How it works
1. Make the draw
Names, one per line — the office, the extended family, the share house. Add a budget and a swap day if you like, and a note ("nothing scented, Dave's allergic"). Hit draw. The assignment is a single loop through everyone, done with cryptographic randomness, so nobody can get themselves — not by luck, by maths.
2. Share one link
You get two links: a share link for the group chat, and an organiser link for you. No email addresses to collect, no invites landing in spam — if your group has a chat, you're done. Bookmark the organiser link; there are no accounts, so it's the only key.
3. Everyone claims their name
Each person taps their own name on the shared page and lands on a private page: who they're buying for, that person's wishlist, and a wishlist box of their own. Nobody sees anyone else's draw — not even the organiser. Your page shows who's claimed and who's opened theirs, so you know exactly who to nag, without learning a single secret.
No emails, on purpose
Most Secret Santa sites want everyone's email address before a single name is drawn. Then the invites bounce, or land in spam, or sit unopened next to the electricity bill, and by December someone's chasing Nan for a login. One link in a chat that everyone already reads skips all of it. Works in WhatsApp, Messenger, Teams, the family thread — anywhere a link can go.
Wishlists
Everyone can jot a wishlist on their private page — sizes, colours, hard no's. It shows up for exactly one person: whoever drew them. Fewer scented candles, fewer polite faces on the day. Wishlists even survive a re-draw, so nothing gets retyped.
FAQ
Can anyone see who I got?
No. Your draw lives behind your own private link. The organiser's page shows who's claimed their name and who's opened their page — never who drew whom. We can't spoil it, and neither can they.
Can I draw myself?
No. The draw is a single cycle — one unbroken loop through the whole group — which mathematically rules out anyone drawing themselves. No "shuffle again until it works" behind the curtain.
Someone claimed my name — what now?
Tell the organiser. They can reset your name from their page: the other person's link stops working immediately, and you claim your name properly.
What if someone loses their link?
Same fix — the organiser resets that name, and the person claims it again for a fresh private link. Their wishlist stays put.
Can we re-draw?
The organiser can re-draw everyone at any time. All private links are voided and everyone claims their name again — but wishlists survive.
Is it actually free?
Yes. No account, no trial, no card, no emails collected. It's a small tool, not a platform.
Does it handle money?
No — deliberately. The budget is a note, not a payment. Buy the presents however you always have.