Seating Chart Generator

Make a random classroom seating chart from your roster. Set rows and columns, lock fixed seats, reshuffle the rest, and download PNG or PDF.

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What is a seating chart generator?

A seating chart generator assigns a roster to labeled positions in a room. This random seating chart maker uses a rectangular grid of rows and columns, leaves spare seats empty, and lets you lock occupied seats before reshuffling the remaining people.

How to use the seating chart generator

Paste 1–100 names, one per line. Give people with the same name different labels.
Set 1–10 rows and 1–10 columns. Total seats must be at least the roster count.
Generate a chart. Click occupied seats to lock or unlock them, then shuffle again as needed.
Copy the labeled chart or download its current layout as PNG or A4 PDF.

Try this workflow

Paste eight names, choose three rows and three columns, then generate. One seat stays empty. Click an occupied seat such as A1 to mark it fixed, then select Shuffle seats. That person stays at A1 while the unlocked positions are reassigned.

Ways to use this tool

Classroom seating

Start with a random arrangement, then keep particular occupied seats fixed between shuffles. Review the plan against the actual room before using it.

Workshops

Mix participants across a rectangular set of seats for a session. Copy seat labels into your session notes.

Repeated activities

Retain a few fixed positions while redistributing everyone else. Each shuffle is independent and may repeat some earlier positions.

Fixed seats, empty places and roster changes

Rows are labeled A–J from the front of the room and columns are numbered left to right. A1 is the front-left position in the displayed chart.

Only occupied seats can be locked. With unchanged inputs, a locked person keeps that exact seat. All remaining people and available positions are shuffled.

Changing any roster text or either dimension resets locks when you next generate. The existing chart remains available for export until then, with a notice that it belongs to the previous inputs.

This is a rectangular seating planner. It does not enforce friendship, separation, accessibility, skill or behavior constraints, and it does not model round tables or blocked seats.

Keep and share your result

Exports use the current result without generating again. After editing inputs, generate a new result to apply the changes. Downloaded PDFs use high-resolution page images on A4 paper; they are printable but their text is not selectable. Use available copy or CSV options when you need editable text.

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