Pick a random anything
There is already a list loaded below — press the button and watch it work, then swap in your own. No account, no waiting, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
What should I pick from?
One choice per line. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Your result will appear here.
Previous results
Every picker
Each one does a single job well. Bookmark the one you use.
- Random name pickerSpin a wheel or pick instantly from a list of names
- Random number generatorAny range, one number or a thousand, no repeats
- Random team generatorSplit a list into balanced groups in one press
- Random winner pickerGiveaway draws with a timestamped record you can post
- Random order generatorShuffle a list so every item appears exactly once
- Random choice pickerThe all-purpose one, with weights and no-repeat mode
- Random letter generatorA to Z, vowels, consonants, or the Filipino Abakada
- Random color generatorHEX, RGB and HSL codes in pastel, vivid or dark
- Coin flipHeads or tails, or twenty coins at once
- Dice rollerd4 to d100, up to twenty dice, with the total
- Yes or noOne question, one answer, optional maybe
- Random student pickerCold call fairly. Your roster stays on your device
Built to be fair, and to show its working
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✓Genuinely unbiased
Most free pickers call
Math.random()and take a remainder, which quietly favours the top of your list. These use your browser’s cryptographic random generator with rejection sampling, so every option has exactly equal odds. - ✓Your list stays yours There is no account, no upload and no server round trip. Class rosters and giveaway entries are processed in your browser and forgotten when you close the tab.
- ✓Fast on a bad connection About 12 KB of code for the whole tool. It loads on a slow phone signal and keeps working after the page has loaded.
Read exactly how the randomness works — including the arithmetic mistake that makes most online pickers slightly unfair.
Teaching a class?
Paste your roster once, save it, and call on students without anyone being picked twice. The list is stored in your browser only — it is never uploaded, so there is no copy of your students’ names for anyone to leak or request.
Pickers for teachersCommon questions
Do I need an account?
No, and there is no way to make one. Every tool works immediately and stays free.
Is the result really random?
Yes. Each pick asks your browser’s cryptographic random number generator — the same source that secures your banking session — and discards any value that would introduce bias. The full method is documented here.
Where do my saved lists go?
Into your own browser’s local storage, on that one device. They are not uploaded, they are not readable by us, and clearing your browser data removes them.
Can I use these for a giveaway people will trust?
Yes. The winner picker produces a draw record: a timestamp, the entry count, the winners, and a fingerprint of the exact entry list that changes completely if a single character is edited. Post the fingerprint before you draw and entrants can verify it afterwards.
Can I put a picker on my own site?
Not yet. Embeddable widgets are planned — tell us what you need and it will shape what gets built first.
Pick a Random is a small set of free tools that run entirely in your browser. No ads in the tool area, no tracking of what you paste, ever.