A PowerToys plugin to pick stuff randomly
- Download the latest release
- Unzip the contents into the PowerToys Plugin folder
Usual locations include:C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins
- Restart PowerToys
Use ptr, which is a nice plugin manager CLI tool
ptr add RandomPicker Heck-R/PowerToys.Run.Plugin.RandomPicker
There are 3 major sections
Both typing and arrow keys and enter (or clicks) can navigate the menu, as it is effectively autofill
To define a list, use the following format: <RandomDefinition>[ <ResultCount>[ <MaxRepCount>]]
Where
<RandomDefinition>is:<item>[:weight][;<item>[:weight][...]]<ResultCount>and<MaxRepCount>are whole numbers, defaulting to1
E.g.: apple:5;peach:2;orange 7 2
Meaning: Pick 7 random elements from apple, peach and orange, but make apple have 5 times likely to be chosen (compared to normal) and peach 2 times as likely, but only allow 2 of each to appear at most (which means that there will only be 6 items picked, since all 3 can only appear twice at most -> 6 items will be generated)
To make sure the picking only takes effect when the items are all written out, the picking has to be initiated by selecting the default option at the top
After pressing enter:
Show the history of the random definitions (only those for which generation was triggered, and each only once)
Note that only the random definition is saved
Favorites can be saved from the history
Favorites can be selected for picking
Favorites can be removed
- Project template: https://github.com/hlaueriksson/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Templates
- Dice icon: Icon by Freepik