Free · No app required
Secret Santa, done right.
Draw names online in minutes. Set exclusions so couples don't draw each other, reveal assignments privately, add a budget and a date - and let everyone see exactly what their person actually wants.
- Private reveals
- Fair draws
- Works for remote groups
Four steps to a flawless draw
Add your people
Family, coworkers, book club - add everyone by name. Participants don’t need the app to be included.
Set the rules
Add exclusions (spouses, last year’s pairs), set a spending limit, and add the date and place of the exchange.
Draw names
Wishpile draws fairly and instantly. Everyone sees only their own assignment - even you, the organizer, can keep yours a surprise.
Give something they actually want
Attach wishlists so every Santa knows what their person is hoping for. No more panic gift cards.
Everything a good Secret Santa needs
Exclusions that make sense
No, you can’t draw your spouse. Block any pairing before the draw.
Private reveals
Assignments stay secret. Each person sees only who they drew.
The organizer plays too
Run the draw without spoiling your own assignment.
Budgets built in
Set the spending limit once; everyone sees it with their assignment.
Date & location
Put the exchange details right where the assignment lives.
Wishlists attached
Every participant can share what they’d love, so gifts land.
Track your gift
Move your Secret Santa gift from idea to bought to wrapped, like any Wishpile gift.
Works anywhere
In your browser, on any phone. Nothing to install for anyone.
More than a name-drawing hat
Most Secret Santa generators stop at the draw. Wishpile is a full gift planner underneath - so after names are drawn, you can budget the gift, track it to wrapped, and manage every other list on your holiday plate in the same place.
Secret Santa questions
Can couples be excluded from drawing each other?
Yes. Add any exclusions before you draw - spouses, siblings, last year’s pairings - and the draw respects all of them.
Can I run a Secret Santa remotely?
Yes. Everything happens online - the draw, the reveals, the wishlists - so it works even when your group is spread across time zones. Add a video-call link in the event details.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Wishlists, family groups, claiming, and Secret Santa are free, always.
Your hat-full-of-names, retired.
Set up your Secret Santa in the next five minutes - exclusions, budget, private reveals and all.
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