Secret Santa by WhirlPicker

Secret Santa, drawn in seconds

No sign-up, no emails. Everyone gets their own link and opens a gift to find out who they're buying for.

A free Secret Santa generator with no sign-up

Type everyone's names, keep couples apart, set a budget and draw. WhirlPicker gives each person a private link: they open a wrapped gift on their own phone and see who they're buying for. Nobody needs an account or an email address, and the organiser never sees who drew whom.

How it works

  1. Name your exchange, and add the day and the budget if you like.
  2. Type or paste everyone who's playing, one per line.
  3. Add keep-apart pairs so partners and siblings don't draw each other.
  4. Draw names, then send each person their own link, or pass one phone round the table.

Questions people ask

Is this Secret Santa generator free?

Yes. No ads, no accounts and nothing to install.

Do people need an email address or an account?

No. Each person gets a link. Send it however you like: a message, a group chat or a note. Opening it plays their gift and shows their match.

Can the organiser see who drew whom?

Not on the organiser's page: it only lists the links. The match travels inside each person's link, so anyone who opens someone else's link would see it. Ask everyone to open only their own.

Can I stop couples from drawing each other?

Yes. Add them as a keep-apart pair. If your rules leave someone with nobody to draw, it says which pair is the problem.

What is "one big circle"?

Everyone gives to the next person round one big circle, so there are no pairs who simply swap presents with each other. It's on by default whenever your rules allow it.

Can we draw names in the same room?

Yes. Choose Pass the phone: each person finds their own gift on the screen, opens it, hides it again and passes the phone on.

Where is my exchange saved?

Only in this browser, so you can come back and copy the links again. Nothing is uploaded.

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