# images randomly from a folder

**URL:** <https://forums.screenly.io/t/images-randomly-from-a-folder/1745>\
**Category:** Anthias\
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/images-randomly-from-a-folder/1745 "2025-01-10T04:24:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rruiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@rruiz](https://forums.screenly.io/u/rruiz)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/images-randomly-from-a-folder/1745/1 "2025-01-10T04:24:54Z")

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Hello,  
I want to use Anthias to create a simple digital photo frame with a Raspberry Pi.  
I have completed the installation, and Anthias is working.

However, if I have a lot of photos, how can I make it randomly select images from a folder?  
Currently, I am forced to create an asset for each photo.

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**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/images-randomly-from-a-folder/1745/2 "2025-01-10T15:28:17Z")

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@rruiz, Anthias doesn’t support playlists (or folders) at the moment but we could support it in the future. If you want to play images randomly, you can head over to the web interface, go to _ **Settings** _, then enable _ **Shuffle playlist** _ by clicking the toggle input.

Let me know if you have questions.

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**Author:** ![rruiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@rruiz](https://forums.screenly.io/u/rruiz)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/images-randomly-from-a-folder/1745/3 "2025-01-12T13:08:07Z")

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ok thanks !, i’am excited to see this function in place,  
in the meantime, i will test your solution 🙂

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**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/images-randomly-from-a-folder/1745/4 "2025-01-12T20:11:46Z")

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@rruiz, got it. Thanks!