Paste your list and pick at random — fair every time
The Random Picker uses a Fisher-Yates shuffle — the same algorithm used by Spotify's shuffle and poker game engines. It guarantees every item in your list has exactly equal probability of being selected. There is no hidden weighting, no bias toward items at the top or bottom, and no influence from previous picks.
How to use it: Paste your list into the text box above, one item per line. Set how many items to pick. Click "Pick Random". Enable "Remove picked" to prevent the same item appearing in subsequent picks — ideal for running a raffle or assigning tasks without repetition.
Common uses: Choosing a restaurant when your group can't agree. Picking a movie to watch. Assigning chores to household members. Drawing raffle or giveaway winners. Selecting students to answer questions. Randomly ordering a reading list or playlist.
Privacy: Your list exists only in your browser. It is never sent to any server, never stored, and disappears when you close the page.
Yes — Fisher-Yates shuffle ensures exactly 1-in-N probability for each item, where N is the total count. Position (first vs last) and previous picks have no effect.
Yes. Set the count to the number of winners, enable "Remove picked" to prevent duplicates, and click Pick. The tool selects the requested number of unique winners.
There is no hard limit. The picker works with any list size — from 2 items to thousands of contest entries. All processing is instant and done in your browser.
It reorders your entire list randomly — useful when you want a shuffled order rather than a single pick. Use it to randomize a queue or playlist order before processing it top-to-bottom.