Are the teams balanced?

Yes. Names are shuffled fairly, then dealt round-robin into teams, so team sizes never differ by more than one person.

How random is the assignment?

The tool shuffles your list with an unbiased Fisher–Yates shuffle driven by the browser's Web Crypto API, so every arrangement is equally likely.

What happens if names do not divide evenly?

They are dealt round-robin, so the extra people are spread out one per team. For example, 10 names into 3 teams gives team sizes of 4, 3, and 3 — never differing by more than one.

How do I enter the names?

Type or paste each name on its own line. Blank lines are ignored, so you can paste a list straight from a document or spreadsheet column.

Can I re-pick if I do not like the result?

Yes. Click Pick teams again for a completely new random arrangement. Each click reshuffles, so the groups change every time.

Is this fair for picking sports or game teams?

Yes. Because it uses an unbiased shuffle with a cryptographically strong random source, no one has a higher chance of any team, making it genuinely fair for sports, classrooms, and game nights.

Are the names I enter uploaded anywhere?

No — the names stay in your browser and the entire shuffle runs locally. Nothing is uploaded.

Random Team Picker — Gera Tools

Paste a list of names, choose how many teams you need, and get fair, balanced groups in one click. Ideal for sports, classroom group work, game nights, and any time you need to split people without anyone calling it rigged.

How it works

The tool reads each non-empty line as one name. It then shuffles the full list with an unbiased Fisher–Yates shuffle, drawing random indices from the browser’s Web Crypto API so every possible ordering is equally likely. Finally it deals the shuffled names round-robin into the number of teams you chose — first name to team 1, second to team 2, and so on, wrapping around. Round-robin dealing guarantees the teams stay as even as possible: their sizes never differ by more than one person.

Example

Enter 7 names — Ana, Ben, Cara, Dan, Eve, Finn, Gita — and ask for 2 teams. After shuffling, a round-robin deal might give:

Team 1: Finn, Ana, Dan, Eve
Team 2: Gita, Cara, Ben

Seven people split into 4 and 3 — balanced. Click again for a different split.

Input	Teams	Resulting sizes
6 names	2	3, 3
7 names	2	4, 3
10 names	3	4, 3, 3

Everything runs in your browser, so your list is never uploaded.