Random Picker

Pick a random winner or shuffle any list online for giveaways and draws — free and fair.

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About the Random Picker

Takes a list of items, one per line, and either draws random winners from it or shuffles the whole list into a new order.

Giveaway hosts use it to pick random winners fairly from a list of entries, while teachers and team leads use the shuffle mode to randomize the order of names for presentations or turn order. It's one of many free generators on Toolapt, and like every tool here, it's free to use with no sign-up and no limit on how many times you run it.

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Guide

Using the Random Picker

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Paste your list into the left box, one item per line.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Choose "Pick winners" or "Shuffle the whole list" from the Action dropdown.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    If picking winners, set how many to draw, and whether an item can win only once.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Click "Draw" to see the result, then "Copy" to copy it, or "Clear" to start over.

  • Uses the browser's cryptographically secure random source (crypto.getRandomValues), not a predictable formula
  • Two modes: draw a set number of winners, or shuffle the entire list into a new order
  • "An item can win only once" prevents the same entry being drawn twice
  • "Ignore blank lines" skips empty rows so they don't count as entries
  • Numbers each winner in the order it was drawn
  • Works entirely in your browser — no installs and no sign-up
  • Free to use, with no limit on how many times you run it
  • Fully responsive, so it works just as well on a phone as on a desktop

Giveaway and contest hosts

Giveaway and contest hosts use the Random Picker for drawing winners fairly from a list of entries.

Teachers

Teachers use the Random Picker for calling on students or assigning tasks in a random, unbiased order.

Team leads

Team leads use the Random Picker's shuffle mode for setting a random turn order in stand-ups or retrospectives.

Event organizers

Event organizers use the Random Picker for raffles and door-prize drawings at meetups and conferences.

Examples

Random Picker examples

3 worked examples

01

Drawing one winner

Paste a list of 20 raffle entries, set Action to "Pick winners" and How many to pick to 1, then click Draw to get a single random winner such as Maria Lopez.

02

Shuffling a turn order

Paste your team's names, choose "Shuffle the whole list", and click Draw to get the same names back in a new random order for a stand-up.

03

Drawing multiple unique winners

Set How many to pick to 3 with "An item can win only once" turned on, so a giveaway list of 50 entries returns 3 distinct winners with no repeats.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to common questions about the Random Picker.

What does the Random Picker do?

It either draws a chosen number of random winners from your list, or shuffles the whole list into a new random order.

Is the Random Picker free to use?

Yes. It's free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many times you use it.

Is my input safe when I use this tool?

Yes. Your list is processed entirely on your own device — nothing is sent to a server.

Is the draw cryptographically secure?

Yes. Winners and shuffle order are chosen using your browser's crypto.getRandomValues API, not Math.random() or another predictable formula.

What does "An item can win only once" do?

When it's on, each entry can be drawn at most once as a winner; when it's off, the same entry could be drawn more than once.

What happens to blank lines in my list?

With "Ignore blank lines" on, empty rows are skipped and don't count as entries; turn it off to treat them as items too.

Can I use the Random Picker on my phone?

Yes. The page is fully responsive and works on mobile, tablet and desktop browsers alike.

Does the Random Picker have any limitations?

You can't draw more unique winners than there are items in the list when "An item can win only once" is turned on.

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