# Secret Santa Generator

> Draw gift assignments where nobody gets themselves, with exclusions for couples.

A Secret Santa generator produces a derangement — an assignment where nobody draws themselves. It also honours exclusions so couples are not paired, and retries until it finds a valid draw or determines that the exclusions make one impossible.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/secret-santa-generator
**Category:** Randomisers & Games (https://convertto.tech/c/random-generators)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your participants.
2. Enter or paste your exclusions.
3. Enter or paste your seed.
4. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Why does it sometimes say no draw exists?

Because exclusions can make one genuinely impossible. With four people where two pairs are both excluded from each other, there is no assignment that satisfies every rule — the tool detects this rather than quietly breaking a constraint.

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