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Random Group Generator: Groups in One Tap

Work groups in class, teams at practice, breakout circles at a workshop: a random group generator takes the assignment off your hands — and every argument with it. Here's what to look for and the fastest way to do it.

What a good random group generator needs

• Saved lists: set up your class or team once — don't retype it every time. This is the big weakness of most online generators.
• Fair distribution: 25 people into 4 teams means teams of 6–7 — the generator has to spread the remainder cleanly.
• Flexible targets: sometimes you want 4 teams, sometimes groups of 3 — both must work.
• Attendance: whoever's missing leaves the draw with one tap, without editing the list.

Online generator or app?

Web tools are quick to reach but forget everything when the tab closes — and typing name lists into third-party web forms becomes a privacy problem the moment student names are involved. An app like Team Zufall stores your groups locally on the device: set up once, reuse forever, nothing transmitted.

Three steps to random groups

1. Create or import a list Type names directly or load a CSV from Excel/Google Sheets.
2. Set the group size Choose the number of teams or people per group.
3. Draw The animation visibly scrambles all names — results in seconds, PDF export on demand.

Bonus: shake the device for a fresh draw — perfect for when the lottery pairs up the two inseparables yet again.

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