How can I start using Attinder?

Taking attendance doesn’t need to be complicated, time-consuming, or paper-based.
Attinder is designed to make attendance simple, digital, and teacher-friendly—powered by Google Sheets, without complex software training.

If you’re wondering how to get started with Attinder, this guide is for you 👇

What is Attinder?

Attinder is a Google Sheets–based attendance system for schools that helps teachers mark attendance digitally and automatically generates structured records.

No heavy apps.
No manual registers.
Just a clean, reliable system that works with tools schools already use.

Step-by-Step: How to Start Using Attinder

1. Login with Google

Visit https://app.attinder.app

  • Click on Login with Google
  • Use your official Google account

2. Set up the Input Sheet (Student Master)

The Input Sheet is where your student and class data lives.

  1. Go to Manage Sheets inside Attinder
  2. Click on Input Sheet
  3. Go to File => Make a Copy
  4. Rename the copied sheet to {{Your Institute Name}} – Student Master
Update Settings in the Student Master Sheet
  1. Open the copied Student Master sheet
  2. Go to the Settings subsheet
  3. Replace the default Organization Name (Rao InfoTech) with your organization’s name.
  4. Remove pre-added classes
    • Delete class entries from C3 onwards
    • ⚠️ Do not change C2 (header row)
Clean Default Student Data
  1. Go to the Student Master subsheet
  2. Remove default/demo students starting from row 2
  3. Keep the header row unchanged
Share the Sheet with Attinder

Share this Student Master sheet with the Google Service Account email provided by Attinder with Editor access.

3. Set up the Output Sheet (Daily Attendance)

The Output Sheet is where daily attendance records will be generated automatically.

  1. Go to Manage Sheets inside Attinder
  2. Click on Output Sheet
  3. Go to File => Make a Copy
  4. Rename the copied sheet to {{Institute Name}} – Daily Attendance Sheet
Prepare the Attendance Sheet
  1. Open the copied Daily Attendance Sheet
  2. Go to the Attendance subsheet
  3. Remove all demo records starting from row 2
  4. ⚠️ Keep the header row exactly as it is
Share the Sheet with Attinder

Share this Student Master sheet with the Google Service Account email provided by Attinder with Editor access.