# Random Name Picker and Participants List Online
Wondering how to do a random giveaway online quickly, safely, and totally transparently? Our free Name Picker tool is the ultimate solution to choose a winner at random in seconds. Designed to be simple, visual, and effective, it is perfect for any scenario where you need a digital "innocent hand".Whether you are managing a contest on social networks, a massive giveaway on your streaming channel, or simply deciding who takes out the trash today, our random selector guarantees total impartiality thanks to modern cryptographic algorithms. No manipulation, no bias, just pure randomness.# Use Cases
Social Media Giveaways
Ideal for Instagram, Twitter (X), or Facebook contests. Simply copy names from comments and paste them to choose a fair winner. The tool automatically removes duplicates.
Twitch / YouTube Streaming
Thanks to our Studio Mode with smooth animations and integrated sounds, you can share your screen directly in OBS and offer an exciting visual show to your audience while choosing winners live.
Class and Team Dynamics
Teachers and team leaders can use it to form random groups, choose who presents first, or assign tasks at random with total transparency and no favoritism.
Secret Santa and Events
Simplify the organization of family events, office giveaways, or Secret Santa by choosing names at random instantly without the need for papers or complicated logistics.
# Why is our tool different?
- Real Cryptography: We use the browser's Web Crypto API (W3C standard) instead of weak pseudo-random generators. Every giveaway is mathematically impartial.
- No Storage: Your data never leaves your browser. We don't sell lists, we don't profile you, we don't store anything. Pure local processing.
- Visual Design: Cinema mode and animations make every giveaway a memorable event. Perfect for OBS capture or live streaming.
- Duplicate Handling: Automatically detects repeated names or variants (extra spaces, capitalization, etc.) to ensure each real person counts only once.
# How to use the giveaway step by step
- Step 1 - Enter participants: Paste your list of names into the main text box. The tool automatically detects each line break as a different participant. Do you have duplicates? No problem, the tool removes them.
- Step 2 - Customize: In the settings tab you can enable the countdown to generate tension, the confetti effect to celebrate, or enable the "blacklist" to exclude certain names.
- Step 3 - Draw! Click the main button and our engine will generate a cryptographically secure random selection. The winners will be displayed clearly and memorably.
# Weighted Entries: Give Advantage to Some Participants
Want to reward your most loyal subscribers or give more opportunities to certain participants? Our Weighted Entries system is unique and allows you to assign a "weight" or multiplier to any name without having to write it multiple times.How to assign weights to names
Use an asterisk (*) or an "x" followed by the number of participations. Examples:
- "John * 5" - John competes as if he were 5 people
- "Maria x 10" - Maria has 10 times more chances
- "Peter" - No symbol = 1 regular entry
This is perfect for giveaways where you want to give VIP subscribers or special users an advantage.