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Roommate chore chart
No more “but I did it last week”: this chore chart for your shared flat or house splits bathroom, kitchen, bins and hallway fairly and rotates them every week. Names in the boxes, print it on A4 or Letter and stick it on the fridge. Free, no account.
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Tap any box in the preview to write in it – or leave it empty and fill it in by hand after printing.
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Ready to print. Real text and crisp lines in A4 or US Letter. Fill boxes in here, or leave them empty and write by hand.
How to make your roommate chore chart
Agree on the chores
The template comes with common tasks. Rename them to fit your place and drop anything everyone does for themselves.
Add the names
Write each person into the boxes of the days they are on, or leave the boxes empty to tick off.
Print and rotate
Download the PDF and put it up. For next week, duplicate the page and move every name one row down.
What you can plan with it
At home: a cleaning schedule for the family or a shared flat, a meal plan with the shopping list next to it, a weekly planner for the fridge, a chore chart with the children’s names in the rows.
At school and university: a timetable with lesson times, a homework or study plan, a reading list with checkboxes.
At work: a staff or shift schedule for a shop, café, practice or care team, a cleaning checklist for the office or the kitchen, a weekly team plan for the noticeboard.
For yourself: a habit tracker (custom grid with checkboxes), a workout plan, a to-do list for today, this week and later.
Printing tips
Print at “actual size” or 100 % so the margins stay even. Seven-day plans read best in landscape, lists in portrait. The plain design and the light themes use very little ink; a laminated plan works with a dry-erase marker week after week.
Good to know
All pages of a planner go into one PDF, so a cover, a meal plan and a shopping list print together. Your planner stays saved in this browser until you start over; to move it to another device, download the PDF. Planner Studio works in current Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on phones, tablets and computers.
How do you make a chore chart for two or more roommates?
Sit down for ten minutes before anyone writes names into the grid. List only jobs in shared rooms and describe a result you can see: “kitchen” is vague, “wipe the counters, clean the sink, mop the floor” is not. For two people a short list is enough; with four or five you add names and keep the same clear tasks.
Then ask what is realistic this week. A late shift, visitors or a trip changes things. Agree on a day to look at the chart again instead of fixing the next six months in one go.
Rotate by effort, not by number of ticks
Four quick ticks are not automatically more work than one properly cleaned bathroom. In a house of four, for example, bathroom, kitchen floor, hallway and bins can make four bundles. If one turns out much heavier, reshape it together; the first week is a fair test run.
Assign the names
Write the person in charge into the box of the agreed day and add a short note about how you swap.
Prepare next week
Duplicate the page and move every name one bundle on. Look at the new split together before the old week comes down.
Trips, swaps and the odd extra job
Decide up front what happens when someone is away. A swap agreed before a trip is easier than an argument over an empty box a week later, and the person covering should have said yes. Write the new name into the box and mention the swap in the notes.
- A short heading with the dates shows which week the deal is for.
- Rare big jobs such as the oven or the windows get their own list, so they do not quietly grow the weekly rotation.
- If the same box stays empty again and again, talk about the task and its timing, not about the person.
Frequently asked questions
How do we split chores fairly between roommates?
Weigh tasks by effort, not by count: cleaning the bathroom is more work than taking out the recycling. Make bundles that feel about equal and rotate them weekly. After two or three weeks you will see whether one bundle is too big.
What if a roommate is away?
Agree on a swap before they leave and write the new name straight into the box. Whoever covers gets the following week off that task. That way there is no empty box to argue about.
Is Planner Studio free?
Yes – every page, design and PDF is free, with no account and no watermark. You can print as many copies as you like, at home or at work.
Are my plans uploaded?
No. Everything you write stays in your browser on this device, and the PDF is made right here. Nothing is sent to our server.
A4 or US Letter – which should I choose?
A4 is the paper size in Europe and most of the world; US Letter is used in the United States and Canada. Pick the one in your printer – the layout adjusts to both.
Can I edit my planner later?
Yes. It is saved in this browser automatically, so you can come back, change a box and print a new copy. Clearing your browser data deletes it.
Can I use the plans for my business?
Yes. Work schedules, cleaning checklists and team plans printed with Planner Studio are yours to use in your company, practice or shop, free of charge.
Should we use names or tick boxes?
Names make it clear who is on; tick boxes show what is done. Many shared homes use both: the name in the box at the start of the week, a tick when it is finished.
What belongs on a roommate chore chart?
Regular jobs in shared spaces: bathroom, kitchen, floors, bins, hallway, maybe shopping for shared supplies. Private rooms stay off unless you all agree otherwise, and rare big jobs get a separate list.
Can we edit the chart on our phones together?
Each person edits in their own browser, and the draft is stored there. For everyone, share the finished PDF and send a new one after changes.
