Secret Santa Generator
No signup, no email, no bullshit. Just a straightforward open-source tool to help you generate your secret santa pairings. One static page, and that's it.
In the most common case (no exclusion rules, pair each guest with another at random), enter the name of your guests one line at a time. Once done, press "generate" and you're all set: send the generated links to your guests (by mail, chat, whatever floats your boat) and their pairing will be revealed to them (and only them) once they open the link.
Where does this tool come from?
I wanted to make a Secret Santa over Facebook without having to reveal to anyone my guests email addresses (so nothing that would require a backend). I also wanted not to know who was paired with me, so I had to find a way to somehow obfuscate the information. And being a developer, well, my first thought was "Let's AES it, for fun and profits!". Classic.
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Secret Santa generator
With no emails, no signups, no cookies.
Share the magic link with the other participants so that everyone can find out who they've been paired with.
Also available: Secret Santa generator via Whatsapp
Secret Santa Generator
Organize your Secret Santa using Email or Text Message.
Did you draw names last year?
Use your group from 2022 so that no one draws the same name as last year's gift exchange.
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Draw Names For Your Christmas Gift Exchange Or Secret Santa...
Picking names from a hat is a time-honored holiday tradition. My family draws names from a hat every year for our Christmas gift exchange. This free utility makes it easy for you to come up with a holiday gift exchange list for your Christmas gift exchange or Secret Santa. You can do a completely random draw, or add some constraints. The utility does the same thing you would do, randomly draw names until a good list is generated. And if you don't like the results, one click and you get a completely different list!
How to Draw Names for a Gift Exchange
With three simple steps, you can draw names from a virtual hat and save time and avoid frustration!
Enter names for the exchange by typing them in the text box, one per line.
Add rules or constraints (optional), like Johnny can't get his brother, or Susie has to get Betty
Randomly draw names!
Get Started Here
- Step 1 - List Names
Step 1 - Enter Names
Get started! Enter names for your draw, one per line.
Wishing you and yours a VERY Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
What is Secret Santa?
It’s a free online Secret Santa gift exchange organizer / Kris Kringle generator ! Organize a Secret Santa party with friends, family or even co-workers. After receiving the Secret Santa mail you can add your own wishlist , which will be delivered to your Secret Santa.
Each year around Christmas time people all over the world exchange gifts. To keep things interesting though, you can randomly assign persons to each other to give a present to one another.
How does it work?
Create a party on the homepage . You need at least 3 participants, the first participant being the list administrator. The list administrator will receive a confirmation link by e-mail. Once validated, your Secret Santa list will be scrambled and all users will receive your message along with the name of their Secret Santa gift buddy. We demand a confirmation to prevent bots or trolls from ruining your Secret Santa party. The validation e-mail will provide a link to the Secret Santa event manager .
Your party in 3 easy steps
- 1 List your participants
- 2 Add a message
Add your participants
Add a personal message.
Create your event!
What makes a Secret Santa generator so much fun?
Seriously, is this a rhetorical question? Organizing a Secret Santa party guarantees you a fun night filled with surprises - I think we can agree on that.
Thanks to a special Secret Santa generator you won’t have to deal with all the pre-organizing yourself. You just fill in the blanks and the Secret Santa generator does all the work!
The only thing you have to do is sit back and relax (oh, and buy some snacks and drinks for your Secret Santa party).
Why go for Secret Santa online?
The best thing about Secret Santa online is that you don’t have to physically plan everything with all the participants. Assigning names, making and receiving wish lists, and so on: you can arrange everything with just an internet connection and a connected device.
This way, Secret Santa online makes all the organizing stuff way more easy. That means more time for you and your friends to enjoy the holiday season and look forward to the actual party!
Secret Santa all over the world
Secret Santa, Kris Kringle, Kris Kindle, Kris Kringel, White Elephant, Yankee Swap, Yankee Doodle, Wichteln, or even lootjes trekken, namen trekken or Monito Monita: all over the world people use different names for the same thing. So let us take you on a quick trip around the world! No worries, you’ll be home in time for your Secret Santa party .
Conclusion? Randomly giving gifts to people is fun! So wait no longer and start off with your own Secret Santa generator online .
How it Works
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Our family has used Elfster for years
It’s great to get someone what they really want and to see their joy...it helps to eliminate the guesswork out of getting a special gift.
The best app for gift exchanges
It does everything for you and is very easy to use, especially with family having to be spread apart...we plan to continue to use it.
Stephanie J
Thanks so much!
I have been using Elfster for 5 years, and I absolutely love it. It makes holidays and general gift giving so simple...it’s also great throughout the year!
Secret Santa Generator
Organize your Secret Santa online.
- Draw names via WhatsApp or email
- Set up exclusions for partners
- Wishlist included
- Easy and free
Start your Secret Santa »
Over 1,000,000 names have been drawn already!
Organizing a Secret Santa is easy! Start by adding the names of all participants.
Exclu sions
You can set up exclusions to prevent certain people from drawing each other.
Send the drawn names via WhatsApp or email. Each participant can view their drawn name online.
Get started »
Frequently asked questions
- Enter the names of all participants
- Set up any exclusions (optional)
- Send the Secret Santa to all participants.
Yes. By setting up exclusions, you can prevent a participant from drawing a specific name. This is a useful feature if e.g. partners should not be able to draw each other.
You can create one-way exclusions and two-way (mutual) exclusions. Here are some examples:
- Alice cannot draw Bob. (One-way exclusion.)
- Bob cannot draw Charlie and vice versa. (Two-way exclusion.)
Setting up exclusions is completely optional.
The organizer of the Secret Santa sends the drawn names to all participants. This can be done in a variety of ways, including email and WhatsApp.
Each participant opens the link they received, and views their drawn name.
Yes! When viewing their drawn name, participants will have the option to create a wishlist.
The participant's Secret Santa will be able to view their wishlist automatically.
Creating a wishlist is completely optional.
Want to know more? Read all frequently asked questions here.
Wishlist included *
Each participant can create an online wishlist:
- Add items from any store
- Help your Secret Santa find the perfect gift
- Your Secret Santa can view your wishlist automatically
* Creating a wishlist is optional.
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Organize your Secret Santa using Email or Text Message. Did you draw names last year? Use your group from 2022 so that no one draws the same name as last year's
This free utility makes it easy for you to come up with a holiday gift exchange list for your Christmas gift exchange or Secret Santa.
You need at least 3 participants, the first participant being the list administrator. The list administrator will receive a confirmation link by e-mail. Once
This is a free tool for Secret Santa groups to randomly pick names for their group and have emails automatically sent to all of their group's participants.
An easy way to draw name without the hassle. create an exchange. showcase. Shop from hundreds of retailers.
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