Group Maker
Use cases for a group maker
Make random or balanced groups from any list for classes, workshops, teams, events, and repeated rotations.
Quick group creation
Paste names, choose how many groups you need, and make a clear group assignment in seconds.
Classes and learning groups
Make groups for classroom work, study sessions, peer review, labs, or student projects.
Workshops and breakouts
Make breakout groups for exercises, discussion tables, activities, or multi-round workshop rotations.
Teams and events
Create groups for team-building activities, games, training sessions, hackathons, or social mixers.
Balanced groups
Add attributes such as skill, department, role, or experience when groups should be more evenly mixed.
Constraint-aware groups
Use simple rules to keep people together, keep people apart, or pin participants to specific groups.
Guides
Practical playbooks for workshops, classrooms, and repeated group assignments.
How to avoid repeat pairings in workshops
When a workshop has several rounds, a plain randomizer often sends the same people back together. This guide shows how to keep the group mix fresh across rounds and when to use GroupMixer instead of reshuffling by hand.
Read guideHow to run speed networking rounds without repeat conversations
Speed networking works best when participants keep meeting new people each round. This guide shows how to structure rounds, avoid obvious repeat conversations, and use GroupMixer when a plain randomizer is not enough.
Read guideHow to make balanced student groups
Balanced student groups often work better than a fully random split, especially when you want a healthier mix of skill levels, roles, behavior patterns, or social dynamics. This guide shows when balancing helps and how to set it up with GroupMixer.
Read guideRandom groups vs balanced groups vs constrained groups
Not every grouping problem needs the same level of control. This guide explains when a simple random split is enough, when balancing gives better outcomes, and when you should use constraints because logistics or relationships matter more than speed.
Read guideHow to split a class into fair groups
When teachers say they want fair groups, they usually do not mean perfectly random ones. They mean groups that feel workable, balanced enough, and less likely to create the same social or skill imbalance every time. This guide shows how to get there without reorganizing the class by hand.
Read guideHow to make random pairs from a list of names
Random pairs are useful for partner work, peer review, drills, coaching conversations, and quick practice rounds. This guide explains how to create pairs, reshuffle pairs, and avoid sending the same people back together when the activity has more than one round.
Read guideHow to assign breakout rooms for online workshops
Breakout rooms work best when participants are assigned quickly and the room mix supports the activity. This guide covers room count, group size, repeated breakout rounds, and when to avoid repeat pairings in remote or hybrid sessions.
Read guideHow to create balanced random teams
A random team generator is useful when you need teams quickly, but many team activities also need a reasonable spread of skills, roles, or experience. This guide explains how to keep the speed of random teams while adding enough structure to make the result usable.
Read guidePublic API
GroupMixer now has a free public API.
Send a scenario to the hosted solver and get back a solution immediately and for free.