Pick My Secret Santa

Draw names online, in secret.

Free, no sign-up. Add names and a budget. About 2 minutes.

This device draws all the names. You see names and links, never the matches.

Close the tab, come back later. Your links stay saved on this device.

Start your draw

Elfster needs accounts. This draw needs none.

1Add the names
2Draw in secret
3Send private links

Who this is for

Made for groups who draw Secret Santa names.

Work teams who are not in one room.

Class groups, clubs, and big families.

Friends spread out in many towns.

One person runs the draw for all.

How the draw works

You draw names online in five steps.

  1. Name your group. Pick a gift budget.
  2. Add every name. Add what each person likes.
  3. Mark pairs to keep apart. Only if some must not draw each other.
  4. Tap Draw the names. The draw runs in your browser.
  5. Send each private link. Send it to its person only.

No one draws their own name.

You need at least three people.

Why it stays secret

The draw runs in your browser.

No names are sent to our server.

No screen shows a list of the matches.

Your links stay saved on this device only.

Each match lives in its own link.

A link is hidden from plain sight, not locked.

Anyone with a link can open it.

Send each link only to its person.

Gift ideas too

Each person gets six gift ideas.

Every idea fits your budget.

Ideas come from 212 real picks.

Picks are Santa's 212, from the shared 255-idea bank it shares with The Present Picker.

Ready to draw names online?

The draw is free. No account is needed.

Start your draw

Read the full guide