44 days off
5 breaks: one long weekend, three 9-day breaks and one 13-day holiday.
2.2 days off per PTO dayPTO optimizer · 21 countries · Free · No account
More days off.
Same PTO days.
FixMyPTO is a free PTO optimizer. It places your paid time off next to weekends and public holidays, so every day of leave stretches into a longer break. In Belgium, 20 PTO days in 2027 become 44 days off.
- Countries
- 21Countries with public holiday data
- Regions
- 150+States, cantons, provinces and regions
- Strategies
- 5Strategies, from long weekends to extended vacations
- Example result
- 44Days off from 20 PTO days (Belgium 2027, balanced)
- Price
- €0Free to use, no account or sign-up
- Stored plans
- 0Plans stored on a server: it runs in your browser
The planner
Five inputs.
One plan for the whole year.
Tell the planner where you work, how many days you have and how you like to take them. It never books a weekend or a public holiday as PTO, and every break includes a weekend.
01
Country, year and PTO
Public holidays load automatically for the country and year you pick.
Whole days, 1 to 366.
02
Vacation strategy
How you like to spread your time off over the year.
03
Focus months
The months you want your time off in. Select none to plan the whole year.
04
Public holidays
Select the regions that apply to you.
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Public holidays used
05
Company days off
Shutdown days or extra days your employer gives everyone. They count as free days, not PTO.
06
Weekend days
The days you normally have off each week. At least one day off and one working day stay selected.
Takes less than a second. Nothing leaves your browser.
Your plan
Your optimized year.
Year calendar
Public holiday data: Nager.Date. Always confirm dates and leave rules with your employer before booking.
A worked example
20 PTO days.
Belgium, 2027.
The same 20 days of leave give very different years depending on the strategy. One example: taking Friday 7 May 2027 bridges Ascension Thursday to the weekend, which is 4 days off for 1 PTO day.
65 days off
20 long weekends of 3 to 4 days, each for a single PTO day.
3.25 days off per PTO day41 days off
8 breaks of 5 to 6 days, spread over the year.
2.05 days off per PTO day43 days off
5 breaks of 7 to 9 days, 4 PTO days each.
2.15 days off per PTO day40 days off
4 vacations of 10 days, 5 PTO days each.
2 days off per PTO dayCalculated with FixMyPTO for Belgian national public holidays in 2027, Saturday and Sunday as weekend. Days off count every day of a break, weekends and holidays included.
How it works
Every possible break is priced.
The best combination wins.
A PTO optimizer is a calculator for one question: on which working days should I take leave so that I am away the longest? FixMyPTO answers it exactly, with dynamic programming, instead of guessing.
- 01
Map the year
Each day is marked free (weekend, public holiday, company day) or working. Only working days can cost PTO.
- 02
Price every break
A break is a run of consecutive days off. Its price is the number of working days inside it; its value is its full length.
- 03
Pick the best set
Within your PTO budget, the optimizer selects the breaks with the most days off that fit your strategy's length and spacing.
- 04
Apply the guard rails
No PTO on weekends or holidays. Every break contains a weekend. All your PTO days are planned, and each one adds a day off.
Strategies
Five ways to spend the same days.
A strategy sets how long each break may be and how far apart breaks must be. Break length counts every day you are off, including weekends and public holidays.
Balanced mix
Bridge days around holidays plus a few longer holidays.
Breaks of 3–15 days · at least 21 days apartLong weekends
As many 3 to 4 day weekends as your PTO allows.
Breaks of 3–4 days · at least 7 days apartMini breaks
Short getaways of five or six days.
Breaks of 5–6 days · at least 14 days apartWeek-long breaks
Full weeks away, weekend to weekend.
Breaks of 7–9 days · at least 21 days apartExtended vacations
Fewer but longer trips of up to two weeks.
Breaks of 10–15 days · at least 30 days apartWhat you get
A plan you can book, not just a number.
The result lists the exact working days to request, shows the whole year at a glance and exports to the calendar you already use.
Exact dates to book
Every break lists the working days to request as PTO, with the total days off it gives you.
Year calendar
Twelve months on one screen: PTO days, public holidays, company days and weekends. Click a working day to change the plan.
Regional holidays
21 countries and more than 150 states, cantons, provinces and regions.
Your own week
Set the days you normally have off, for example Friday and Saturday, and add company shutdown days.
Focus months
Pick the months you want to be away. Prefer them, or book PTO in those months only.
Calendar export
One iCal file for Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook, plus a printable plan.
Out-of-office text
A ready-made out-of-office message for each break, with your return date filled in.
Private by design
No account. The plan is calculated in your browser and is not sent to a server.
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
Short answers about how FixMyPTO plans paid time off. Last updated 9 October 2026.
What is FixMyPTO?
FixMyPTO is a free web tool that plans your paid time off (PTO). It places your leave days next to weekends and public holidays so each day you take turns into a longer break. It works for 21 countries, needs no account and runs in your browser.
How many days off can I get from 20 PTO days?
In Belgium in 2027, 20 PTO days give 44 days off in 5 breaks with the balanced strategy, 65 days off in 20 long weekends, 41 days off in 8 mini breaks, 43 days off in 5 week-long breaks, or 40 days off in 4 extended vacations. Results differ per country, region and year.
How does the PTO optimizer work?
Every day of the year is either free (weekend, public holiday, company day) or a working day. A break is a run of consecutive days off. The optimizer uses dynamic programming to pick the combination of breaks with the most days off inside your PTO budget, within the break length and spacing of the strategy you chose.
Does FixMyPTO ever book PTO on a weekend or public holiday?
No. PTO is only placed on working days. Weekends, public holidays and company days are free days that extend a break. Every break also contains at least one weekend, so leave is never spent on a loose mid-week run.
Which countries does FixMyPTO support?
Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, including more than 150 states, cantons, provinces and regions.
Can I use it if my weekend is not Saturday and Sunday?
Yes. Choose the days you normally have off each week, from one to six days. The optimizer treats those days as your weekend and never books PTO on them.
What happens if I have more PTO than the plan can use?
All your PTO days are planned. PTO that does not fit the chosen strategy goes into extra long weekends and, if needed, extra breaks next to a weekend, clearly labelled. Every PTO day still adds a day off. Days are only reported as unplanned when no working day is left to book.
Can I export my vacation plan?
Yes. Download an iCal (.ics) file that opens in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook, print the plan, or copy a ready-made out-of-office message for every break.
Is my data stored?
No. The plan is calculated in your browser and is not sent to a server. Only the country and year are requested from the public holiday service Nager.Date. Analytics run only if you consent.
Is FixMyPTO available in other languages?
The site is written in English. The language menu can show it in 30 other languages, including Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Italian, using Google Translate. The translation is automatic; nothing is sent to Google until you choose a language.
Is FixMyPTO free?
Yes. FixMyPTO is free to use and needs no account or sign-up.
Plan next year before the good days are gone.
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