Simple Wheel Without Unnecessary Settings

Right here you will find the simplest version of ChoosyWheel.com, with minimal settings, at least when it comes to adding items to the wheel.

To the right of the wheel (or below the wheel on mobile devices) you will find a field for adding items. Each line is one item on the wheel. You don’t need to confirm anything; the wheel automatically adjusts according to the items you have entered.

You can easily paste anything from anywhere, making this method of inputting most suitable for copying a large number of items from various lists, Excel spreadsheets, or anything else.

To spin, just click the button in the center of the wheel or use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + Enter (or ⌘ + Enter) to spin and stop the wheel.

Below the wheel, you will also find advanced settings, which are mainly about the appearance of the wheel itself or adjusting the speed and duration of the spin, but they do not affect the wheel’s functionality.

Other Settings for Changing Colors and Other Wheel Properties

These settings are not that important, but you can easily customize the wheel according to your preferences. This includes font size, color palette, spinning time, and other small details.

You will find the settings below the wheel, or on smaller screens, below the item field.

Open the settings by clicking.

Depending on the screen size, you will find the main settings sections on the left or at the top.

Clicking a section opens it, and you can adjust everything in real-time directly on the wheel.

Changing the Wheel’s Color – Pre-set and Custom Palettes

In the section with pre-set wheels, you can choose different palettes according to the theme. If you would like to add a pre-set, feel free to contact us, and we will add the palette without any problem ?

If you want to choose a palette directly for the wheel, just click on it, and the colors on the wheel will update immediately.

In the second section, you have the option to create your own color palettes. You can either create your own palette from scratch or modify a pre-prepared one.

You can insert a pre-prepared palette into your custom palettes with the button below the palette:

The button with the last inserted palette will remain purple so you can keep track.

Then go to the Custom Wheel Colors section, which will also be marked with a red dot so you know to look here. The selected palette will be copied here, where you can modify it according to your preferences.

To select your own palette and apply the colors to the wheel, just click on the palette. Depending on the screen size, you will find it attached on the left or below in the custom palette section.

In this section, you need to enter colors in a format that the browser will understand, i.e., a color you would enter as CSS. Don’t worry, it’s nothing terrible.

Basically, you have the option to enter pre-prepared color names (you can find them at the link above), a hex code, or RGB.

You can also easily select a color from the picker below the field:

Just click on the picker and choose a color. It is a built-in function of your browser, so it may look slightly different depending on your device.

Similar to inserting items into the wheel, you can also insert colors in bulk, i.e., one color per line.

Further down, you will find all the inserted colors, which you can adjust just like the item field, i.e., delete colors or change their order using buttons or by dragging with the mouse.

Wheel Spinning Time and Slow Spin Speed

In the next menu section, you can set how long the wheel will spin after you spin it. If you set it to 0, the wheel won’t spin at all and will simply show a random result.

Just enter the number of seconds in the field, which will correspond to the time from pressing the button to spin the wheel to displaying the result. You can also add a decimal point.

If you want to change the wheel’s function a bit and select results yourself, you can set it to 300 seconds and then stop the wheel with the stop button, which will also immediately evaluate the result.

Further down, you will find a slider for the slow spinning of the wheel, which starts when making adjustments to the wheel or even when the page loads. This is just a minor feature that doesn’t really change the functionality at all, but just so the wheel doesn’t stand still ?

If you want to stop the slow spinning, just move the slider all the way to the left. You can speed it up by moving it to the right.

Font Color and Size in the Wheel

The font size in the wheel is calculated automatically based on the number of inserted items. Theoretically, you don’t have to do anything, and the font size should match (the font has a fixed minimum, so if you insert a thousand items, the font might not be ideal, but for most uses, the automatic calculation is sufficient).

Changing Font Size

If you want to change the font size to your own, you can do so in this section:

First, you need to check the button to force the font size. If you check it, the size will automatically change in real-time according to your settings. You will find this a little further down, where you can move the slider or set the size in pixels.

If you want to restart the automatic calculation, just uncheck the button, and the font size on the wheel will be as before.

Changing Font Color

In the section, you will also find the option to change the font color. The font color also changes automatically to black or white based on the background contrast, which is well visible in the image with a wide range of colors on the wheel:

Without this feature, the different palettes would look rather ugly, and some fonts would simply be unreadable.

However, you can also change the font color yourself if it doesn’t suit you, to any color you like.

First, you need to click the button to force your own font color:

Just below, set the font color again via CSS color format or from the picker. The font color is instantly adjusted directly on the wheel.

Adjusting the color and size of the center wheel

The center wheel is essentially a pure design element and has no effect on the function of the wheel. However, you still have the option of adjusting its color, size or width, and the color of its outline to really make the wheel your own.

In the settings, just move the sliders to make the wheel and outline bigger/smaller, and as in the other settings, select the color.

Save to browser and import/export

In the settings, you will also find the option to save the current settings and items in the wheel, which will then be loaded when the page is reloaded.

How to save wheel settings to your browser

Click the save button and the settings are saved directly to your browser, so you don’t upload them anywhere and we don’t have access to them.

When you reload the page, the settings will remain and you can continue. This is handy when you customize the wheel and the items in it directly to your liking and don’t want to set it up again.

Note that the settings are only saved for the wheel on the page you are on. Because there are different settings for different types of wheels and different ways of adding items, you cannot transfer these settings to another wheel.

How to delete wheel settings

The next button, on the other hand, deletes the save from your browser. To return the wheel to its original state, just reload the page.

Deleting the settings only applies to that wheel. Deleting the settings of a given wheel will not delete any other settings from other wheels.

Importing and exporting settings

If you want to transfer items and wheel settings to another device or browser, or if you want to have several different presets without having to set and copy everything all the time, you can use the import and export function.

First, export the settings, which will be downloaded to a file. Save this file somewhere.

To import/transfer to another device/browser, then select this file a bit further down by clicking the button and import the settings.

Note that this import will only rebuild the wheel according to the settings in the file, but will not save it in any other way. If you wish to save these settings to the browser, you still need to save everything with the save to browser button.