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Picker Wheel - Spin the Wheel to Decide a Random Choice

1. What Is This Spinner?

This is a random Picker Wheel, a very handy online random wheel decision tool that can spin the wheel and pick a choice from a bunch of inputs.

In some situations, our brain just can't make a decision, so why not let the wheel spinner making the small decision.

By just inserting your inputs and spinning wheel, you will immediately get a random result.

The wheel spinner will give you the fairest result by using the advanced algorithm behind it.

People often use the tool for raffles, teachings, remote events, and many other places.

Other than this main Picker Wheel, there are several specialized tools of Picker Wheel created as well.

1. If you are looking for a tool to do a random grouping, please check out our Random Team Generator.
2. Or, if you need a decision which is only about yes or no, please check out our Yes or No Wheel also.
3. Or, if you specifically want to have random number output, you can also explore our Random Number Generator as well.
4. Or, if you want to get a random letter output, we have the Random Letter Generator for you.
5. Or, if you want an image-based Picker Wheel, we have created the Random Image Generator.

Let's dive right into the details of the Picker Wheel.

2. How to Use Picker Wheel?

Picker Wheel can be used as a random choice or random name picker.

For the random name Picker Wheel, it is often used as a prize wheel where a winner's name will be selected after spinning the wheel.

For a more general random choice picker application, you can insert whatever inputs which you wish to let the spinner wheel decide for you.

Picker Wheel is very easy to use. Below are the few steps for using the spinner to pick a random choice.

1. User inserts the inputs.

   • User can insert the inputs one by one by clicking the + button or return key from your device.
   • User can use the list tool which can directly insert a list of inputs by clicking this icon.
2. Lists of inputs are inserted and displayed. You can change the input's value, or hide an input or delete an input at here.
3. User clicks the Spin button from the random wheel to start spinning the wheel.
4. Picker Wheel will announce the choice selected on a dialog when done.
5. User chooses one of the action modes towards the choice selected.
6. User can change the spin behavior, sound, confetti and color settings at Tool Settings section.
7. User can sign up for an account to enjoy more benefits, e.g. data sharing across multiple devices.

2.1. Open/Save List

1. You can save your data in the cloud database for future use.
2. Click the Open/Save button to open or save your list.
3. For save: Choose a list to save (total 7 lists available) then assign it with a name.
4. For open: Choose a list to open.

Note: If you previously had save lists with us, all the data was saved locally in your device storage. (It had the risk of losing). To prevent the risk and also to access the old save lists, please sign up an account and choose to migrate all the local data to the cloud.

3. Types of Modes

There are 3 modes that the users can choose in order to make a right choice.

3.1. Normal Mode

It is a one-off random decision picker mode. The randomizer wheel will announce the result selected when the user clicks the done button. The result selected will not have any side effect.

Use Case 1

This can be used as a digital wheel of fortune. It will decide 1 winner among the list of candidates’ names from a contest.

3.2. Elimination Mode

It picks a random name alternately by eliminating the inputs one by one. The result will be temporarily removed from the wheel in the next round.

Use Case 2

This random name Picker Wheel can be used in a classroom when the teacher can call the students out to solve some questions one by one without repeating the same name.

3.3. Accumulation Mode

It is a random decision accumulation mode. The count of each input selected is accumulated and carried forward to the next spin.

Use Case 3

This can be used to decide a meal to eat. Instead of spinning wheel for only 1 time and decide what food to eat (User might get less convinced with 1 time result), this mode accumulates each of the choices’ count after several spins, to further convince you to make a decision.

4. Other Features

• The data inserted are stored in your browser cache. This means that the inputs will still be available next time when you use the app.
• Data can also be saved in the online database.
• Various wheel customizations.
• Full-screen mode is available.
• Display all your results generated by the wheel spinner.
• The wheel can be embedded in your website or Power Point. See tutorial here.
• Can install as a smartphone wheel picker app.
• Can install as a desktop wheel picker app.
• Can easily share this random Picker Wheel to friends and family.
• By clicking More button - User can shuffle the inputs, enable back all the inputs, reset all the inputs' count & remove all the inputs.

5. How to Save as an App in Your Device?

5.1. Desktop App

Open the Picker Wheel using Chrome. Click the Settings -> More Tools -> Create Shortcut...

Ensure you tick the "Open as window", then click create.

It is now installed in your desktop or laptop. You can access it anytime without remember the URL and going through the browser.

5.2. Smartphone App

Open the Picker Wheel site using Safari (iOS) or Chrome (Android). Click the share button (iOS) or Settings button (Android) and click Add to Home Screen selection.

It is now installed on your device.

6. How to Share the Wheel?

Click the share button from the Picker Wheel site (at the top right).

Choose what to be included in the share link. You may include your current inputs, current inputs' results e.g. how many counts, as well as the tool settings e.g. colors. Next, click the "Create Share Link" button.

You will see a link is produced. You may copy the link’s address or click the copy button to share the Picker Wheel with other people.

You may also share it directly through Facebook or Twitter.

Let's Spin the Wheel Now - Happy Spinning!