Yes. Any public or unlisted YouTube video or Short with up to 500 comments is free: your first draw needs no account, and a free account (no card) gives you unlimited free draws. Bigger videos take a one-off pass from $4.99 or Pro.

Do I have to sign in with Google or YouTube?

No. You paste a link and we read the public comments through YouTube’s official Data API — the same comments anyone can see. We never ask for your Google login or channel permissions.

Can it check that the winner is subscribed?

No — YouTube keeps subscriptions private, so no outside tool can see who subscribes to whom without that viewer signing in. If subscribing is a rule, ask the winner for a screenshot before you send the prize.

Some comments are missing. Why?

Comments held for review or hidden by YouTube’s spam filter aren’t public, so they can’t be included. Approve them in YouTube Studio → Comments, then draw again. Live chat messages are not comments and aren’t included either.

How is the winner chosen?

A cryptographically secure seed shuffles the eligible entries with a deterministic Fisher–Yates algorithm. The seed and a fingerprint of the entry list are published on the proof page, so anyone can re-run the draw and get the same result.

What happens to the comment data?

We keep the comments only as long as you need them for the draw: they are deleted after 30 days. The proof page keeps the winners, the rules and the fingerprint.

Do I need official rules?

Yes — YouTube requires contests to have their own official rules and to follow its contest policies. Pickfetti is the drawing tool; the giveaway itself is yours to run by the rules.

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Pick a YouTube giveaway winner your viewers can check.

Paste the video link. Pickfetti reads every public comment — replies included — applies your rules, and draws a random winner with a public proof page anyone can verify.

Paste your YouTube video or Shorts link here

First draw free, no account or card
Videos, Shorts and live replays
Public proof page + winner card

How it works

Paste the link

Copy the link of your video or Short (Share → Copy link) and paste it in. No login, no channel permissions.

Set the rules

Winners and alternates, a required keyword or hashtag, one entry per person, replies in or out, accounts to exclude, a closing date.

Draw with proof

A verifiable random draw, a shareable proof page and winner card, and a CSV of every entry.

A draw you can prove was fair

Every draw gets a public proof page: the winners, alternates, the rules applied, how many people entered, the random seed and a fingerprint of the entry list. Pin it in the comments and the "it was rigged" replies stop.

Uses YouTube’s official API. We read public comments on public or unlisted videos — nothing else, and never your channel login.
Every comment, replies included. Long reply threads are fetched in full, so nobody who replied instead of commenting gets left out.
Fair by default. Count each person once, whatever they spam. Exclude your own channel, moderators or past winners.
Free for real up to 500 comments. Bigger videos: a one-off pass from $4.99, no subscription.

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Questions

Is it free?: Yes. Any public or unlisted YouTube video or Short with up to 500 comments is free: your first draw needs no account, and a free account (no card) gives you unlimited free draws. Bigger videos take a one-off pass from $4.99 or Pro.
Do I have to sign in with Google or YouTube?: No. You paste a link and we read the public comments through YouTube’s official Data API — the same comments anyone can see. We never ask for your Google login or channel permissions.
Can it check that the winner is subscribed?: No — YouTube keeps subscriptions private, so no outside tool can see who subscribes to whom without that viewer signing in. If subscribing is a rule, ask the winner for a screenshot before you send the prize.
Some comments are missing. Why?: Comments held for review or hidden by YouTube’s spam filter aren’t public, so they can’t be included. Approve them in YouTube Studio → Comments, then draw again. Live chat messages are not comments and aren’t included either.
How is the winner chosen?: A cryptographically secure seed shuffles the eligible entries with a deterministic Fisher–Yates algorithm. The seed and a fingerprint of the entry list are published on the proof page, so anyone can re-run the draw and get the same result.
What happens to the comment data?: We keep the comments only as long as you need them for the draw: they are deleted after 30 days. The proof page keeps the winners, the rules and the fingerprint.
Do I need official rules?: Yes — YouTube requires contests to have their own official rules and to follow its contest policies. Pickfetti is the drawing tool; the giveaway itself is yours to run by the rules.

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