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Random video discovery for any YouTube channel — frontend-only, no tracking, no required API key.

Paste any of the following and hit Random video:

• a channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast
• an @handle: @MrBeast
• a channel ID: UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA
• a legacy URL: youtube.com/c/MrBeast or youtube.com/user/PewDiePie
• a video URL: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ — resolves to its channel
• or just the channel name: Veritasium

How it works

Channel resolution and video listing go through public Invidious and Piped instances with automatic per-instance health-check and cross-backend fallback. If both are unavailable, you can plug in your own YouTube Data API v3 key from the settings dialog as a final fallback.

Features

• Multi-instance fallback (Invidious → Piped → optional YouTube key)
• Smart input parsing: URLs, @handles, channel IDs, video links, search text
• Saved channels with one-click random replay
• Per-channel video cache with configurable TTL
• "Avoid recently watched" mode so reruns feel fresh
• Auto-play next random when a video ends
• Light / dark theme
• Keyboard shortcuts: N next · S skip · Space play/pause · M mute · T theme
• Mobile-friendly responsive layout
• All data lives in localStorage — nothing leaves your browser

Run locally

It's a static site, so any HTTP server works:

python3 -m http.server 8000
# then open http://localhost:8000

Credits

Thanks to the Invidious and Piped projects, and to all who run public instances of either.