Secret Santa generator & holiday gift planning tools
Draw Secret Santa names with exclusions and private links, run a white elephant, plan your holiday gift budget and split the cost of a group gift. Free, no sign-up, and everything runs in your browser.
Tools
Secret Santa generator
Free Secret Santa name picker. Add exclusions for couples, avoid swaps, then reveal results by passing the phone or with private links. No sign-up, no emails sent, nothing stored on a server.
White elephant turn-order generator
Free white elephant and Yankee swap generator. Randomise the turn order for your gift exchange and print a clear set of house rules with your steal limit and final swap.
Holiday gift budget planner
Free holiday gift budget planner. Set an overall limit, assign a budget to each person, track what you have spent and see what is left, in dollars, pounds or euros.
Group gift split calculator
Split the cost of a group gift between colleagues, family or friends. Adds shipping and card costs, handles pennies exactly, and lets some people chip in a fixed smaller amount.
Good to know
- Names you type never leave your device. There is no account and no server-side list.
- Nobody draws themselves, and groups you list (couples, housemates) never draw each other.
- Private links are encoded, not encrypted: the person who creates them can see every match. The tool says so, and offers a pass-the-phone mode that keeps results in memory only.
- Kris Kringle, Secret Santa and Yankee swap are the same family of games: see our Kris Kringle guide.
Popular guides
How to Organize a Secret Santa: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical, step-by-step plan for running a Secret Santa at work, with family or among friends: who to invite, budgets, rules, the draw, reveal day and what to do when someone drops out.
How Much Should You Spend on Secret Santa?
What people actually spend on Secret Santa in the UK, US and Australia, how to set a fair limit for work, family and friends, and how to stop overspending.
White Elephant Rules and Variations (Yankee Swap, Dirty Santa)
The standard white elephant rules, how many steals to allow, what the final swap is, popular variations such as dice and timer games, plus tips for choosing gifts and running it remotely.
Kris Kringle in Australia: A Practical Guide
What Kris Kringle means, how it differs from Secret Santa, typical workplace budgets in Australia, how to run one fairly and when to order so gifts arrive by Christmas.
Holiday Gift Budget Plan 2026: Set It and Stick to It
A step-by-step plan to set a realistic Christmas gift budget, with US and UK spending figures, a tiered per-person method, and ways to avoid overspending.
Gift Ideas by Budget: $5, $10, $25 and $50
Practical gift ideas for Secret Santa, white elephant and family exchanges, grouped by budget from $5 to $50, with tips on what makes a cheap gift feel thoughtful.
How we work
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