Random seating chart
Make a random seating chart for a class, exam room or event: list the names, choose rows and seats, keep anyone in a fixed seat, then copy or download it.
How to make a random seating chart
- List the names, one per line, then choose the number of rows and seats per row.
- Press "Seat everyone" (or Space): names shuffle through the seats, then stop one by one from the front row back.
- Click a seat to keep that person there (say, a pupil who needs the front row), then press "Shuffle again" to move everyone else. Copy or download the chart to share.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The order is shuffled at random before the animation, so everyone has the same chance of any seat (except the people you kept in place).
After seating, click their seat to lock it (it gets a yellow border and a padlock). "Shuffle again" then keeps them there and moves only the others. Click again to unlock.
Everyone is seated from the front, and the empty seats are left at the back. If there are more people than seats, add rows or seats.
Use the copy button to paste it into a message, or the download button for a file that opens in Excel or Google Sheets (columns Row, Seat, Name).
Yes, completely free, with no sign-up.
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