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Free Secret Santa generator

Secret Santa with gift ideas that fit the budget

Everyone keeps a wishlist, and AI suggests gifts under the limit from what their person is into.

At least 3 people
No names yet

Both optional. You can set them later from your admin page.

Keep two people apart

Add names above and they’ll appear here.

Next: we seal the draw, you add your email to get everyone’s private links, then you send them.

Matches never appear on your admin screen. Send each link without opening it and you can join the draw too.

What usually goes wrong

  • Drawing a name you barely know
  • Budgets get ignored and gifts feel uneven
  • Asking someone what they want spoils the surprise

Nobody is stuck staring at a name with no idea what to buy.

Gift ideas are generated from the recipient’s own wishlist and one-line interests, within the group budget when one is set.

How the draw works

  1. Paste your group.

    Names are all you need. Add a budget, a date or a couple to keep apart if you like.

  2. Press Draw names.

    Our server makes the pairs and seals them. Matches stay off your admin screen.

  3. Add your email.

    We send your admin link. One email, no newsletter.

  4. Send the links.

    By WhatsApp, text or email. Each person opens their own envelope and adds a wishlist.

Start a draw with gift ideas

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.

Shipping cut-offs come fast in December.

Start a draw with gift ideas

Free for your group. No card needed.