Free Secret Santa draw with private links
Type the names, set a budget and send everyone their own link to see who they’re buying for.
- ✅ No emails or sign-up
- ✅ The organiser can’t peek
- ✅ Couples kept apart
Make your draw
Your draws on this device
Send everyone their link
Send each person their own link. Each link only shows that person who they’re buying for.
🤫 Don’t open other people’s links: it would show you their match and mark it as opened.
Your organiser link
Keep this to check who’s opened their link or resend one. It never shows who has who.
Hi!
Tap the present to see who you’re buying for
You’re buying a present for…
Need an idea?
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Your own wish list
Your Secret Santa will see this when they open their link.
How to run a Secret Santa online
Secret Santa works best when nobody knows who has who until the big day, including the person organising it. Pulling names from a hat means everyone has to be in the same room, and someone always draws themselves. Santa Draw does the draw for you and gives each person a private link, so it works just as well for a remote team, a family spread across the country or a group of friends who only meet at the party.
Type in everyone’s first names, pick a budget and set the date you’ll swap presents. If any couples or people who live together are taking part, add them under “People who can’t draw each other” so they get someone new. Press Draw names and our server matches everyone up in one big loop, so nobody gets themselves and two people never simply swap.
Sending the links
You’ll see a link for each person. Send each one on its own by WhatsApp, text, Teams or email. When someone opens theirs, they tap a present to find out who they’re buying for, along with the budget and date. They can add a wish list too, which their Secret Santa sees straight away.
Your organiser link shows who has opened their link, so you can nudge anyone who hasn’t. It never shows who drew whom, which means the organiser can join in like everyone else.
Picking the budget
For an office, £5 or £10 keeps things fair for everyone. Families often go for £20 or more. Whatever you choose, Present Picker can suggest ideas that fit, from silly desk toys to proper treats. Draws are deleted after 90 days and we never ask for email addresses.
Questions
Can the organiser see who has who?
No. The draw is made on our server and the organiser only gets the links. The organiser page shows who has opened their link, never who they drew, so the organiser can take part too.
Do I need everyone’s email address?
No. You send each private link yourself by WhatsApp, text, Teams or email. We never ask for email addresses or phone numbers.
Can I stop couples drawing each other?
Yes. Open “People who can’t draw each other” and add any pairs, such as couples or people who live together. The draw respects them both ways round.
Someone lost their link. What now?
Open your organiser link. It lists everyone with a button to copy or resend their link. The match stays the same.
How long does a draw last?
90 days, then it’s deleted automatically. The organiser can delete it sooner from the organiser page.