Share one link. Guests claim dishes online from any device. No email, no app, no account required — for you or anyone signing up.
🍽️ Create my sign-up sheet — freeHow it works
No tutorial needed. Pick your occasion, enter a few details, and you have a live sign-up sheet in under a minute.
Choose Thanksgiving, Christmas, office party, brunch, BBQ, birthday, summer picnic, or general. We pre-fill the right dish categories and limits automatically — mains, sides, desserts, drinks and more — based on what that type of gathering actually needs.
A shareable sign-up URL is ready in seconds. Send it over WhatsApp, email, Slack, Teams or text. Guests open it on any device and see exactly which categories still need filling, which are full, and what's already been claimed.
Guests type their name and dish in about 20 seconds. They tag dietary info if needed. You see the list fill up on your host dashboard — category fill rates, dietary summary, who signed up for what — without any follow-up messages.
What your guests see
Not a Google Form. Not a spreadsheet link. A clean, purpose-built sign-up page that takes 20 seconds to use on a phone.
Organiser guide
First-time hosts often miss a few things that make a potluck run smoothly. This is the list.
Features
Pick occasion, enter details, review categories, hit Create. Live link instantly. No tutorials, no setup forms, no onboarding.
Phone, tablet, laptop. No app to download. Guests open the link and sign up in under 30 seconds. The form is finger-friendly on small screens.
Set "Desserts: max 2" or "Mains: max 1" and the sheet enforces it automatically. No more five brownies and nothing savoury.
Guests tag dishes as GF, vegan, dairy-free, nut-free, halal, or kosher. You see a dietary summary so you can plan — no separate emails needed.
Changed their mind? Guests can update what they're bringing without creating an account. Their edit key is saved in their browser automatically.
Category fill rates, dietary summary, who signed up for what, and how many spots remain — all updating live. Print a clean dish list for the day of.
Built-in share sheet generates a pre-written message with your event details and sign-up link. One tap for WhatsApp. Copy for Slack or Teams.
Host opens voting when everyone has eaten. Guests vote on their phones. Live leaderboard with gold/silver/bronze. Bragging rights included.
A clean, print-ready dish list organized by category. Keep it in the kitchen so you always know which dish came from whom and what's in it.
Occasions
Select your occasion and we auto-populate the right dish categories. Edit any of them before sharing.
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FAQ
A potluck sign-up sheet is an organized list by dish category where guests claim what they'll bring. Without one, you get three people bringing dessert and nobody bringing a main dish, because everyone defaults to what's easiest. A sign-up sheet with category limits gives the host control over the spread and lets guests see what's still needed — removing the guesswork from both sides.
Go to SecretSantaMatch.com/potluck-planner.html. The process takes under 60 seconds:
No email address or account is needed — for you or for any guest signing up.
For a general potluck of 20 people: Appetizers (2–3 slots), Main Dish (1–2), Sides (3–4), Desserts (2), Drinks (open). For Thanksgiving specifically, add Rolls/Bread (2) and a category for Gravy/Condiments. For brunch add Egg Dishes and Pastries. Our tool pre-fills the right categories automatically when you select your occasion.
When guests sign up, they tag their dish as gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, nut-free, halal, or kosher. You see a dietary summary on your host dashboard (e.g., GF ×3, Vegan ×2, NF ×1) before the party so you can plan accordingly — no separate emails needed. You can also add a dietary note to the event (e.g., "nut-free household") that appears on every guest's sign-up page.
Yes. Guests' edit keys are saved automatically in their browser when they sign up, so they can reopen the link on the same device and update their dish anytime before the party. They don't need an account or password — their browser handles it silently. As the host, you can edit or remove any dish from the host dashboard.
You can open Best Dish voting from your host dashboard. Guests visit the sign-up link and vote for their favourite dish. A live leaderboard shows gold, silver, and bronze results in real time — no separate app or form needed. The winner earns bragging rights and a reason to make the same dish next year.
A Google Form collects responses but doesn't show guests what's already been claimed — so you still get duplicates. A spreadsheet requires a Google account and isn't mobile-friendly. Our sign-up sheet is purpose-built: guests see exactly which slots are open, the page updates in real time as people sign up, category limits enforce automatically, and the whole experience works seamlessly on a phone in 20 seconds. No account required for anyone.
Create your free potluck sign-up sheet in 60 seconds. Share one link. Watch the dish list fill itself up — no follow-ups, no duplicate dishes, no spreadsheets.
🍽️ Create My Sign-Up Sheet