Random Group Generator
Paste your list of names, choose how many people you want in each group, and our random group generator shuffles everyone into fair groups in one click. It's built for classrooms, workshops, breakout rooms and team-building events where you know the group size you want, not the number of groups.
Choosing groups by hand takes time and often puts the same friends together. A random group generator mixes everyone in seconds and makes the result easy to accept, because nobody picked it.
Use groups of two for pair work, three or four for class projects, and bigger groups for workshops, quizzes or event tables. Run it again each lesson so students work with new people.
How to use the Random Group Generator
- Type or paste your names, one per line.
- Choose how many people you want per group, from 2 to 10.
- Press "Make groups".
- Copy the groups or press again for a fresh mix.
Tips
- Need a set number of teams instead? Use the random team generator.
- If names don't divide evenly, the extra people join existing groups, so nobody is left alone.
- Copy the result and paste it into your class chat or slides.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from the team generator?
The team generator asks how many teams you want. The group generator asks how many people go in each group, which is easier for pair work, trios or breakout rooms.
What happens to leftover people?
They are added to existing groups, one per group, so groups differ in size by one at most and no one ends up in a group of one.
Is it fair?
Yes. The full list is shuffled with your browser's random number generator before it is split, so every person has the same chance of landing in any group.
Are the names saved or uploaded?
No. Everything happens in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.