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Secret Santa generator

Enter names and draw. Everyone gets a private link that reveals only their own match, and nothing is stored on a server.

If two people share a name, write them differently.

Pairs who must not draw each other (optional)

Pick two people, such as a couple or family members. Neither will draw the other.

    No pairs added yet.

    How to run a Secret Santa draw

    1. Enter the participants, one name per line. You can have 3 to 100 people.
    2. Add couples, family members or anyone else who should not draw each other under Pairs who must not draw each other.
    3. Add a gift budget, exchange date and a note if you like, then press Draw names.
    4. Send each person their own private link. When they open it and tap the gift, they see who they are buying for, along with the budget and date.

    Keep the organizer in the dark too

    The result list shows only names and link buttons, never who drew whom. If you copy or send the links without opening them, you can take part as a participant without knowing anyone's match. Names you have copied or sent are marked Sent so nobody gets missed. If you are not taking part, Show all pairs lets you check the full draw.

    How the links work

    The draw is stored in each link after the # sign, not on a server. Browsers never send the part after # to the website, so SpinPick's server never sees names or results. Each link carries only one person's match, so whoever receives it cannot learn anyone else's.

    The data in a link is scrambled so it cannot be read at a glance, but it is not encrypted. An organizer who has every link, or anyone who receives a link, could decode it with some effort. That is the trade-off of working without a server, so ask everyone to open only their own link.

    How the names are drawn

    Everyone draws exactly one person who is not themselves, and everyone is drawn exactly once (mathematicians call this a derangement). The order is shuffled with your browser's crypto.getRandomValues and reshuffled until it meets every rule: nobody draws themselves, excluded pairs, and optionally no two people drawing each other. That makes every valid draw equally likely. If 20,000 shuffles still fail because there are many exclusions, a search finds a valid draw instead, and if the rules make a draw impossible, the tool tells you why.

    Tips for a fun gift exchange

    • Set a budget so nobody feels awkward about price differences.
    • Ask everyone to post one gift hint in the group chat.
    • The game has many names: Secret Santa in English, amigo invisible in Spanish, and manito (마니또) in Korean.

    FAQ

    I lost the links. Can I get them back?
    Open this page again on the same device and browser and the links from your last draw are still there. They are stored only on this device, and Delete result removes them at any time.
    What happens to old links if I draw again?
    Old links keep working, because each result lives inside its link rather than on a server. If you draw again, send everyone their new link and tell them to ignore the old one.
    Can I stop couples from drawing each other?
    Yes. Add the two people as a pair who must not draw each other and neither will draw the other. If the exclusions make a draw impossible, you are told before anything is drawn.
    Does it work with only 3 people?
    Yes, but with 3 people there are only two possible draws, A to B to C to A or the reverse, so knowing your own match lets you work out the rest. It is more fun with 4 or more.