SeatLab
Seating charts you can finish during a prep.
Design the room, drop desks, place students, flag vision needs for front-row priority, then print a clean chart with names and seat numbers. Autosaves as you work.
The problem
Seating charts get rebuilt every time a schedule shifts, a student moves, or a sub needs a map. Doing it in a slide deck means nudging boxes for an hour and still forgetting who needs to sit up front.
How SeatLab helps
SeatLab starts you from a room template (rows, pairs, groups of four, or a U-shape) or a blank floor. Drop desks where they really are, place students from your roster, mark who needs the front row, and print. It autosaves, so a mid-year change is a two-minute job.
5 things, done properly
Room templates or a blank floor
Traditional rows, paired desks, groups of four, U-shape — or start empty and build your actual room.
Place students from your roster
The roster is shared with Morning Meeting, so names are entered once and reused.
Front-row priority flags
Flag vision or attention needs and keep those students where they can see.
Print-ready charts
Print the full room with names and seat numbers for your sub folder or the first day of school.
Autosave on the device
Layouts save in your browser as you work. Nothing is uploaded.
Works on the devices your school already has
A screen big enough to drag desks around — a laptop or desktop is easiest. Works after the first load without internet.
Privacy & data, in one table
| Where data lives | localStorage |
|---|---|
| Cloud storage | None — nothing is uploaded. |
| Service providers | Google Fonts |
| Student data leaves the device? | No student data is involved. |
| Retention | On device only; autosave until you clear it. |
| Export | Print (full room + seats + names) |
| Deletion | Clear/new layout in-app. |
Full details: Privacy Policy · Student privacy · District handout
What it costs
Included in All-Access
One subscription, every teacher tool
or $39.99/year — save 33%
- SeatLab plus every Big Brain Labs teacher tool
- 14-day free trial — no credit card required
- New tools included automatically · Cancel anytime
Questions teachers ask
Why is SeatLab labeled "Free preview"?
It is included in your trial and subscription and works today, but it is still getting polish. The label is our honesty marker, not a paywall.
Where is my chart stored?
On your device, in the browser. Print it or keep working — nothing goes to a server.
Can I keep more than one layout?
Yes — save a layout per class or per section and switch between them.
Pairs well with
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