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A Random MP3 Selector
Mr. Random is a utility useful for filling a portable MP3 audio player with music randomly selected from a larger collection situated on a computer hard drive. This is a good idea if you can't make up your mind what you want to hear, you prefer to be surprised by a selection of music you may not have heard in a while, or want to hear familiar music juxtaposed in novel combinations.
Mr. Random is a Java application, so it can be run on any computer with a Java Runtime Environment version 6.0. It is also allows the look and feel to be changed by selecting different themes.
Mr. Random User Interface with the iBar theme
News:
- Released May 26, 2008: Mr. Random 2.0
- Choose tunes by browsing images
- Copy progress monitor stays on top
- Tooltip of # of days since last play
- Option to number copied tunes
- Can specify a custom file type to copy (eg. JPG for those fancy picture frames)
- Can fetch cover images from Amazon
- Support for Sansa e200 series (copies cover images)
- Released May 10, 2007: Mr. Random 1.4
- Java Version 6.0 is required
- List fills as tunes are picked
- Status bar shows messages, list size and device free space / total space
- Can export list as a playlist file to play in your desktop media player (Amarok, Winamp, QCD,...)
- Detects device size (new feature in Java 6) so you don't have to guess
- 10 new themes
- Tooltips containing artist, album and optionally, cover art
- Checking for new versions done in the background, so you don't have to wait for a connection during startup
- All buttons disabled while copying to avoid funny business
- Released Nov 24, 2006: Mr. Random 1.3
- Upgraded to Java Version 5.0
- Copy button disabled while copying to avoid multiple simultaneous copying
- new device: Sansa m200 which supports a different format of playlist file
- Advanced option dialog
- Choice of four different randomization techniques
- Choose number of attempts to find a tune before giving up
- Automatic new version checking
- Submit chosen tunes to Last.fm music tracker
- increase device limit to 20GB
- Italian translation
- Released Mar 10, 2006: Mr. Random 1.2
- Add entire albums or artist collections at once
- History reporting
- Repackaged into a single file
- Released Oct 30, 2005: Mr. Random 1.1
- Support for WMA, OGG and WAV files
- Allows multiple source directories
- Batch operation using -fast command line option
- Creates a playlist file (mr.random.m3u) and will only delete files in the playlist when 'Clear Device' is selected
- New splash screen
- Released June 26, 2005: Mr. Random 1.0.2
- Support added for Dutch
- File copy time reduced up to 40%
- Copied files numbered sequentially
- Playlist can be reordered
- Released April 17, 2005: Mr. Random 1.0.1
- Support added for selecting languages
- Released April 3, 2005: Mr. Random 1.0
Download:
- Mr. Random 2.0 (HTTP):
- Sourceforge.net
Known Bugs
The current list of known bugs, along with their status.- If the Cover Browser is stopped by moving the slider all the way to the left, it won't start again when you move it right again.