Random name and comment picker for giveaways
Paste your list of names or comments, press Draw and get a winner card with a proof code anyone can check.
Step 1: Paste entries
No entries yet
Step 2: Set rules
More filters and a title
Leave empty to accept every comment.
Your own account or staff, separated by commas.
Optional. Shown on the result card and the image.
Step 3: Draw
Waiting for your list · 1 winner
This site does not log in to your social accounts and does not fetch comments by itself: you copy the list and paste it. See how to copy the comments.
How to pick a giveaway winner
Three steps, no account and nothing to install.
Step 1: Paste the entries
Names, emails or the comments copied from your post, one per line or straight from the comment section.
Step 2: Set the rules
How many winners and backups, one entry per person, friends tagged, a hashtag, accounts that cannot win.
Step 3: Draw and share the proof
A winner card with a verification code, a link that repeats the result and an image to post.
In short: a giveaway winner picker chooses names at random from the list you paste, giving every entry the same chance. This one reads names and comments in the same tool, and it also gives each result a verification code and a link, so the people who entered can repeat the draw and see the same winner.
Only a list of names, such as a sign-up sheet, raffle tickets or a newsletter export? Use the random name picker. For the comments of a post, each network page explains how to copy them.
Pick a winner on each network
Each page explains how to copy the comments and what that network’s own rules ask for.
- Giveaway winner pickerPaste any list of names or comments and draw winners with proof.
- Instagram giveaway pickerPick a winner from the comments of an Instagram post or Reel.
- YouTube comment pickerDraw a random comment from a YouTube video, Short or live.
- TikTok giveaway pickerChoose a random winner from the comments of a TikTok video.
- Facebook comment pickerPick a winner from the comments of a Facebook Page post.
- Twitter (X) giveaway pickerDraw a winner from replies, reposts or followers on X.
- Random name picker for giveawaysDraw from a list of names, emails or ticket numbers.
- Giveaway rules generatorOfficial rules template with the sentence each platform asks for.
- How to run a fair giveawaySeven steps, from the rules to the announcement.
- Verify a giveaway resultRepeat a draw with its code and check the winners.
Example: 12 comments, tag 2 friends, 1 winner and 2 backups
Press “Try a sample” in the tool to load this same list.
12 comments were pasted, one per line.
The host account @host_shop cannot win: 1 comment out.
@leo tagged nobody and @ivy.q tagged one friend, and two are required: 2 comments out.
@anna_w posted the same comment twice: the repeated line is out.
@mia.bakes commented two different times and each account enters once: 1 comment out.
7 accounts take part: 12 − 1 − 2 − 1 − 1 = 7. Each has 1 chance in 7.
Seed used: 00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff
Winner: nina · Backups: sam.fit, anna_w · Code GT-0F9AE-0A8B0
The filters always run in the same order: accounts that cannot win, the required word or hashtag, the tagged friends, repeated lines and, last, extra entries of the same person. The summary under the tool shows how many entries each filter removed, so you can explain the count to anyone who asks.
With the seed above, the first name drawn is nina and the next two are the backups. Paste the same list with the same seed on the verify a giveaway result page and the code GT-0F9AE-0A8B0 comes out again.
Why hosts pick this winner picker
A site about one subject: drawing giveaway winners people can check.
- A result people can check
- Each draw has a code and a link with the seed. The same list always gives the same winners.
- No login to your accounts
- The site never asks for a password or access to Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or X.
- Filters that match real rules
- One entry per person, tagged friends counted properly, a required hashtag and accounts left out.
- You see the odds before the draw
- The page shows how the list was read, how many entries each filter removed, and the chances of winning under your rules and under one entry per person.
- A card made to be posted
- The winner card shows the name, the number of entries and the code. Download it as an image.
- Platform rules with the source
- What each network asks for, with the official page linked and the date it was read.
Giveaway rules on each platform, in one table
The sentence each network asks for, read on its own policy page.
| Platform | What its policy asks for | Official page |
|---|---|---|
| A complete release of Instagram by each entrant and a statement that the promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram. | Instagram Promotion Guidelines | |
| A release of Meta and the same statement. The promotion must not require or incentivize sharing, reposting or tagging others. | Meta, Pages, Groups and Events Policies, "Promotions" | |
| YouTube | Free entry and Official Rules that link to the Community Guidelines, say YouTube is not a sponsor, release YouTube and include a privacy notice. | YouTube’s contest policies and guidelines |
| X (Twitter) | A rule against multiple accounts, no reward for posting the same update repeatedly, and a request that entrants mention you. | X Help Center, Guidelines for Promotions on X |
| TikTok | No deceptive behaviour or fake engagement. A general promotion policy for creator giveaways was not found. | TikTok Community Guidelines, Integrity and Authenticity |
Source: Instagram Promotion Guidelines (opens in a new tab); Meta, Pages, Groups and Events Policies, "Promotions" (opens in a new tab); YouTube’s contest policies and guidelines (opens in a new tab); X Help Center, Guidelines for Promotions on X (opens in a new tab); TikTok Community Guidelines, Integrity and Authenticity (opens in a new tab). Read on .
Not confirmed.TikTok: we did not find one official TikTok page with promotion rules for ordinary creator giveaways (outside TikTok Shop), like the ones Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and X publish. The release and "not sponsored by TikTok" sentence in our template follows the other platforms and is a precaution, not a quoted TikTok requirement.
Frequently asked questions
How does the giveaway winner picker work?
You paste a list of names or comments, choose how many winners and backups you want and press Draw. The browser creates a random seed, shuffles the list with it and shows the winner card with a verification code and a link that repeats the same result.
Is it free? Is there a limit of entries?
It is free, there is no sign-up and there is no limit on the number of entries you paste. You can draw up to 200 names at once, counting winners and backups.
Does the site read the comments of my post automatically?
No. To read the comments of a post by itself, the site would need a login to Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or X, or access to that network’s official API. This site has neither, so it does not fetch comments: you copy them from the post and paste them. Each network page explains how.
Is the draw really random?
The seed comes from the cryptographic random generator of your browser (crypto.getRandomValues), and the shuffle discards the numbers that would favour some positions, so every entry has exactly the same chance. The method is published on the verify page.
What are my chances of winning?
The tool shows them before you draw, using your list and rules. With one winner, each line that takes part has the same chance: 1 in the number of lines. A person with several lines wins if one of them comes out, so their chance is their lines divided by all the lines. With more winners the lines do not simply add up, because two lines of the same person can come out together and count once.
What is the verification code?
A short code such as GT-0F9AE-0A8B0, calculated from the list of entries, the seed and the names drawn. If the list or the result is changed, the code changes. Anyone with the same list and the proof link gets the same code.
Where do my list and the winners go?
Nowhere. The list stays in the memory of the page and is gone when you close it. The proof link carries the seed, the settings and the code, never the names.
What are backups for?
A backup takes the prize when a winner does not answer or does not meet the rules. Backups come out of the same draw, in order, and are covered by the same code, so you never need to draw again.
Can I use it for a raffle or a classroom draw?
Yes. Any list works, one name per line: ticket numbers, emails, students. If a name appears twice and you leave “Remove duplicate lines” off, it has two chances.
Where the rules come from
Every rule on this page was read on the official page below. Open it and check.
- Instagram Help Center, "Promotion Guidelines". Open the official page (opens in a new tab) · read on
- Meta Terms and Policies, "Pages, Groups, and Events", section "Promotions". Open the official page (opens in a new tab) · read on
- YouTube Help, "YouTube’s contest policies and guidelines". Open the official page (opens in a new tab) · read on
- X Help Center, "Guidelines for Promotions on X". Open the official page (opens in a new tab) · read on
- TikTok Community Guidelines, "Integrity and Authenticity", section "Deceptive Behaviors and Fake Engagement" (released August 25, 2026; effective September 24, 2026). Open the official page (opens in a new tab) · read on
- TikTok Shop Seller University (US), "Giveaway and Promotions Policy", page dated 09/28/2026; applies to TikTok Shop sellers and creators. Open the official page (opens in a new tab) · read on
Not confirmed.Other places: registration, bonding or licensing rules of other U.S. states and of other countries (for example Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia or Brazil) were not checked. Instagram’s own page warns that promotions in Brazil must follow the rules of the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets of the Ministry of Finance.
General information, not legal advice. Platform rules and laws change: open the official page linked next to each rule before you publish. Giveaway Tools is not affiliated with Instagram, Meta, YouTube, Google, TikTok or X.