Wheel of Names
Spin a colourful wheel to pick a random name from your list, with winner history and shareable links.
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How it works
Paste your list of names — one per line — and the wheel redraws instantly with one
coloured slice per entry. Press Spin the wheel (or hit Enter on the
button) and a winner is picked with crypto.getRandomValues, a cryptographically
strong random source, so every name has exactly the same chance. The animation simply
travels to the slice that was already chosen. Tick Remove the winner to draw
names without replacement for raffles, secret santa or classroom turn-taking, and use
Copy share link to hand someone a URL that rebuilds the same wheel —
the names travel in the link itself, never through a server. Everything runs in your
browser: no account, no ads, and nothing you type is uploaded or stored.
Frequently asked questions
How do you pick a random name from a list?
Paste your names into the box, one per line, and press Spin the wheel. Each name gets an equal slice and the winner is drawn with crypto.getRandomValues, the browser's cryptographically strong random source, so every name has exactly the same chance. Tick "Remove the winner after each spin" to keep drawing without repeats.
Is this wheel of names free, and do I need an account?
It is completely free with no sign-up, no ads and no limits on how many names or spins you use. The whole wheel runs as JavaScript in your browser, so there is nothing to log in to and nothing you type is uploaded or stored anywhere.
Can I save or share my wheel with someone else?
Press Copy share link and you get a URL with the names encoded in the part after the #, the fragment, which browsers never send to a server. Anyone who opens that link sees the same wheel, and you can bookmark it to reuse the same list later.