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timetabling.de is a backup download site for FET maintained by Volker Dirr, and also aggregates tools such as TiTiTo, BaElTo, StElTo, and TSC. Its core product, FET, is free timetabling software for schools, high schools, and universities. It uses a fast and efficient scheduling algorithm designed to reduce gaps for teachers and students, arrange free days for part-time teachers, improve subject distribution, and avoid classroom conflicts.
FET is explicitly released as open-source software under the GNU Affero GPL v3. It provides Windows and Linux executables, as well as C++/Qt source code. TiTiTo is more focused on day-to-day academic operations: it can import FET files, generate substitution and supervision schedules, handle timetable deviations caused by temporary absences, trips, training, and similar events, and supports file conversion, import/export, and manual scheduling. BaElTo is used for assigning students to project weeks or single elective courses; it can set minimum and maximum participant numbers for projects and attempts to respect students’ first choices as much as possible. StElTo is designed for course-based schools to handle course selection and class grouping, and can export FET files. TSC is more developer-oriented, used to check issues in Qt applications and .ts or .po translation files.
FET is free and open source, though the author explicitly encourages donations. TiTiTo, BaElTo, and StElTo are closed-source commercial software. The latest versions can be downloaded for testing, but prices are not publicly listed on the page. For support, the FET Forum offers free help, while more advanced email support is not free. Documentation includes a basic English manual, English manuals for some tools, and installation videos. It is practical, but not complete.
The strengths are that FET is open source, runs locally, and is tightly focused on timetabling. Its companion tools cover post-scheduling needs such as substitutions, course selection, and project allocation. The downsides are that pricing for the commercial tools is not transparent, no API/SDK is visible, and data is not encrypted by default, so schools need to handle disk encryption and compliance themselves. It is best suited to primary and secondary schools, vocational schools, and university academic administration teams that prefer local deployment and are comfortable using English/German materials. It is also useful for developers maintaining Qt translation files.
The main content does not provide information about access, payment, or mirrors for mainland China. The site includes external links such as YouTube and PayPal, so related resources may be inconvenient to access or pay for in China. Whether the main site can be reached directly cannot be determined from the text alone. Users may want to consider local timetabling systems or official open-source FET resources as alternatives.
⚠ This review is compiled from public sources and does not constitute a purchase recommendation. Verify all facts on the vendor's official site. Verify on timetabling.de official site.
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