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[Feature Request]: Add Shuffle button within both YouTube and User Playlists

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#5618 opened on Aug 27, 2024

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E: ease of use improvementenhancementgood first issue

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  • I have searched the issue tracker for open and closed issues that are similar to the feature request I want to file, without success.
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  • This issue contains only one feature request.

Problem Description

In the 'Playlists' feature. I can click on a playlist and sort by many different options. #1. I clicked on 'Custom' in the sort by clause. I don't know what this is sorting by. #2. I'd LIKE to sort by RANDOM (so that every time I listen to this playlist, it is in a new order).

Proposed Solution

I'd like to be able to 'Sort By: Random' I have 103 songs in this playlist. I think that 10 songs are the same SONG but different ReMixes. I want to keep all the 'Duplicates' but I want to listen to them. I just don't want to sort alphabetically, because then I have 12 copies of the song 'IDGAF' (by Dua Lipa).

Again, I WANT to listen to all of these mixes. I just don't want to listen to them ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER.

Alternatives Considered

As an alternative, if you could just explain what the 'Sort Order: Custom' does. This MIGHT already do what I want (but I think that it merely allows me to do a CUSTOM re-ordering of the songs (doing drag and drop).

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ease of use improvement

Additional Information

I started by taking a copy of THIS playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfqxLOyMxF2-c6P8d185EM4HcjgrYzAEl I clicked each song in the list to add it to my 'Default Playlist'. That generally works.

I just ALSO wish that there was an easier way to import a BUNCH of playlists to SQLITE. My PRIMARY FEATURE is to be able to access these playlists via SQLITE. I assume that I can do that (once I copy the playlist into FreeTube)?

I'll go test that feature soon. I'm beginning to use SQLITE for EVERYTHING!

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