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title: Install Random Image Viewer on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Random Image Viewer for on Ubuntu - View images
  in random order from selected folders
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/random-image-viewer/ubuntu
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# Install Random Image Viewer on **Ubuntu**

# Random Image Viewer

[Andreas Hagelberg (ahagelberg)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ahagelberg "View all snaps from Andreas Hagelberg (ahagelberg)")

* [Andreas Hagelberg (ahagelberg)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ahagelberg "View all snaps from Andreas Hagelberg (ahagelberg)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/random-image-viewer/ubuntu#install)

#### View images in random order from selected folders

Shows the images of a folder in random order, without repeats.

Pick a folder and the viewer scans it recursively for JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP and
JPEG XL images, then displays them one at a time. The window size, position and
the last folder are remembered between runs, animated GIF, WebP and JPEG XL
play at their native frame timing, viewed images can be revisited through the
history, and folders marked as collections are shown in order instead of at
random.

### Package name

* random-image-viewer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 18 October 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer](https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer "https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer")

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### Contact

* [github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer/issues](https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer/issues "https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer](https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer "https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer/issues](https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer/issues "https://github.com/ahagelberg/random-image-viewer/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/random-image-viewer/ubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Random Image Viewer

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Random Image Viewer

To install Random Image Viewer, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install random-image-viewer
```

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#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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