FET works with a heuristic algorithm, based on swapping activities recursively to make space for new activities. There is a large and flexible palette of time and space constraints. FET allows overlapping years and groups and non-overlapping subgroups. Very flexible student's structure, organized into sets: years, groups and subgroups. The resulted timetables are exported into XML and HTML formats. It also include powerful flexible modular XML format for the input file, allowing editing with an XML editor or by hand. It include fully automatic generation algorithm, allowing also semi-automatic or manual allocation. It's localized to English, Arabic, Catalan, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, and Turkish. However, we have seen much better programs out there that perform the same functions in a much more intuitive package.įET is free, open source GNU/GPL software. The application is free, so if you have the patience and the free time to spend hours with the program's instructions and Help file, then FET-Free Timetabling Software might be a solution for you.

The lack of flexibility is a drawback, and the learning curve required to use this program is just not practical for busy teachers and administrators.įET - Free Timetabling Software is accessible after extraction, so there is no need to install the program. When we tried to create a timetable, we discovered that every variable of the timetable had to be filled out for it to generate. We tried entering some dummy data into the program with just a cursory visit to the Help file. The instructions would be easier to follow if there were step-by-step screenshots. The Help section provides instructions for how to use the program, but be prepared to spend some time reading the lengthy text.

When we opened the program for the first time, a plain window appeared with no directions for how to begin. This program and its interface are so basic that a visit to the Help file is required to get started. FET - Free Timetabling Software is a timekeeping tool that helps schools manage their teacher and classroom schedules.

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