Show X number of random items

[ioalexei]

I would love a search filter that will pull X number of random items from the database.

For example:

• show 5 random items from Unsorted
• show 10 random items from a particular tag or folder
• Show 5 random items from before 01/01/2024
  etc

[davep]

This sounds like it has a lot of overlap with #89; so if anything like this were to happen it would be when I look to adding that sort of feature.

That said: I don't think I really see the benefit in this exactly. Could you explain why you'd want a random selection as part of a search?

[ioalexei]

When your bookmark collection gets over a certain size, there's too many to dig into with standard search techniques - search terms, tags, folders, etc.

For me, this is a nice way to rediscover things you bookmarked a long time ago but wouldn't remember to search - a serendipitous way of finding old content where you don't have to remember a particular tag or search term, or when something was saved.

I guess it's less of a search function and more of a discovery function.

You can see the same request has some support on the Raindrop feature request forums: https://raindropio.canny.io/feature-requests/p/random-bookmark

[davep]

Thanks; interesting idea. I'll keep it in mind.