What it is
Secret Santa is a “Secret Santa” matching generator for groups of friends, coworkers or family. Add participants, set exclusions (who can’t draw whom) and get a perfect assignment: everyone gifts a different person, with no duplicates and no self-assignments. You can add wishlists, a budget and automatically email the results.
- Secret Santa name draw with perfect matching
- Exclusion rules to avoid unwanted pairs
- Wishlist and gift budget with email sending
How it works
Add participants
Enter names (and optionally email and wishlist). Also set a budget and gift currency.
Configure exclusions and constraints
Decide who can’t draw whom: useful for couples, relatives, teams or custom rules.
Generate and reveal assignments
Create a 100% valid draw, show each person only their recipient and, if you want, send everything by email.
Features
Perfect matching guaranteed
Matching algorithm that avoids self-assignments and duplicates: each participant gets a unique recipient.
Sophisticated exclusions
Exclude recipients per person, invert rules, reset, or generate “everyone except one” constraints to solve tricky cases.
Wishlist, budget and currency
Add gift ideas (wishlist), set a budget and choose the currency (preset or custom) for clear group rules.
Automatic email sending with report
Send assignments via email with error handling and retry: see who received it and who didn’t, and resend failures.
FAQ
Yes. You can set custom exclusions (e.g., A can’t draw B) to handle couples, relatives or group rules.
If exclusions make a full matching impossible, the app tells you and helps you review the rules.
Yes. If you enter emails, the app can automatically send assignments and show delivery status (ok/error).