Name Wheel
Put names on a spinning wheel and let it pick one fairly, with saved lists and a history of winners. Your work stays on this device whenever possible.
How to use Name Wheel
- Type or paste the names, one per line.
- Press spin; the winner is chosen fairly before the wheel animation starts.
- Read the winner announced below the wheel.
- Save the list under a name to reuse it, or copy the share link to send the same wheel to others.
- Check the history and tally to see every past spin.
What Name Wheel does
Put names on a spinning wheel and let it pick one fairly, with saved lists and a history of winners.
The workflow runs on this device. Where a tool remembers state, it uses this browser’s local storage rather than a ToolkitPoint account. For Name Wheel, the operation is specifically to put names on a spinning wheel and let it pick one fairly, with saved lists and a history of winners.
Worked example
A teacher pastes 24 student names and spins: the wheel slows down and lands on one name, which is announced and added to the history. Spinning again the next day from the saved "Class 7B" list keeps the same names without retyping them.
When Name Wheel is the right tool
- Picking a student to answer, present or go first.
- Choosing a giveaway winner live on a stream.
How to verify the result
Try the primary action and the reset or remove action before relying on the tool during important work. The final Name Wheel output should visibly match this goal: Put names on a spinning wheel and let it pick one fairly, with saved lists and a history of winners.
Important limitations
Browser storage can be cleared and timers can be delayed when a device sleeps. Do not use these tools as the only copy of important information. This matters here because Name Wheel is designed to put names on a spinning wheel and let it pick one fairly, with saved lists and a history of winners, not to repair unrelated source problems.
A free Name Wheel alternative
People looking for Name Wheel often compare products such as TinyWow, Todoist. ToolkitPoint is not affiliated with those services. This page keeps put names on a spinning wheel and let it pick one fairly, with saved lists and a history of winners free and available without an account; features, limits, and policies on other products can change, so compare their current product pages before choosing.
Last updated: September 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Is the wheel really random?
Yes. The winner is chosen with Web Crypto using rejection sampling, which avoids the small bias of simpler methods. The spin animation only shows a result that was already drawn.
Can I give some names more chances?
Yes. Wedges can be weighted, so a name with weight 2 gets twice the space and twice the chance of a name with weight 1.
Can I keep my list for next time?
Yes. Save named lists in this browser, or copy a share link that contains the list so someone else can open the same wheel.
Is there a history of winners?
Yes. Each spin is added to a history with a tally, which you can export as CSV. A plain-English note explains what streaks mean for a fair draw.
Does it work without the animation?
Yes. With reduced motion turned on in your system, the result appears instantly, and the wheel can be spun from the keyboard.