How is this different from just picking one myself?

The value is in committing to the result before you see it. Where a group is stuck, or where the options are genuinely equivalent and the deliberation itself has become the cost, an impartial draw ends it without anyone having to argue for a preference.

What if I don't like the answer?

That reaction is useful information — it usually means you had a preference after all. There is no penalty for ignoring the result; at that point you have simply used the tool to find out what you actually wanted.

Decision Maker

When two or more options feel equally good (or equally hard to choose between), enter them here and get a fair, random decision in one tap.

Your options

One item per line. Processed locally in your browser.

Allow duplicates

Your result will appear here.

What this generator does

Takes the options you are stuck between and picks one at random. It is for the genuinely arbitrary choice — where to eat, which task to start, which of two equally good options to take — and it makes no attempt to judge which option is better, because that is not something a random draw can do.

How to use this tool

Enter two or more options, one per line.
Press decide to get a random pick.
Decide again any time for a fresh result.

Understanding the controls

Options: One option per line. Each line is equally likely, so writing an option twice doubles its chance; use the weighted picker if you want deliberate, visible weighting instead.

Worked examples

Five restaurants nobody can choose between: Enter all five and pick one. Each has a 20% chance — the tool does not rank them, it just ends the deadlock.
A group where one person always defers: Everyone adds one option, then draw. Randomising removes the social pressure of being the one who chose.

Common use cases

Choosing between restaurants, activities, or plans
Breaking ties in group decisions
Adding randomness to games or challenges
Deciding what to do next when undecided

How this generator works

Your options become a list and one is drawn using your browser's Web Crypto random generator, with every option equally likely regardless of the order you typed them in. There is no scoring, no preference learning, and nothing carried over between decisions — the tool's only job is to make an impartial choice you have agreed in advance to accept.

Randomness and fairness

One option is drawn uniformly using your browser's cryptographic random number generator, so every option on the list has exactly the same chance regardless of its position or length.

For how randomness is produced across the whole site, see how Generate Random works.

Limitations and good to know

The result is only as good as the options. If you would be unhappy with one of them, take it off the list before drawing rather than re-rolling afterwards.
All options are equally likely. If you genuinely lean toward one, the weighted picker reflects that better than pretending the choice is even.
Not for decisions that matter — anything involving money, health, safety or legal consequences deserves actual deliberation, not a draw.

Practical tips

If you find yourself rejecting the result and pressing again, that reaction is useful information: it usually means you already have a preference, and the honest move is to follow it rather than to keep drawing.

Privacy and your data

Your options stay in the browser tab, are never uploaded or stored, and are not written into the page address.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from just picking one myself?: The value is in committing to the result before you see it. Where a group is stuck, or where the options are genuinely equivalent and the deliberation itself has become the cost, an impartial draw ends it without anyone having to argue for a preference.
What if I don't like the answer?: That reaction is useful information — it usually means you had a preference after all. There is no penalty for ignoring the result; at that point you have simply used the tool to find out what you actually wanted.