Room booking,
made simple.

Meeting rooms, studios, clubrooms, equipment. Show the open slots on a share URL and let people book on the spot.

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01

Share
a URL.

The person booking never creates an account. Paste the URL into a chat or an email.

  • View or bookHand out a view-only link and a booking link separately.
  • Email updatesGuests get an email when a booking is confirmed, changed, or cancelled.
  • RemindersA reminder email goes out one to two days before the slot.

02

Drag.
It’s booked.

A thumb on a phone, a mouse on a desk. Trace the time and it is reserved.

  • 15-minute stepsA dragged slot snaps to quarter hours.
  • RepeatsDaily, weekly, or monthly, for a set number of times.
  • Live updatesNew bookings appear on the admin board without a reload.

03

That time
is taken.

The database rejects a second booking for the same room and time. It is not just a warning.

  • One per slotOnly one confirmed booking can hold a room at a given time.
  • Edges are fineA booking ending at 14:00 and one starting at 14:00 can sit side by side.
  • Told right awayA rejected booking is not saved, and the screen says so.

04

No checkout.
No lock.

It only shares a timetable. If a booking has to take money, choose paid booking software.

  • Calendar syncAn iCal feed shows bookings in Google Calendar or Outlook.
  • CSV importLoad a list of rooms and equipment from a template.
  • FreeNo setup fee and no subscription. Ads are shown.

Start
here.

  1. 1 Sign in with Google An email address works too.
  2. 2 Add rooms and gear One at a time, or from a CSV.
  3. 3 Share the URL Paste it into a chat, an email, or a website.