Seating chart maker
Paste your class list, pick a layout, press Shuffle. Keep-apart rules are respected, front-row seats stay put, and it prints on one page.
Sample class · 24 students · sample, enter yours below
Nov 14, 2026
Why it works
A chart you can change in the hallway
Most seating chart tools want an account and a lesson on drag-and-drop. This one starts with the list you already have: paste it, choose rows, pairs, pods of four or six, or a horseshoe, and the desks appear with names on them.
Shuffle as often as you like. Students you mark as keep apart never land next to each other or in the same pod, and anyone you pin (front row, near the door) stays where you put them. Swap any two seats by dragging, or click one and then the other. The same class list runs the random name picker and the random group generator.
In the room
Seating that holds up past Friday
Pin first, shuffle second
Pin the students who need a seat (near the board, near the door, away from the window), then shuffle everyone else around them.
Keep apart, not keep away
Two or three keep-apart pairs are usually enough. More than that and every chart looks the same.
Print the teacher view
Teacher view puts the board at the bottom, the way the room looks from your desk. Flip to student view before projecting it.
Change it on a schedule
A new chart every four to six weeks resets the room without making seating a weekly negotiation.
One class list
Same class, every tool
Random name picker
A cup of name sticks for the classroom projector. Press Pick (or Space), one name comes out, and it stays out until every student has had a turn.
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Random group generator
Random groups or teams in one click. Choose how many groups, or how many students per group; the pairs you keep apart stay apart.
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Classroom noise meter
Calibrated to your room, with a Quiet jar the class fills together.
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Privacy
Nothing leaves this browser.
No recording
Sound is reduced to one loudness number about twenty times a second, then discarded.
No upload
Nothing is sent to a server. Load the page, unplug the internet, and the meter keeps working.
No account
No sign-up, no student data. Settings live in this browser only.
No tricks
We switch off the browser’s auto-volume so a loud room actually reads as loud.
Questions teachers ask
FAQ
Is this seating chart maker free?
Yes. One class with up to 60 students, every layout, shuffling, keep-apart rules, pinning, printing and projecting are free, with no sign-up. Pro ($36 a year) adds up to 40 classes and keeps them, with their charts, in sync between computers.
Which layouts can I make?
Rows (you choose how many desks per row), pairs, pods of four or six, and a horseshoe. The number of desks follows the number of students, and you can add empty desks.
How do keep-apart rules work?
Add a pair of students who shouldn’t sit together. Every shuffle tries hundreds of arrangements and keeps the first one where no pair sits side by side, front to back, or in the same pod.
Can I print it?
Yes. Print shows only the chart, landscape, with the class name and date, in teacher or student view. Choose Save as PDF in the print dialog to keep a copy.
Where are my students’ names stored?
Only in this browser, on this computer. Names are never sent to a server, so there is nothing for us to lose or share. Clearing your browser data, or pressing Delete class, removes them.