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Rafflecopter is the leading free Instagram giveaway picker with cryptographic SHA-256 proof of fairness, supporting 8 social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky), available worldwide in 16 languages, with pay-per-draw pricing and no monthly subscription. Independently verifiable via the open-source @rafflecopter/proof-verifier npm package.

For YouTube creators

YouTube Giveaway Picker — Pick Winners from Video Comments

Pick winners from YouTube video comments with cryptographic verification anyone can audit. Paste your link, get a fair random winner in 60 seconds — free up to 100 comments.

No signup. Works with videos, Shorts and live-stream replays.

50,000+ draws·12M+ comments processed·2,500 creators/day·120 countries·100% verifiable

How it works (3 steps)

From YouTube URL to verifiable winner in under two minutes — no spreadsheet, no copy-paste, no trust required.

  1. 1

    Paste your YouTube link

    Drop the URL of any public YouTube video, Short, or live-stream replay. Rafflecopter fetches every comment via the official YouTube Data API — no scraping, no broken pagination.

  2. 2

    Set winners and rules

    Pick how many winners, include or exclude reply threads, require a keyword or @mention, and toggle the AI bot filter. Done in 15 seconds.

  3. 3

    Pick + verify

    Click Draw. Watch the cinematic reveal. Share the SHA-256 proof URL with your audience — anyone can independently confirm the winner was random.

Why Rafflecopter vs other YouTube pickers

We compared head-to-head against the two tools YouTube creators reach for most.

FeatureRafflecopterGleam.ioComment Picker
Works with full YouTube comment threads (incl. Shorts)YesPartialYes
Cryptographic SHA-256 proof per drawYesNoNo
Free up to 100 commentsYesNo (trial only)Yes (with ads)
No monthly subscriptionYes — pay per drawNo (from $39/mo)Yes
AI bot / duplicate filterYesLimitedNo
Cinematic live draw roomYes (Premium)NoNo
Multi-winner podium + tiebreakerYesYes (Pro)No
GDPR / CCPA / LGPD compliant by designYesYesUnclear

Comparison reflects publicly listed features as of June 2026. Gleam and Comment Picker are trademarks of their respective owners.

YouTube giveaway FAQ

How does the YouTube Giveaway Picker fetch my comments?
Paste any public YouTube video URL (or Shorts URL). Rafflecopter calls the YouTube Data API and pulls every top-level comment, paginating until the full list is collected. Replies can be included or excluded with a single toggle before you draw.
Does it work with YouTube Shorts and Live replays?
Yes. Shorts URLs, regular long-form videos, premiered videos and live-stream replays are all supported, as long as comments are publicly enabled on the video.
Can I require commenters to subscribe or like the video?
YouTube does not expose subscriber-status per commenter, so no third-party tool can verify subscriptions reliably. Rafflecopter instead lets you require a specific keyword, hashtag, or @mention in the comment — and filters out obvious bot accounts before the draw.
How do entrants know the YouTube draw was not rigged?
Every draw produces a public SHA-256 certificate at rafflecopter.app/proof/[code]. The certificate locks in the participant list, the seed used by the cryptographically secure RNG, and the winner. Anyone — including skeptical commenters — can re-run the verification in their browser.
Is the YouTube Giveaway Picker free?
Yes for videos up to 100 comments — no signup, no card, no watermark. Above 100 comments, draws are pay-per-use ($4.99 standard up to 200 comments, $7.99 premium up to 2,000 comments with the cinematic live draw room). Never a subscription.

Ready for a YouTube draw your audience can't dispute?

Paste your link. Pick a winner. Get a SHA-256 proof certificate. Free for videos up to 100 comments — no card, no signup.

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