Free Secret Santa Generator — with gift ideas that fit the budget
Families and offices: add people by email, a shared link or just a name
Start a group in a minute and draw names when everyone's in. Everyone gets their own page with who they're buying for, their wishlist, and price-compared gift ideas within the budget.
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How it works
Setting a budget
Pick one figure and make it clear. $15–$25 is typical for offices and big families; $25–$50 suits small groups of close friends or family. Say whether it's “up to” or “about”, and whether shipping counts. The budget shows on everyone's page next to gift ideas that fit it, so nobody has to ask. If the group can't agree, go lower — nobody minds a thoughtful $15 gift, but plenty of people mind being asked to spend $50.
Office or family?
Office groups work best with a lower budget and the join link posted in the team channel. Draw names a couple of weeks before the swap, so people working from home have time to mail gifts. Keep presents neutral: our office Secret Santa ideas are a safe start. Family groups are usually smaller and closer: keep couples apart, add the children by name (their person can go to a parent, or on a printed card), and set the gift swap date so everyone gets a reminder.
Keeping couples apart
Pick two people and the draw will never pair them, either way round. It works for couples, and for anyone who already swaps presents. If your choices make a fair draw impossible, we'll tell you before anything is drawn.
Keeping it secret, even from the organizer
Your group page never shows who has whom, so you can take part too. Everyone opens their own page and taps to see their person. The draw emails never name anyone, so a forwarded or misdirected email can't spoil the surprise. Only once someone has looked can their person go by email: to them, if they ask, and in the reminder before the gift swap.
After the draw
Everyone opens their own page and taps to see who they're buying for, with that person's wishlist and gift ideas within the budget. As the organizer you can see who has opened theirs, but not who they got, and you can resend a link. Plans change: remove someone and whoever was buying for them takes over their person, or add a latecomer. We send one reminder three days before the gift swap. Once it's all over, the group is deleted automatically, 60 days after the swap.
Secret Santa gift ideas
Popular picks for every budget, price-compared across US stores.
Questions
Is the Secret Santa generator free?
Yes. Starting a group, drawing names and wishlists are all free, and nobody taking part needs an account. The organizer gets a free Shopperazzi account when they confirm their email, so they can manage the group from any device.
Do I need everyone's email address?
No. Type in names and emails, share one link so people add themselves, or add a name only, for children or anyone without an email. Their link can go to a grown-up in the group, a message from your phone, or a card you print.
How does everyone find out who they've got?
Everyone with an email gets one that says “Open to see who you're buying for”. It never names anyone: the name is on their own page, behind one tap. Once they've looked, they can ask us to email it to themselves. People without an email get theirs through a grown-up, your phone or a printed card.
Can the organizer see who has who?
No. Your group page shows who has opened their page, never who got whom, even if you're taking part. A printed card has the name inside the fold, so only the person who opens it sees it.
Can I keep couples apart?
Yes. Pick two people and they'll never draw each other. If that makes a fair draw impossible, we tell you before anything is drawn.
Can people say what they'd like?
Yes. Everyone has a wishlist on their own page: they search the shops we compare, or type an idea. Whoever draws them sees it, with prices and shops, plus gift ideas within the budget.
Will people get reminders?
One, three days before the gift swap if you set a date. It has their person, that person's wishlist and a few gift ideas.
What if someone drops out or joins late?
Remove them and whoever was buying for them takes over their person; only that person gets an email. A latecomer slots in, with one email to them and one to the person whose match changed. You can also undo the draw and draw again.
Can I get back to my group on another device?
Yes. Confirming your email creates your free account: sign in on any device and your groups are listed on this page. Lost a link? Use “Lost your link?” on this page and we'll email it to you.
How many people can take part?
Between 3 and 100 people per group. With only three, everyone can work out who has them, so four or more makes for a proper secret.
When is my group deleted?
Automatically, 60 days after the gift swap. If you didn't set a swap date, it's deleted 90 days after the draw, and a group that never draws is removed after 180 days. As the organizer you can delete it yourself at any time.