Spin the Wheel
A fast, free random name picker. Your names stay in your browser.
Wheel with 8 entries: Alex, Bailey, Casey, Dana, Eli, Frankie, Gray, Harper
How it works
Add your names
Type or paste one name per line. Up to 2,000 entries, no sign-up.
Spin
Tap SPIN or press Ctrl + Enter. The wheel slows down and lands on the winner.
Share or keep
Create a link to the wheel. Colours and settings come with it, and your list stays on your device.
Wheel Pick Names is a free random name picker. Add names, spin the wheel and let it choose, whether you are calling on students, drawing a giveaway winner, planning a game night or deciding where to eat. It works on any phone or computer, needs no account, and keeps your list on your device.
Fair play you can check
Every spin comes from a random value that is fixed before you press SPIN. After a spin, copy the result link from the Results tab: whoever opens it sees at once, in plain words, whether the winner was worked out correctly from the list. Nothing is uploaded, the check runs in the browser.
Frequently asked questions
Is the wheel really random?
Yes. The winner is chosen with your browser's secure random number generator before the wheel starts to move, and the animation simply lands on that result. Every slice is equally likely unless you give it extra weight.
Are my names stored on a server?
No. Your list is kept in your browser on your own device. When you create a link, the names are packed into the link itself, so nothing is uploaded to us.
How many names can I add?
Up to 2,000 entries, with names up to 120 characters. Past about 60 entries the names no longer fit on the slices, so near the end of the spin the wheel slows to a crawl and zooms in on the pointer. You can read the names passing by, and the last one is the winner. You can switch the zoom off in the Style tab.
Can I share a wheel?
Yes. Open the Share tab and create a link. Anyone who opens it sees the same names and colours, and can change them without affecting yours.
Can I import names from Excel or a CSV file?
Yes. Press Import above the list, or drop a CSV, TSV, text or Excel (.xlsx) file onto it. Pick the sheet and the column that holds the names, check the preview, and add them to the wheel. The file is read in your browser and is never uploaded. You can also paste a column straight from Excel or Google Sheets.
What is Slot mode?
Slot mode swaps the wheel for a slot machine reel that uses the same list. It is only a different look: there is still exactly one winner, chosen the same fair way as on the wheel.
Does the site play sounds?
Only if you switch it on. Press the speaker button next to SPIN: the speaker icon switches sound on and off and the slider sets the volume (zero is off). It is off by default and your choice is remembered on your device.
Is Wheel Pick Names free?
Yes. The wheel is free to use without an account. The site is supported by advertising.
Guides
Basics · 6 min readHow to use the spin wheelA step by step guide to every part of the wheel, from adding the first name to going full screen.
Fair play · 4 min readChecking a wheel spin: what is provenHow a result can be checked afterwards, and what that does and does not prove.
Embedding · 4 min readEmbed the wheel on your site or streamPut the wheel on your own page, or into your stream as a browser source, in a few minutes.