Spin the Wheel
Random name / option picker.
Spin the Wheel at a glance
Spin the Wheel is a free online developer tool you can use right now to random name / option picker โ no account, no install and no usage limit. It runs entirely inside your browser, so whatever you enter stays on your own device.
- Price
- Free โ no trial, no paid tier, no watermark
- Sign-up
- Not required
- Where it runs
- In your browser โ nothing is uploaded to a server
- Works on
- Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge โ desktop, tablet and phone
- Category
- Developer Tools
About Spin the Wheel
Type in your options โ names, tasks, lunch spots, anything โ and spin to pick one at random. Useful for classrooms, standups, giveaways and decisions nobody wants to make.
The wheel format does something a plain random picker does not: it makes the selection visibly fair. When a group can watch the pointer land, the result feels legitimate in a way that a number appearing on screen does not, even though the underlying randomness is identical. For picking who presents first or who takes an unwanted task, that perceived fairness is the actual point.
Each spin is independent, so a name can come up twice in a row. If you are working through a list without repeats โ assigning everyone a turn, drawing several winners โ remove each option after it is selected rather than spinning again and hoping.
Every option gets an equal slice, so the odds are simply one divided by the number of entries. Adding the same name twice genuinely doubles its chance, which is occasionally useful as a weighting trick and occasionally an accidental duplicate that quietly skews a draw.
How to use Spin the Wheel
- Enter your options, one per line.
- Spin the wheel and watch it land on a winner.
- Remove the selected option if you are drawing without repeats, then spin again.
Frequently asked questions
Is every option equally likely?
Yes. Each entry gets an equal slice and the result comes from the browser's random source, so the chance is one divided by the number of options. Entering the same name twice doubles its chance.
Can the same name come up twice in a row?
Yes โ each spin is independent, so repeats are expected rather than a fault. To draw without repeats, remove each option once it has been selected.
Are my options saved?
They stay in your browser for the session and are never sent to a server. Nothing you type is transmitted or stored remotely.
How many options can I add?
There is no fixed limit, though the wheel becomes hard to read much beyond a few dozen slices. For very long lists a plain random picker is more practical than a wheel.