuffle at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where the shuffle button would sometimes not be added to the page if it was opened directly from a new tab.
- Fixed a bug where the playlist created by the extension would sometimes not be renamed correctly.
- Fixed an animation bug when ignoring shorts and shuffling a channel with many videos from a shorts page.
- Fixed the shuffle button not being added to the channel page if the browser is using a new YouTube UI.
You can always view the full Changelog here: https://github.com/NikkelM/Random-YouTube-Video/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Latest reviews
- (2023-11-05) JerezFIN: Damn! Thanks alot for this extension highly needed extension and very useful <3
- (2023-10-28) indie leet (indieleet): Perfect!
- (2023-10-12) Nick Saris: Excellent extension with a great simple UI. Had features I didn't know I wanted like auto playlists which were great. Deserves more love, should be an official feature.
- (2023-08-13) Андрей Черкашин: thank you Nikkel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- (2023-06-21) Mike Vincent: Works fine but it has trouble with this channel with 18K videos: EpicSkillshot - LoL VOD Library After loading for about 3 minutes it shows "Error: Could not establish connection. Receiving end does not exist"
- (2023-06-10) DrMonsterX: very nice
- (2023-06-03) Lisa Lavandula: Awesome idea. I love randomizers. I found a 7 year old video with 0 comments from a YouTuber who now has 60k subscribers thanks to this extension. :p
- (2023-04-26) Cherkey: Разработчики, огромное вам спасибо за такое расширение. Я очень давно искал что-то похожее, но не мог найти. ставлю максимально высокую оценку.
- (2023-04-13) Pro Grammer: This extension is awesome! I can't believe I've only found out about this now. I wonder if this can be ported to Firefox though. It would be really great to see it there too since I usually use Firefox for personal browsing.
- (2023-03-21) Антон Воронин: Хорошее расширение. Именно то, что я давно искал
- (2023-03-13) Dolan Spons: Man, after getting this extension, it feels like I upgraded YouTube...Can't believe they don't have this already. It's such a useful feature and is incredibly easy to use.
- (2023-03-12) Jan Krzyżaniak: This has been a great extension for a very long time, definite recommend. I am writing this post to report a bug though... On the yt channel "Instrumental121" I have found the shuffle button displaying "unknown error". Not a disaster since it's just one channel out of the dozens I tried it on but it is noteworthy and could happen to others on other channels too...
- (2023-02-28) do0myk: works as intended
- (2023-02-09) terter: This is a complete gamechanger!!! I was having a bit of trouble initially and was ready to write a review asking for help. But it turns out I just needed to re-open my browser! 5 stars, incredible.
- (2023-01-18) Johnny Smalls: I like this extension a lot. Would be great if I had the option of opening the random video in a new tab, instead of the same tab.
- (2023-01-15) Joschua Becker: Had allready simmilar ideas to implement that feature but you did it. Ty.
- (2023-01-03) Zachary Metzgar: Perfect. I thought that with how niche of an idea this was that there wouldn't be anyone motivated enough to make this kind of extension, but you have proved me wrong. Works exactly like I imagined it would. Great job!
- (2022-12-28) Безупречный Сенсей: THIS IS A MIRACLE. this happened. everything worked. guys who are developing this program - you have fulfilled my dreams. I'm changing my review to 5 stars. I am your biggest fan. well done. good job