Random Executor - launch random files

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Random Executor - launch random files

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Not to be confused with the wonderful Executor launcher, Random Executor is a program that selects a file at random from a given folder / file type.
Random Executor is an app for randomly selecting a file from a directory you specify and opening it in using the default application for that file's type. You can optionally specify name rules that have to be met to narrow down the selection of files that may be opened.

Example:

You've got too many movies to watch and need to pick one at random otherwise you'll never decide. You open Random Executor and select your movies directory then configure filename restrictions to avoid playing movies you have already seen, or restrict the movies to one which contains a particular word, and define file types to avoid such as image and subtitle files, then click Go! Friday night sorted.
Other possible uses:

* Select an ebook / doc to read
* Listen to something from your music collection at random without indexing your whole collection first (sometimes required by music players that include a random button)

Websites:

https://sneakysnail.net/random-executor/
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/La ... utor.shtml

Steps: Download and launch

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Status: Not portable. Writes to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\SneakySnail\RandomExecutor\settings.json

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