Use VLC to randomly play ALL media files inside a folder

Have you ever wonder to put all the media files (e.g. mp3 songs or MTV in mp4 format) in a folder as an album and then let VLC to play them one by one randomly?

Under Win7, here is the simple way.

Assuming that VLC is installed in the folder "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC", then:

1. Put all your favourite mp3 or mp4 files inside a folder named, for example, C:\MySongs
2. In your Win7 desktop, create a short cut ...
3. In the location:

   "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --random --zoom=1  --volume=256 "C:\MySongs"

4. Click the Next button
5. Then, input the following as the name of the shortcut:
   

   VLC Play Randomly

6. Click the Finish button

It is all done!

Now, just double-click this shortcut will call-up VLC to randomly play all files inside this folder.   You can even create sub-folders to organize your songs.

Alvin SIU
2020-07-02

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