Seating Chart Generator
Generate a seating chart for any event in minutes. Drop a table preset, drag it where it goes, click a seat to assign a guest, export a printable PDF. Free for events under thirty seats, unlimited on Pro.
A real generator, not a sketch app
Seat Chart App treats tables and seats as first-class objects. Every round eight-top knows it has eight seats; every banquet ten knows it has ten. Drop a preset and the chairs are already positioned around the right table type. That sounds simple — but it's the reason most free chart tools fail in practice. With a shape-based tool, every time you resize a table you reposition every chair manually. Here you move the table, the chairs stay attached. Add a seat, the geometry recomputes. Rotate the table for an L-shaped venue, the chairs rotate with it.
That difference is what makes Seat Chart App fast enough to feel free. You don't lose ten minutes per table to alignment work. Drop, drag, assign — that's the entire loop.
Generators built for the most common events
The home generator above is fully general — anything from a five-seat dinner party to a 400-seat conference banquet. If you want a jump-start, every event-specific generator below opens the same tool pre-loaded with the right presets and a layout you can edit in place.
Wedding seating chart generator
Pre-loaded with a sweetheart table and twelve round tens.
Classroom seating chart generator
Six rows of desks, ready for a student-name paste-in.
Restaurant seating chart generator
Two-tops, four-tops, and booths laid out for service flow.
Event seating chart generator
General reception, gala, or ballroom event layout.
Conference seating chart generator
Theater rows for the keynote, round tens for the breakouts.
Theater seating generator
Dense theater rows for performances and screenings.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a seating chart generator different from a regular design tool?
- A design tool gives you shapes. A seating chart generator gives you tables that know how many people they hold. When you drop a round eight-top from Seat Chart App, you get a circle with eight seats already positioned. Click any seat, type a name, and the printable guest list updates without you doing anything else. In Canva or Visio you'd be drawing each seat by hand and tracking the guest list in a separate spreadsheet.
- Do I need an account to use the generator?
- No. You can build a complete chart, save it to your browser, and export a watermarked PDF without signing up for anything. You only need an account if you want cloud save, multiple events, or a watermark-free export — all of which sit behind Seat Chart App Pro at $19 a month or a $9 one-time event pass.
- Can I use this for a wedding seating chart?
- Yes — and most users do. The round and banquet presets cover most weddings (a head table or sweetheart table plus round tens for guests). If you want a wedding-specific preset, start at our dedicated wedding seating chart generator, which loads the canvas pre-populated with a typical reception layout.
- Does it work for classrooms and other seating arrangements?
- Yes. The row and theater presets are designed for desks and auditoriums respectively. Teachers use the same generator for classroom seating charts, lunchroom assignments, gym-class rosters, and field-trip bus seating. The duplicate button on a fully assigned row makes a 30-student classroom a two-minute job.
- What does the printable PDF look like?
- The PDF includes the full chart at print resolution, the event name and date in the header, and a guest list grouped by table underneath the chart. It prints clean on US Letter and A4. The free version adds a Seat Chart App watermark across the page; Pro removes it.