Free-Timeline.com

Create, save, and share timelines absolutely free.

  • No signup required to make a timeline
  • Drag & drop interface easy for anyone
  • Mobile and tablet versions
  • Embed into your website or blog
  • Import .CSV files
Or double-click canvas to start creating!

Free Timeline

Instructions

  • To add timeline event

    just double-click/tap anywhere on the canvas.
  • To shift an event

    hold in the middle of event and drag it sideways.
  • To change event length

    drag the start or the end of the event (the tips).
  • To manually set specific event start/end dates

    click/tap on the event, enter the desired start/end dates, and press Update.
  • To eneter a variety of dates

    use formats: YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, or YYYY-MM-DD HH:SS. For B.C. dates, add "-00" to the four-digit year (e.g., 100 B.C. becomes "-000100").
  • To label an event

    click/tap on the event, enter the label text, and press Update.
  • To add links or images

    tap the edit button next to the label input and use the rich text editor which will open. To use links and images, remember to specify the full URL address.
  • To resize images

    in the rich editor, simply tap the image and drag down-to-right to enlarge it or tap and drag up-to-left to shrink the image.
  • To zoom in or zoom out

    use the pinch gesture on mobile and tablet touch devices or the magnifying glass menu button.
  • To temporarily save a timeline

    you can leave the page and return within a week from the same device and your work will be here. Yay!
  • To permanently save a timeline

    Click Save and create an account with an email and password. You can then access it from any device, including mobile (iPhone, iPad, Android, etc.).
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About Free Timeline

Free-timeline.com lets you create, save online, and share timelines. It's easy to use on desktop, mobile, or tablets, and even allows import (from Excel or Google Sheets CSV files) and embeding into your own blogs or websites. Best of all, it's absolutely free!

Since 2006, over 600K people have used Free-timeline.com, from teachers and students for learning history, to parents and grandparents for family trees, biographies, and genealogy, to professionals for personal planning, career planning, and even project management. Try it out, it's free.

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