What this is
Smart Seating Generator is a browser-based tool for arranging people into desks or tables — classrooms, weddings, banquets, conferences, or any event where who-sits-where actually matters. Paste a roster, set a few rules about who needs to sit apart or together, and the built-in solver works out a valid arrangement — or tells you straight away if your rules conflict.
Why it's built this way
Seating charts usually involve names that shouldn't sit on a server somewhere: students, wedding guests, colleagues. So the entire tool — parsing, the solver, exports — runs as JavaScript in your browser tab. Nothing about your roster is uploaded, logged, or stored anywhere by us. That's not a policy decision layered on top; it's the actual architecture. See the Privacy Policy for the full detail.
The other consequence of that architecture: there's no account system, because there's nothing server-side to attach an account to. A purchase unlocks features locally in your browser, tied to a payment ID rather than a login.
How it's priced
The core tool — building a roster, arranging desks or tables, shuffling, manually rearranging, printing, and checking whether your rules are satisfiable — is free with no limits. Smart Chart and Teacher Pro are one-time unlocks, not subscriptions, because running the tool doesn't cost us more as you use it more. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Who's behind it
Smart Seating Generator is an independently built and operated tool, not a product of a larger company. If something's broken, confusing, or missing, a real person reads every message sent through the contact page.