Free Random Order Generator
Paste one Entry per line and create a complete numbered random order in one step. Every eligible Entry appears exactly once, the shuffle runs in your browser, and no account is required.
Use it for a standup speaking order, presentation running order, workshop sequence, game-night turns, or another low-stakes list where everyone needs one position. It does not schedule times, resolve dependencies, track attendance, or decide whether the starting list is appropriate.
Random order
Every eligible Entry appears exactly once.
Ready — 6 eligible Entries will appear once in the order.
Setup library
How to generate a random order
Start with the people or items that genuinely belong in this one sequence. Randomly trims surrounding spaces, ignores blank lines, and preserves duplicate rows as separate Entries. Sit out anyone who is absent before building the result.
- Paste or type one Entry per line.
- Remove accidental duplicates and mark unavailable Entries to sit out.
- Select Build random order once.
- Review the numbered result, then copy it into the agenda or chat.
- Build another order only when the group has agreed that the first result should be replaced.
The browser commits the whole permutation before displaying it. A result that looks patterned can still be a valid random order; do not repeatedly reshuffle just to obtain an arrangement that feels more mixed.
Random order, Wheel, or Race?
Choose the output that matches the task. The Order Tool returns every eligible Entry at once as a numbered sequence. The Wheel makes one visible Selection. The Raceprogressively eliminates one Entry per round until one Winner remains.
For a prepared agenda or presentation list, use the Order Tool. To choose only the first speaker, use the Wheel. For a playful elimination activity where the unfolding rounds matter, use the Race. These are different jobs rather than three visual skins over the same result.
The comparison of a Picker Wheel and Order Tool explains the difference in output, repeat rules, pace, and group visibility.
Use a complete order for meetings and presentations
A full list is useful when everyone needs to know what comes next. A standup facilitator can paste the attendees, build one order, and place the copied result in the meeting chat. A demo host can publish the sequence before the first presentation. A game host can show the turn order in Presentation Mode without exposing the editor.
Agree on passes, absences, late arrivals, dependencies, and timeboxes before the shuffle. If one presentation must precede another, separate that dependency from the flexible Entries and randomize only the part whose order is genuinely interchangeable. The Teams guide provides adjacent first-speaker, check-in, workshop, and retrospective workflows.
How Randomly shuffles the list
The Tool asks browser Web Crypto for random unsigned values and uses rejection sampling to avoid modulo bias. It then runs a Fisher–Yates shuffle over the eligible Entry IDs. At each step, one uniformly selected remaining position is swapped into place until the complete permutation is committed.
The animation and layout do not choose or revise the positions. Every eligible Entry appears once, disabled Entries appear zero times, and two identical labels remain two separate rows. Read the randomness explanation for the code-level method, repeat terminology, and limits of what browser randomness can establish.
Save and share an Order Setup safely
Saving or sharing stores the input Setup, not the generated order. A reopened Setup returns to Ready so the browser never silently creates a different sequence on load. Local Setups stay in the current browser. A Shared Setup places its readable configuration after the# in the URL; the normal page request does not include that fragment, but anyone who receives the complete link can read it.
Use neutral labels and avoid contact details, personnel records, student information, health notes, or confidential agenda content. Presentation Mode is ad-free and hides editing and saved-Setup controls. The Privacy Policy describes current Cloudflare measurement and the information excluded from product events.
Order Tool questions
Is the Order Tool free without an account?
Yes. Paste or edit the Entries and build a complete numbered order without signing up. Saved Setups stay in the current browser, and sharing is a deliberate action.
Does Randomly upload the list I shuffle?
Ordinary Entries are processed in the browser. A Shared Setup stores the input configuration after the # in the URL, which is not sent in the normal page request. The complete link is still readable by anyone who receives it, so do not include sensitive information.
How are duplicate names handled?
Each nonblank row is a separate Entry. Two identical labels therefore receive two separate positions. Remove accidental duplicates before building the order, or add a short disambiguator that the group understands.
Is a random order the same as choosing one Winner?
No. A random order is one complete permutation in which every eligible Entry appears exactly once. Use the Wheel when you need one visible choice, or the Race when you want a progressive elimination reveal.
Do not use a random order as the sole basis for medical, legal, financial, employment, disciplinary, safeguarding, prize, consent, or other high-impact allocation. Those decisions need the responsible criteria, review, and appeal process appropriate to the situation.