Picker Wheel
Add names, spin the wheel, get a winner — cryptographically fair, and your list never leaves your device.
Your files never leave your device.
How to use the picker wheel
- Type or paste your entries — one per line: names, prizes, options, anything. The wheel updates as you type.
- Spin. The wheel turns, slows, and stops on a winner chosen by your browser's cryptographically secure random generator.
- Multi-round draws: enable Remove winner after each spin and each round excludes the previous winners — ideal for raffles with several prizes.
- Shuffle randomizes the slice order for extra fairness theater before a spin.
Fairness you can actually verify
Most online wheels run on a server you can't see. Ours doesn't have one. When you click Spin, the winner is picked by crypto.getRandomValues() — the cryptographic random number generator built into your browser, the same one that secures your passwords and banking sessions. The spinning animation is purely visual; the result is decided fairly at the moment of the click, and no past result can influence the next. For giveaways, that means your audience can trust the draw: nobody — not even us — can rig a wheel that runs in the viewer's own browser.
Where people use it
- Classrooms — pick a student at random for questions or presentations; remove-winner mode cycles through the whole class without repeats.
- Giveaways and raffles — paste the entrant list, spin, show the result on stream or screen-share.
- Team activities — who goes first, which team presents, whose turn it is to bring snacks.
- Everyday decisions — what to cook, which movie to watch, where to go this weekend. Let the wheel end the debate.
- Games — assign characters, challenges or dares at random.
Tips for a good spin
Keep entries short — names or brief options look best on the slices. Duplicates are allowed on purpose (add "prize round" twice if it should be twice as likely). And if you're running a public draw, share your screen so participants see the wheel spin live — the animation makes the result feel earned rather than announced.
Frequently asked questions
Is the wheel spin really random?
Yes. The winner is chosen with crypto.getRandomValues — the browser's cryptographically secure random generator, the same source used for encryption keys. The spin animation is just for show; the result is decided by fair randomness the moment you click.
Is my list of names stored or uploaded?
No. Your entries stay in your browser's memory. Nothing is sent to a server, logged, or saved — close the tab and they're gone.
How do I pick multiple different winners?
Enable Remove winner after each spin. Each winner is taken out of the wheel, so subsequent spins can't pick them again — perfect for raffles with several prizes.
Is there a limit on entries?
No artificial limit. Hundreds of names work fine; with very long lists the slice labels simply get smaller.
Does it work offline and on mobile?
Yes to both — once the page loads it needs no connection, and the wheel is fully touch-friendly.