Every step in detail — from installing the extension to announcing your winner.
1
Install and pin the extension
Add GMC Comment Picker from the Chrome Web Store — one click, no sign-up, no card. It also works on Chromium browsers like Edge and Brave.
Then pin it: click the puzzle icon 🧩 at the top-right of Chrome and press the pin next to GMC Comment Picker, so the picker is always one click away.
2
Open your giveaway post as its own page
The picker reads the comments of the post open in the current tab — so the post must be open as its own page, not inside the feed:
- Facebook (Free) — click the post's timestamp (the date under the author's name). The URL will contain
/posts/ or /permalink/.
- InstagramPRO — open the post or reel itself:
instagram.com/p/… or instagram.com/reel/…. You must be logged in to Instagram in that tab — Instagram only shows the full comment list to logged-in users.
- YouTubePRO — open the video's watch page:
youtube.com/watch?v=….
3
Enable access for Instagram & YouTube (first time only)
The first time you use the picker on Instagram or YouTube, the popup shows a one-time Enable access button. Click it and approve the Chrome permission — the extension never touches a site until you opt in, and it never asks again for that site.
4
Extract the comments
With the post open, click the extension icon and press Extract. The picker auto-scrolls the comment area, clicks every “View more comments” and “View replies” button, and counts entries as they load — including media-only comments (GIFs, stickers, photos).
Keep the tab open and in the foreground until the counter settles. On big posts this can take a few minutes; the progress bar in the popup shows exactly where it is.
5
Review and filter the entries (optional)
When extraction finishes, the picker studio opens in its own tab with every captured comment. All filters are off by default — turn on only what your giveaway rules need:
- Duplicates — count each person once, no matter how many times they commented.
- Require mentions — only comments tagging at least N friends qualify.
- Keyword — only comments containing your required word (e.g. “done”).
- ExclusionsPRO — keep your page admins and team out of the draw.
6
Choose winners and an animation
Pick how many winners to draw — one winner is free, multiple winners are Pro. Then pick the reveal: Card Shuffle is free; Wheel, Slot and Confetti come with Pro. You can also add backup winners in case a winner doesn't claim the prize.
7
Run the draw
Press draw and enjoy the show. Winners are chosen with crypto-fair randomness (your browser's cryptographic random generator — nothing is decided on a server, nothing can be rigged). The winner card shows the name, avatar and a link to their profile, and every draw is saved to a local history so you can prove the result later.
8
Record and sharePRO
Record the reveal as a video for your story, or share the winner card as an image — without a watermark on Pro. Announce the winner in your post's comments and you're done. 🎉