Secret Santa online
Everything a Secret Santa needs, in the browser: the draw, the rules, and a private link per person. Two minutes to set up, no account for anyone, and the organizer can take part.
1. Your group
2. Participants
0 participants · At least 3 names. You can add yourself too.
3. Who should not draw each other (optional)
For couples, siblings, or people who always end up with each other.
4. How to share the links
I will share the links myself
You get one private link per person to send on WhatsApp, Messenger or anywhere else. No email addresses needed.
Email everyone — Add an email after a name (Nora, nora@mail.com) and we send that person their link automatically.
Why online beats the hat
A paper draw needs everyone in the same room and still fails: someone pulls their own name, the last two pull each other, and someone always loses their slip. An online draw happens once, works for people in different cities, and gives every participant a link they can open again if they forget.
The draw is shuffled server-side with cryptographic randomness, so it is fair in the mathematical sense, not just the ceremonial one.
Rules attached to the result
Budget, date, and a note about what counts all appear on each person's link – the one thing you can be sure everyone opens. Exclusions keep couples and last year's pairs apart, and if the rules make a valid circle impossible, the draw says so instead of quietly dropping one.
Wishlists without a spreadsheet
Each participant can write a short wishlist on their own private page. Only the person who drew them sees it – no public list, no group-chat archaeology in November.
Free and temporary
No paid tier, no ads in the exchange, no account. We store the names and wishlists you enter and delete all of it 60 days after the exchange date – sooner if you press delete.
FAQ
- Is it really free?
- Yes. No account, no subscription, no upsell inside the exchange.
- Do participants need to register?
- No. They open a link and see their match. That is the whole flow.
- Can the organizer see who drew whom?
- No – not from any page. That is what lets the organizer take part.
- Can I send the links by email?
- Yes. Add addresses and everyone gets their link by email instead of a shared message.
- How long do the links last?
- Until 60 days after the exchange date, or until you delete the group.
Want the version that needs no email addresses at all? Use Secret Santa without email