Decision Wheel & Random Picker - Spin to Decide

How to use this tool

1. Enter your options. Type or paste one option per line in the text area. Blank lines are ignored.
2. Set the number of picks. Choose how many items to pick and whether duplicates are allowed.
3. Click Spin. Click Spin and wait for the wheel to stop on your selected option or options.
4. Review history. Previous spins are shown below so you can track past results.

What is a Decision Wheel?

A decision wheel (also called a random picker or spin wheel) selects one or more entries from a list you provide. It can help a group choose a restaurant, pick raffle winners, assign classroom tasks, or settle a low-stakes debate. Each nonblank line is its own entry, so two lines with the same name count as two separate entries.

How is the pick generated?

The selection uses the browser's crypto.getRandomValues() API. Rejection sampling discards random values that would make some outcomes more likely when the number of available choices does not divide the random range evenly. If all entries have equal weight, each line has probability 1 / N, where N is the number of lines. This describes the browser's selection procedure; it is not an independent audit of the device's random number source. The wheel animation also uses browser crypto to choose its number of visible turns, while the selected result is already fixed before the animation begins.

How do weighted options work?

Add a trailing asterisk and a positive whole number to an entry to set its weight. For example, Pizza*3 and Sushi give Pizza three of the four total weight units, so Pizza has a 75% chance on one draw. In general, an entry's probability is its weight divided by the sum of all entry weights. The wheel's slice angles use that same proportion, so larger weights get larger slices. Without replacement, the selected row is removed from the pool and probabilities are recalculated from the weights still present. The asterisk is reserved as the weight separator; weights must be positive whole numbers that can be represented safely.

Can I pick multiple items?

Set Picks above 1 to choose several entries in one spin. With Allow duplicates enabled, each weighted pick is independent and the same entry can appear more than once. With it off, each selected row is removed before the next pick, so the same row cannot appear twice in that spin. Identical labels on separate lines remain separate rows. Remove winner after spin carries that removal across later spins; it is off by default and cannot be used while Allow duplicates is on. The saved list can be restored with Reset list, including after a spin draws every remaining entry.

Are my options saved?

Your option list is automatically saved to your browser's localStorage and restored the next time you visit. If you use winner removal, a separate local recovery snapshot lets you restore the list after a refresh. The browser performs parsing, weight calculations, random selection, and drawing locally. Your options are not sent to a server by this tool. Keep in mind that anyone using the same browser profile can see locally saved entries, so avoid storing sensitive information in a list.