Fair teams without the playground picking
Choosing captains and letting them pick is the fastest way to make someone feel left out. This random team generator shuffles your names fairly and deals them into teams like cards, so team sizes never differ by more than one person. Split by number of teams (“we need 4 groups”) or by people per team (“pairs”, “groups of 3”), and each team gets a fun name and color.
Teachers use it for group projects and PE, coaches for scrimmages, and office managers for quiz nights and hackathons. Run it again for a completely fresh mix, and use Copy teams to paste the result into a chat, slide or spreadsheet. Names never leave your browser. Want to pick one person instead? Use the classroom spin wheel.
How to use the Random Team Generator
- Paste your list of names, one per line.
- Choose Number of teams or People per team and enter a number.
- Press Make random teams.
- Use Copy teams to share the result.
Frequently asked questions
Are the teams balanced in size?
Yes. Names are shuffled and dealt round-robin, so team sizes differ by at most one.
Can I make pairs?
Yes. Choose “People per team” and enter 2. With an odd number of people, one team gets three.
Can I balance teams by skill?
The generator is purely random. For rough skill balance, generate teams for each skill group separately and combine them.
Is there a limit on names?
No practical limit — hundreds of names work fine.
Published · Last updated by the WhimWheel team.