Free Secret Santa generator
Draw Secret Santa names. Every match stays a surprise.
Paste your group, press Draw and send each person a private link by WhatsApp, text or email. Only you give an email. Nobody else needs an account.
What usually goes wrong
- Hat draws break when someone pulls their own name
- The organizer always ends up knowing who has whom
- Couples keep drawing each other
The draw runs on our server, and your admin page never shows who has whom.
Matches never appear on the organizer’s admin screen; the draw runs on the server.
How the draw works
Paste your group.
Names are all you need. Add a budget, a date or a couple to keep apart if you like.
Press Draw names.
Our server makes the pairs and seals them. Matches stay off your admin screen.
Add your email.
We send your admin link. One email, no newsletter.
Send the links.
By WhatsApp, text or email. Each person opens their own envelope and adds a wishlist.
You’re buying for
Cleo
- Budget
- Up to $25
- Exchange date
- Fri, 18 Dec 2026
Cleo’s wishlist
- Hot sauce sampler
- Loud wool socks
- Anything with a fox on it
Note from Cleo: Into bouldering and very bad puns.
Free for your group. No card needed.
Questions before you draw
Does everyone need an account?
No. Only you, the organizer, give an email, and only after the draw. Everyone else opens their private link: no account, no password, no email.
Can I see who drew whom?
Not on your admin screen. The draw runs on our server, and each private link shows only its own match, so anyone who opens a link sees that one pair. Send each link without opening it and you can join the draw too.
Can I keep couples apart?
Yes. Under Keep two people apart, pick any two names, as many pairs as you need. The draw never matches them in either direction, and if the rules leave someone with nobody to draw, you’ll know before anything is sealed.
Who fills in the wishlist?
Each person adds their own when they open their link.
Someone lost their link. Now what?
Sign in on the Sign in page with your organizer email and we’ll email you a fresh admin link. From your admin page you can resend any link and see whose links have been opened and who has filled in a wishlist.
Where do gift ideas come from?
From the wishlist and the one line each person writes about what they’re into. Ask for ideas on your link and AI suggests up to five gifts, each within the budget when one is set.
What does it cost?
It’s free for groups of up to 100 names, with one free draw a day on each browser. A paid Office edition for big work groups is coming.
How long do you keep our names?
A group’s names, pairs, wishlists and questions are deleted 30 days after its exchange date, or 60 days after it was created if no date is set. More on our Privacy page.