Draw names out of a hat

Do you need a generator to draw names from a hat? You've found what you were looking for. Use this free online name picker now to randomly pull names from a hat. No email address required!

How to pull names out of a hat online

The process couldn't be simpler. Simply change the default names you see in the virtual header and replace them with your own names. You can even paste them from a spreadsheet or text file. Just make sure there is one for each row.

Once all your names are in the hat, spin the wheel by clicking or tapping on it. As soon as every name has been selected from the hat, you can manually remove it or use the configuration settings to automatically remove the name from the hat from the internet after a few seconds.

Advantages of drawing names from a hat

If you use this online method to draw names from a hat, you benefit from several advantages:

• Simplicity: You don't need to find a real physical hat or have special knowledge
• You don't need to cut away much paper (it is better for the environment)
• You don't need a printer or pen/pencil to write names.
• It can be used anytime and anywhere
• It is fully reusable and free
• The arbitrariness guarantees fairness and is completely impartial
• You can save it so that you can review it later.
• The results are recorded and saved on the 'Results' tab
• Entertainment value: drawing names out of a hat can be fun
• You do not need to provide an email address
• You can easily display it on a large screen or share it online to check if the draw was conducted fairly.

Mysterious names pulled from a hat

If you do not want to show names in the virtual online chat, there is an option to do so. This allows you to hide the names on the wheel.

To hide names, you only need to do the following:

1. Click on the 'Edit' section.
2. Click on the gear icon
3. Select the 'Wheel Design' tab.
4. Scroll down the page and check the box for "Mysterious submissions".

When this has happened, you will see that the names on the wheel have been replaced by question marks.

In short, drawing names from a virtual hat like this comes as close to reality as possible, and for all the reasons mentioned above, it is probably better! It is a fair and cost-effective way to choose someone or something from a group when you need more than one. if you like this, the yes or no answer wheel can also be used for a myriad of purposes.