diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp
index 07bb809ac..de6c20be0 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/menu.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "debug.hpp"
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 #include "../../randomizer/randomizerTypes.h"
+#include <boost_custom/container_hash/hash_32.hpp>
 
 namespace {
 bool seedChanged;
@@ -512,16 +513,16 @@ void PrintOptionDescription() {
 }
 
 std::string GenerateRandomizer(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, uint8_t> cvarSettings, std::set<RandomizerCheck> excludedLocations,
-    std::string seedInput) {
+    std::string seedString) {
 
     srand(time(NULL));
     // if a blank seed was entered, make a random one
-    if (seedInput.empty()) {
+    if (seedString.empty()) {
         Settings::seed = rand() & 0xFFFFFFFF;
-    } else if (seedInput.rfind("seed_testing_count", 0) == 0 && seedInput.length() > 18) {
+    } else if (seedString.rfind("seed_testing_count", 0) == 0 && seedString.length() > 18) {
         int count;
         try {
-            count = std::stoi(seedInput.substr(18), nullptr);
+            count = std::stoi(seedString.substr(18), nullptr);
         } catch (std::invalid_argument &e) {
             count = 1;
         } catch (std::out_of_range &e) {
@@ -531,8 +532,10 @@ std::string GenerateRandomizer(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, uint8_t>
         return "";
     } else {
         try {
-            int seed = std::stoi(seedInput, nullptr);
+            uint32_t seedHash = boost::hash_32<std::string>{}(seedString);
+            int seed = seedHash & 0xFFFFFFFF;
             Settings::seed = seed;
+            Settings::seedString = seedString;
         } catch (...) {
             return "";
         }
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/rando_main.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/rando_main.cpp
index c8fb8ab39..b57ac9774 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/rando_main.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/rando_main.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define TICKS_PER_SEC 268123480.0
 
 void RandoMain::GenerateRando(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, u8> cvarSettings, std::set<RandomizerCheck> excludedLocations,
-    std::string seedInput) {
+    std::string seedString) {
     HintTable_Init();
     ItemTable_Init();
     LocationTable_Init();
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void RandoMain::GenerateRando(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, u8> cvarS
     // std::string settingsFileName = "./randomizer/latest_settings.json";
     // CVarSetString("gLoadedPreset", settingsFileName.c_str());
 
-    std::string fileName = Ship::Window::GetPathRelativeToAppDirectory(GenerateRandomizer(cvarSettings, excludedLocations, seedInput).c_str());
+    std::string fileName = Ship::Window::GetPathRelativeToAppDirectory(GenerateRandomizer(cvarSettings, excludedLocations, seedString).c_str());
     CVarSetString("gSpoilerLog", fileName.c_str());
 
     CVarSave();
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.cpp
index d087324b4..d32e96ab7 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace Settings {
   std::string hash;
   std::string version = RANDOMIZER_VERSION "-" COMMIT_NUMBER;
   std::array<uint8_t, 5> hashIconIndexes;
+  std::string seedString;
 
   bool skipChildZelda = false;
 
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.hpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.hpp
index e6bd4e785..aef944db6 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.hpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/settings.hpp
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ void UpdateSettings(std::unordered_map<RandomizerSettingKey, uint8_t> cvarSettin
   extern std::string version;
   extern std::array<uint8_t, 5> hashIconIndexes;
   extern std::string hash;
+  extern std::string seedString;
 
   extern bool skipChildZelda;
 
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/spoiler_log.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/spoiler_log.cpp
index a7541c3e0..d33ccf9a2 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/spoiler_log.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/3drando/spoiler_log.cpp
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ const char* SpoilerLog_Write(int language) {
     jsonData.clear();
 
     jsonData["_version"] = (char*) gBuildVersion;
-    jsonData["_seed"] = Settings::seed;
+    jsonData["_seed"] = Settings::seedString;
 
     // Write Hash
     int index = 0;
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp
index 58c9ce46d..dff443f34 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include "draw.h"
 #include "rando_hash.h"
+#include <boost_custom/container_hash/hash_32.hpp>
 
 extern "C" uint32_t ResourceMgr_IsGameMasterQuest();
 extern "C" uint32_t ResourceMgr_IsSceneMasterQuest(s16 sceneNum);
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ std::multimap<std::tuple<s16, s16, s32>, RandomizerCheckObject> checkFromActorMu
 std::set<RandomizerCheck> excludedLocations;
 
 u8 generated;
-char* seedInputBuffer;
+char* seedString;
 
 const std::string Randomizer::getItemMessageTableID = "Randomizer";
 const std::string Randomizer::hintMessageTableID = "RandomizerHints";
@@ -2949,8 +2950,6 @@ void GenerateRandomizerImgui(std::string seed = "") {
 
     RandoMain::GenerateRando(cvarSettings, excludedLocations, seed);
 
-    memset(seedInputBuffer, 0, MAX_SEED_BUFFER_SIZE);
-
     CVarSetInteger("gRandoGenerating", 0);
     CVarSave();
     CVarLoad();
@@ -3049,27 +3048,28 @@ void DrawRandoEditor(bool& open) {
     DrawPresetSelector(PRESET_TYPE_RANDOMIZER);
 
     UIWidgets::Spacer(0);
-
-    ImGui::Text("Seed");
-    if (ImGui::InputText("##RandomizerSeed", seedInputBuffer, MAX_SEED_BUFFER_SIZE, ImGuiInputTextFlags_CharsDecimal | ImGuiInputTextFlags_CallbackCharFilter, UIWidgets::TextFilters::FilterNumbers)) {
-        uint32_t seedInput;
-        ImGui::DataTypeApplyFromText(seedInputBuffer, ImGuiDataType_U32, &seedInput, "%u");
-        strncpy(seedInputBuffer, std::to_string(seedInput).c_str(), MAX_SEED_BUFFER_SIZE);
-    }
-    UIWidgets::Tooltip("Leaving this field blank will use a random seed value automatically\nSeed range is 0 - 4,294,967,295");
-    ImGui::SameLine();
-    if (ImGui::Button("New Seed")) {
-        strncpy(seedInputBuffer, std::to_string(rand() & 0xFFFFFFFF).c_str(), MAX_SEED_BUFFER_SIZE);
-    }
-    UIWidgets::Tooltip("Creates a new random seed value to be used when generating a randomizer");
-    ImGui::SameLine();
-    if (ImGui::Button("Clear Seed")) {
-        memset(seedInputBuffer, 0, MAX_SEED_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    UIWidgets::EnhancementCheckbox("Manual seed entry", "gRandoManualSeedEntry", false, "");
+    if (CVarGetInteger("gRandoManualSeedEntry", 0)) {
+        ImGui::Text("Seed");
+        ImGui::InputText("##RandomizerSeed", seedString, MAX_SEED_STRING_SIZE, ImGuiInputTextFlags_CallbackCharFilter, UIWidgets::TextFilters::FilterAlphaNum);
+        UIWidgets::Tooltip(
+            "Characters from a-z, A-Z, and 0-9 are supported.\n"
+            "Character limit is 1023, after which the seed will be truncated.\n"
+        );
+        ImGui::SameLine();
+        if (ImGui::Button("New Seed")) {
+            strncpy(seedString, std::to_string(rand() & 0xFFFFFFFF).c_str(), MAX_SEED_STRING_SIZE);
+        }
+        UIWidgets::Tooltip("Creates a new random seed value to be used when generating a randomizer");
+        ImGui::SameLine();
+        if (ImGui::Button("Clear Seed")) {
+            memset(seedString, 0, MAX_SEED_STRING_SIZE);
+        }
     }
 
     UIWidgets::Spacer(0);
-    if (ImGui::Button("Generate Randomizer")) {
-        GenerateRandomizer(seedInputBuffer);
+    if (ImGui::Button("Generate Randomizer")) {        
+        GenerateRandomizer(CVarGetInteger("gRandoManualSeedEntry", 0) ? seedString : std::to_string(rand() & 0xFFFFFFFF).c_str());
     }
 
     UIWidgets::Spacer(0);
@@ -5305,7 +5305,7 @@ void InitRandoItemTable() {
 void InitRando() {
     SohImGui::AddWindow("Randomizer", "Randomizer Settings", DrawRandoEditor);
     Randomizer::CreateCustomMessages();
-    seedInputBuffer = (char*)calloc(MAX_SEED_BUFFER_SIZE, sizeof(char));
+    seedString = (char*)calloc(MAX_SEED_STRING_SIZE, sizeof(char));
     InitRandoItemTable();
 }
 
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.h b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.h
index a8c97858f..b6da344e7 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.h
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/randomizer.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <soh/Enhancements/custom-message/CustomMessageManager.h>
 #include "soh/Enhancements/item-tables/ItemTableTypes.h"
 
-#define MAX_SEED_BUFFER_SIZE 11 // digits for uint32
+#define MAX_SEED_STRING_SIZE 1024
 #define NUM_NAVI_MESSAGES 19
 #define NUM_ICE_TRAP_MESSAGES 23
 #define NUM_GORON_MESSAGES 9
diff --git a/soh/soh/UIWidgets.hpp b/soh/soh/UIWidgets.hpp
index 3295bf2c8..4cb5b1012 100644
--- a/soh/soh/UIWidgets.hpp
+++ b/soh/soh/UIWidgets.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ namespace UIWidgets {
             }
             return 1;
         }
+
+        static int FilterAlphaNum(ImGuiInputTextCallbackData* data) {
+            const char* alphanum = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ0123456789";
+            if (data->EventChar < 256 && strchr(alphanum, (char)data->EventChar)) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+            return 1;
+        }
+        
     };
 
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