Secret Santa Without Email
Do Secret Santa without email: draw names online for free, then send each private link by text, WhatsApp, QR code or printed slip. Nobody signs up.
Draw names without email
- What you type
- Names only, for 3 to 200 people
- How each link reaches people
- Copy and paste into any chat, a prefilled WhatsApp or text message, a QR code on your screen, or a printed slip
- What each person sees
- Only their own match, the budget, the date, notes and their match's wishlist
- Before anything is shown
- The link asks "Hi! Is this Sam?"
- Every time a link is opened
- The time is recorded, including opens from another phone or browser, and the link's owner sees it on their own page
- What the organizer page shows
- Who has opened their link; not who has whom, unless teacher mode is switched on (it needs a typed confirmation phrase and shows names only), which every participant's page then mentions
- If someone loses their link
- The organizer copies it again from the organizer page; nothing is redrawn
- Data kept
- Names and what people add themselves; no email addresses; deleted 30 days after the exchange, or 60 days after creation if no date is set
- Two people with the same name
- The second one becomes "Sam (2)" automatically, so nobody opens the wrong link
- Couples and housemates
- Write "Ana + Ben" on one line and they won't draw each other
- Sign-up link instead of typing names
- Post one link in the group; everyone adds their own name, then you draw
- Printed slips
- Name on the outside, QR code folded inside; the match is never printed
- Cost
- Free: drawing names, private links, exclusions and printed slips; nobody creates an account
- If you do want email
- Share opens a prefilled draft in your own mail app; the addresses never reach our server
You can do Secret Santa without email by drawing names here and sending each person their private link yourself, by text, WhatsApp, a direct message in any chat app, a QR code or a printed slip. Nobody signs up and nobody types an email address: you enter names only, press Draw names, and the organizer page gives you one link per person.
Each link shows only its owner's match, after asking "Hi! Is this Sam?" so nobody opens the wrong one by accident.
How to do Secret Santa without email, step by step
- Type or paste the names, one per line. Write a couple as "Ana + Ben" to keep them from drawing each other.
- Add the budget and exchange date, and any rules you need.
- Press Draw names. You land on the organizer page with a private link for each person.
- Send each link to its owner in a private message: the Share button opens WhatsApp, a text or your own mail app with the message already written.
- Check who has opened theirs. The organizer page marks it, so you only nudge the people who haven't.
Why do Secret Santa without email
Email-based draws mean collecting everyone's address first, and then hoping the match doesn't land in a spam folder or get lost to a typo. Some people in your group may not want to share an address at all, and kids and many grandparents don't have one they check. A Secret Santa without email skips all of that: the group chat you already have is the delivery channel.
Ways to share Secret Santa links without email
- Direct messages: copy each link and paste it into a private chat on WhatsApp, Messenger, Signal, Slack or Teams.
- Text message: the Share button opens a prefilled SMS on your phone.
- QR code: show it on your screen for people in the same room.
- Printed slips: download a PDF with one slip per person, name on the outside and a QR code folded inside. The match itself is never printed.
- A sign-up link: instead of typing names, post one link in the group and let everyone add themselves, then draw when everyone's in.
Can people cheat in a Secret Santa without email?
Each link shows only its owner's match, and every time a link is opened the visit is recorded and its owner sees it, including opens from another phone or browser. So the organizer, who holds everyone's links in order to resend them, can't peek without leaving a trace. The organizer page itself doesn't show who has whom unless teacher mode is switched on, which needs a typed confirmation and is then noted on everyone's page.
Secret Santa without email for kids and classrooms
Children rarely have email addresses, which is where printed QR slips help: hand each child a folded slip and let them scan it at home with a parent. Children with the same first name get a suffix like "Sam (2)" automatically. Teachers who need to see every pair can use teacher mode, which everyone's page then mentions.
Secret Santa Without Email FAQ
Can you do Secret Santa without email?
Yes. Draw names here with names only, then send each person their private link by message, QR code or printed slip.
Is this Secret Santa generator free without signing up?
Yes. Drawing names, private links, exclusions and printed slips are free, and nobody creates an account.
What if someone doesn't have a phone?
Print their slip from the organizer page, or let them scan a QR code on someone else's phone.
Can I still email the links if I want to?
Yes. The Share button can open a prefilled draft in your own mail app, so addresses stay in your contacts and never reach us.