Tiny Firefox extension that opens a random Bookmark in your current tab with a single click on the icon in the toolbar. It has a word filter in order to black/whitelist selected URLs.
I have thousands of bookmarks, sometimes i just want to be surprised.
- Read and modify bookmarks -- this extension only reads your bookmarks.
- Local storage -- save your filter list nothing else.
No access to your browsing data, no network requests, no background processes or any bullshit.
Easiest is to grab from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/random-bookmark/
If your browser is set to "never remember history" (permanent private browsing), the extension won't appear in the toolbar by default. To fix this:
- Go to
about:addonsand find the entry for this extension. - Set Run in Private Windows to Allow.
Then pin the button to your toolbar:
- Click the puzzle piece icon (Extensions menu) in the toolbar.
- Find this extension and click the gear icon next to it.
- Select Pin to Toolbar.
You can exclude (or include) specific bookmarks by keyword. Open the filter settings from about:addons -> Random Bookmark -> Preferences (click the 3-dot button next to the enable/disable switch).
There are two modes:
- Blacklist (default) -- bookmarks matching any listed keywords are excluded.
- Whitelist -- only bookmarks matching a listed keywords are included.
Enter one keyword per line. Matching is case-insensitive and checks the full URL, so youtu will match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123 etc.