How are the duties shared out?

One person a day, in the order of your list, starting again at the top when it runs out.

What about weekends and holidays?

With weekends unticked, weekends and public holidays are skipped and the turn carries on the next working day; ticked, there is a duty every day.

How do I carry the rota on into next month?

Enter the start date you used in your first month (the 1st of that month if you left Cycle starts on empty) and change only the month. The turns are counted from that date, so the rota carries on with whoever is next. Left empty, the new month starts again from the top of your list.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The rota is made in your browser. The free plan prints a small line with our name at the foot of the sheet; Pro leaves it off.

Duty rota maker

One person a day, taking turns fairly, the whole month done.

Examples temporarily replace the input and settings. You can restore your previous work.

People or teams (one per line)MonthYearCycle starts on (keep the same date next month to carry on)Stagger people through the cycle, so every day is coveredDuty on weekends tooHours per shift (optional, e.g. 12 or 7:20)Title (optional)Department or site (optional)Paper

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Preview

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Your files stay on your device

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.

Example

Worked example — Duty rota

Use the following inputs and settings. Keep other settings at the page defaults.

Item	Value
pattern	duty
Year	2027
Cycle starts on (keep the same date next month to carry on)	2026-11-02
Output files	1
PDF pages	1
PDF	279 × 216 mm

Expected result — PDF · PDF pages: 1. The image shows the first PDF page.

How it works

List the people on the rota, one per line.
Pick the month, and untick weekends for a school or office rota.
To carry on from last month, enter the start date you used then (the 1st of that month if you left it empty).
Download the PDF; each person’s number of duties is in the last column.
For a roster spanning several sheets, find the page by its first and last employee and download just that sheet.

Frequently asked questions

How are the duties shared out?: One person a day, in the order of your list, starting again at the top when it runs out.
What about weekends and holidays?: With weekends unticked, weekends and public holidays are skipped and the turn carries on the next working day; ticked, there is a duty every day.
How do I carry the rota on into next month?: Enter the start date you used in your first month (the 1st of that month if you left Cycle starts on empty) and change only the month. The turns are counted from that date, so the rota carries on with whoever is next. Left empty, the new month starts again from the top of your list.
Is anything uploaded?: No. The rota is made in your browser. The free plan prints a small line with our name at the foot of the sheet; Pro leaves it off.