Run Secret Santa without paper slips

Classic paper slips work when everyone is in one room and mistakes are easy to fix. They become harder when the group is remote, exclusions matter or each person should see only their own lot.

Wichtlify keeps the familiar idea of drawing a lot, but keeps each assignment personal. The organizer prepares the group, starts the secret draw and shares the right link with each participant.

After the draw, nobody needs to photograph a bowl, write private messages by hand or post an assignment list. Each person opens their own link and sees only who they are giving to.

If the lot draw is specifically for Secret Santa, prepare the Secret Santa generator setup with names, exclusions and personal links.

With physical slips, people often notice a bad match only after the draw. Online, it is better to decide that in advance: who takes part, who should not draw whom and whether a valid assignment is still possible.

Typical exclusions include couples, household members or other combinations that should not be matched. To understand the assignment logic in detail, see how Wichtlify handles the draw.

If the group only needs a visible order, a public winner or a single random pick, a simple open draw is usually enough. Wichtlify is intended for the moment when the lot should stay personal and each person should open only their own link.

Gift budget, handover, humor limits and reveal expectations are still group decisions. Wichtlify handles the secret draw and personal links; the group decides how the exchange itself should feel.