Jellyfin Randomizer

I built this randomizer to fix one of the most annoying problems of modern streaming: endlessly scrolling through stuff and still not knowing what to watch. It uses the Jellyfin API to grab a live list of my library — in my case, mostly anime, but it works with anything — and rolls something at random. No more browsing, just roll and watch.

There’s a button to mark things as watched, which adds them to an exclusion list, and two toggles: one to hide already-watched shows, and one to specifically roll from them in case I feel like a rewatch. It also displays box art for each result, which is great for quickly getting a feel for what something is.

I’ve got some ideas for future improvements — like filtering by genre or age rating, and maybe pulling in a brief synopsis — but for now, it does exactly what I need.

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