Free for Teams and Workplaces

Office Secret Santa Generator

Run the office exchange without chasing anyone down the hall. Draw names online, set one budget, and invite people at their work address - no accounts, no app, no personal phone numbers.

Works for remote and hybrid teamsNo personal contact details neededFree at any headcount

Running It for a Team

  1. 1

    Paste your team list

    Copy names straight out of a spreadsheet or your mail client. One per line, a comma-separated row, or a name and address per line - it reads the shapes a list usually arrives in.

  2. 2

    Set the budget

    One spending limit for the whole team, shown on every page. It is the question you would otherwise answer fifteen times.

  3. 3

    Keep it optional

    Only add the people who opted in. Anyone organizing but not taking part can stay out of the hat completely.

  4. 4

    Send it by work email

    Everyone gets their own link at their work address, free. Nobody has to hand over a personal number.

Made for the Awkward Parts of a Workplace Exchange

An office exchange has constraints a family one does not. These are the ones that come up every single year.

No personal contact details

A work email address is enough. Nobody has to give out a mobile number, and there is no account to create with a personal address.

Pairs that should not match

Conflict rules let you keep two people apart - a manager and their report, a pair who matched last year, whoever it needs to be.

Organizers who are not participating

An office manager or EA often runs the exchange without being in it. Mark yourself as not participating and you are kept out of the draw, the counts and the wishlists.

Nobody knows what to get a colleague

Wishlists help most at work, where people know each other least. A few ideas with photos beats a guess and a gift card.

Workplace Questions

No. Nobody needs an account, a password or an app installed. Each person gets a link and opens it, and that is the entire process. Anyone who wants an account can create one free, but it is never required.

Yes. Nothing about it assumes people share a room. Everyone draws from their own link whenever they get to it, in whatever timezone they are in, and wishlists are visible to the person who drew them wherever they are.

Across all the exchanges run on Secret Santa Hat the median spending limit is a little under thirty dollars. Whatever you choose, set it in the app so it shows on every page instead of living in one email nobody can find.

Add or remove them and reset the draw. If a change leaves the draw broken, the organizer sees a banner explaining exactly what is wrong with a one-click reset, and nobody else is walked through a draw that cannot complete.

Run the Office Exchange This Year

Paste the team list, set the budget, and send everyone a link. No accounts, no spreadsheet, no chasing people down the hall.

No account needed • Free email invites • Works on any device