Spin the Wheel
Custom wheel spinner and random name picker — add entries, spin, share instantly.
Spin the wheel and past winners will appear here.
Press Space to spin
Features
Everything the other pickers forgot.
Confetti & sound
Every spin ends with a celebration — a confetti burst, a winner fanfare, and a clean result modal. Mute it with one tap.
Share with a link
Your entries are saved in the URL. Send the link and your teammate opens the exact same wheel — no account, no export.
Yours, and private
Everything runs in your browser and persists locally. No sign-up, no tracking, no data leaves your device.
Keyboard-first
Hit the spacebar to spin, Enter to add an entry, Escape to close. Built to fly through a full classroom roster.
Colorful & fair
Bright, evenly-weighted segments with a genuinely random landing every time. Shuffle or sort in one click.
Works everywhere
A crisp, high-DPI canvas that scales from phone to projector. No install, no plugin, instant load.
The tool
A free spin the wheel tool for any decision.
Spin the Wheel is a free online wheel spinner that turns any list into a fair, random result. Type in your options, give the wheel a flick, and watch it glide to a winner. People reach for it as a random name picker in the classroom, a decision wheel for the nightly “what should we eat” debate, and a spin the wheel game at parties and giveaways. There is nothing to install and no account to create — open the page and you are already spinning.
Build a custom wheel in seconds
Every wheel starts empty and yours to fill.
- Add names, chores, restaurants, numbers, or dares, and the wheel spinner redraws itself instantly with a fresh segment for each entry.
- Because it is a fully custom spin the wheel generator, you decide how many options go on — two for a quick yes-or-no, or a full roster of thirty.
- Made a typo? Click a slice to rename it. Want a clean slate? Clear everything and start again.
- The wheel of names always stays readable: labels shrink to fit, and every spin the wheel color is picked so that neighbouring slices never blur together.
A random wheel you can actually trust
Behind the animation, the picker wheel is genuinely fair. Every segment is exactly the same size, and the landing position comes straight from your browser’s random number generator, so each entry has an identical chance to win. That makes this random wheel spinner as suitable for a real raffle draw as it is for choosing who does the dishes. To reset things between rounds, shuffle or sort your list with a single click — the randomizer never remembers or favours a previous result.
Perfect for names, teams, and everyday choices
The most popular way to use the tool is as a spin the wheel with names: drop in a class list, a team, or a group of friends and let the wheel decide who goes first, who presents next, or who takes home the prize.
| Who | How they use it |
|---|---|
| Teachers | use it to call on students without playing favourites. |
| Managers | turn it into a team generator or a decision wheel to hand out tasks. |
| Streamers | use it as a choice wheel spinner to pick giveaway winners live on camera. |
Whatever the group, the outcome feels impartial, because nobody chose it — the wheel did.
Save, share, and spin again anywhere
Your entries save automatically in your browser, so the wheel is waiting exactly as you left it when you come back. When you want someone else to use the same setup, the share button copies a link that rebuilds your custom wheel on their screen — no export, no sign-up, no back-and-forth. It is the fastest way to hand a ready-made spin the wheel maker to a coworker, a classroom, or a group chat, and it works the same whether they open it on the same device or the other side of the world.
Fun ways to use the wheel
There is no wrong way to spin. Use it as:
- A yes or no wheel to settle a quick argument.
- A what to eat wheel when nobody can pick a restaurant.
- A truth or dare wheel on game night.
- A range of numbers, and spin the wheel randomizer to draw a lucky digit.
- Chores, so the random spin wheel assigns them fairly.
Because you control every entry, the same simple wheel becomes a raffle one minute and a wheel of names the next — one tool that quietly replaces a dozen single-purpose spinners.
Works on every screen
Because it runs entirely in the browser, this wheel spinner generator loads instantly on a phone, a laptop, or a classroom projector, and the high-resolution canvas stays crisp at any size. There is no plugin to switch on and no app to download. Whether you need a quick wheel decide moment to break a tie or a full spin the wheel game for the whole room, it is ready the second the page opens.
- 1Add your first few entries above.
- 2Press the spacebar.
- 3Let the wheel take it from there.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
How to use a random name picker?
Type or paste your names into the entry box, one per line, and the wheel builds a colored slice for each one. Press the spacebar or hit the spin button, then let the wheel glide to a winner. Click a slice to rename it, remove a name once it has been picked, or clear the list to start over — no setup or sign-up needed.
How does a random name picker work?
Each name gets an equal slice of the wheel. When you spin, the tool uses your browser’s built-in random number generator to choose where the wheel stops, so every name has exactly the same chance of being selected. Nothing is weighted or remembered between spins, which makes it a fair way to pick a winner, choose who goes first, or draw a name at random.
Is Spin the Wheel free?
Yes — Spin the Wheel is completely free to use with no sign-up, no limits, and no ads interrupting your spin. Add as many wheels and names as you like without ever creating an account.
Is the wheel actually random?
Yes. Every segment is exactly the same size and the landing position comes from your browser’s random number generator, so each entry has an identical chance to win. The wheel never favours a previous result, which keeps every spin genuinely fair.
Can I save my wheel?
Your entries are saved automatically in your browser and stay there when you return, so you can pick up right where you left off. To use the same wheel somewhere else, tap the share button to copy a link that rebuilds it exactly for anyone who opens it.
How many entries can I add?
As many as you need — there is no cap. Labels shrink to stay readable as the list grows, and the wheel keeps spinning smoothly whether you have two options or a full classroom roster.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Spin the Wheel runs entirely in your browser on desktop, tablet, and mobile, with nothing to download and no plugin to enable. Open the page and you can start spinning right away.