Free YouTube comment winner picker
Pull comments from any YouTube video you own and pick a random winner for your YouTube giveaways. Free plan available — no credit card required.
Pick a winner in three steps
No spreadsheets, no random-number generators, no sketchy third-party tools.
Connect your YouTube channel
Sign in to Woobox and authorize your YouTube channel via Google OAuth — Woobox only requests read access to your videos and comments.
Pick the video and filters
Choose the YouTube video and set your eligibility filters: one comment per user, required hashtag, or required keyword.
Draw the winner
Click <strong>Pick a winner</strong>. Woobox draws randomly from the eligible YouTube comments, shows you the commenter, and logs the draw.
Everything in the YouTube winner picker
All on the free plan — no upsell to pick a single winner.
Built for everyone running a YouTube giveaway
YouTube creators
Reward your most engaged YouTube subscribers — pick a winner from comments on a specific video.
Streamers
Run subscriber giveaways tied to a YouTube video premiere or a specific upload.
Brands
Pick a winner from comments on a sponsored YouTube video or product reveal.
Educators
Award a prize to a randomly selected commenter from your lecture, tutorial, or course video.
Picking winners from a different platform?
Or upgrade to a full long-form giveaway campaign with bonus entries, official rules, and a hosted landing page.
Questions about the YouTube winner picker
How do I randomly pick a winner from a YouTube video?
Sign in to Woobox, connect your YouTube channel via Google OAuth, and pick the video. Woobox pulls every comment via the YouTube Data API. Choose your filters and click Pick a winner — the draw is fully random and logged.
Is the YouTube comment picker free?
Yes. The Woobox YouTube Comment Picker is available on the free plan. Paid plans add multi-video comment pulling and bulk CSV exports.
Do I need to be the owner of the YouTube video?
Yes. The YouTube Data API only returns full comment data to authenticated owners of the video. You connect your channel via Google OAuth, then pick from videos on your own channel.
Can I export YouTube comments?
Yes. Export the full list of comments on any of your YouTube videos as a CSV — usernames, channel links, comment text, and timestamps.
Can I limit the picker to one comment per YouTube user?
Yes. With one toggle, the YouTube comment picker enforces one entry per user, even if a viewer left several comments.
Can I require a hashtag or keyword in the comment?
Yes. Require entrants to include a specific hashtag, keyword, or phrase. Comments that do not match are excluded from the draw.
Can I pick winners from multiple YouTube videos at once?
Yes. Combine comments from multiple YouTube videos into a single eligible pool, deduplicated by channel.
Can I pick multiple winners?
Yes. Set the number of winners and the YouTube picker draws them in one click. Unpick anyone who does not meet your eligibility rules and pick a backup.
Will replies to my comment be included in the draw?
You choose. Woobox can include only top-level YouTube comments, only replies, or both — toggleable in the dashboard.
Does this work on mobile?
Yes. The Woobox dashboard is fully responsive — pick YouTube winners from your phone, even during a livestream.
How do I follow up with the YouTube winner?
Woobox shows the winner with a link to their YouTube channel and the original comment. Reply to their comment publicly, or use Woobox's Prize Claim tool to send a private form for their fulfillment info.
What's the difference between this and a full YouTube giveaway?
The YouTube comment picker draws from existing video comments — fast, lightweight. A full YouTube giveaway on Woobox uses a hosted landing page with bonus entries for subscribing, sharing, and visiting URLs — better when you want to capture leads or grow your subscriber list.
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