VarietyWheel is a free random name picker and wheel of names — spin to choose a random winner, fair and 100% in your browser.
A random picker wheel is a simple way to let chance decide. People reach for VarietyWheel in all kinds of everyday moments: teachers picking a student to answer the next question; businesses drawing a lucky customer for a giveaway; presenters choosing a random attendee; teams randomizing who speaks first in a standup; or anyone stuck deciding what to eat, what to watch, or who goes first. Type your options, spin, and let it choose.
It couldn't be simpler. Type your entries in the text box next to the wheel, one per line. Then click the wheel to spin it and reveal a random winner. Want to make it yours? Open Customize at the top to change colors, sounds, spin time, center image, and more. You can also add a name multiple times (or use "Name x3") to give it a bigger slice and better odds.
VarietyWheel is built to be flexible and completely free — no paywalls. Highlights: rich sound options (spin ticks and win sounds); multiple saved wheels you can switch between; weighted entries for better odds; instant sharing with a single link; custom colors, a center emoji or image, and wheel backgrounds; and privacy-first storage that keeps your wheels in your own browser.
Yes — your wheels and entries are stored locally in your own browser and are never uploaded to our servers. To keep VarietyWheel free, we show third-party ads (such as Google AdSense), and those advertisers may use cookies subject to their own privacy policies. You stay in control of your data and can clear it anytime from your browser. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Yes — and you don't have to take our word for it. Every spin uses the browser's built-in cryptographic random generator (crypto.getRandomValues), the same class of secure randomness used for security-sensitive tasks — not the basic Math.random(). The winner is chosen fairly based on each entry's slice size, and the result is genuinely unpredictable. Can the same name win twice in a row? Absolutely — that's how true randomness works. Like flipping a fair coin, each spin is completely independent and past results have zero influence on the next. To avoid repeats, remove a winner after each spin using the Remove button.
Definitely. Add VarietyWheel as a browser source in streaming software like OBS or Streamlabs to run it live on your broadcast. Streamers use it for in-game challenges (spin for a random handicap or rule), character builds (let the wheel pick a class, weapon, or starting skill), and viewer giveaways (spin to choose a random winner from chat).
We show ads to keep VarietyWheel free for everyone, and we work to keep them unobtrusive. If you'd like a distraction-free spin, you can hide the ads for your current session with a single click — no account needed.
Ten ready-made wheels with their own starter options and colour palette. Pick one and the colours follow you across every VarietyWheel tool for the rest of your session.
VarietyWheel is a free random name picker and wheel of names. Type your entries, spin the wheel, and let it choose a random winner. Perfect for classroom name draws, giveaways and raffles, team decisions, or picking what to do next. Weighted entries, custom color themes, sounds, and confetti — fair, cryptographically random, and 100% in your browser. No sign-up, nothing uploaded.