For researchers, investigators and nonfiction authors
Chronologies with a source on every event
Put what happened to the minute next to what is known only to the year, with one lane for each person, organization or source. Every event can carry its sources, and with Pro you can export them as a bibliography.
Live example · Titanic Sinking Timeline: The Last 2 Hours 40 Minutes
Open the full timelineFrom the gallery: the sinking of Titanic minute by minute, with lanes for the bridge, the wireless room, the Carpathia and the Californian.
Built for checking the record
Each date keeps its precision
A date can be a year, a month, a day, a minute or a second, and it is shown at that precision. Write c. before a date to mark it as approximate.
A lane for each person or source
See what each person was doing at the same moment, or put two accounts of the same events side by side.
Sources on every event
Each event can list links, titles and quotes. Readers see them when they open the event.
Citation export
With Pro you can export every source as a CSV, or as a bibliography that lists each source once with the events that cite it.
Password links
With Pro you can share a chronology with a client or an editor by a link that needs a password to open.
AI drafts, marked unverified
Ask for an AI first draft of the background. Every AI event is marked unverified until you tick that you checked it.
How to start
- 1Import your spreadsheet chronology as a CSV, or start blank.
- 2Add a lane for each person, organization or source.
- 3Attach sources and tags to each event.
- 4Share by password link, or export the sources.
You do not need an account to start. Timelines are stored in your browser until you sign in.
Suggested plan
Pro
$20 / month
Pro is for research work: password links, citation export, and the most AI credits and picture storage.
Compare all plansCommon questions
Can I use it for client work?
We do not hold security certifications. What we can state is how it works: every timeline is private until you share it, co-editors join only by invite link, and with Pro a share link can require a password.
Can I attach documents?
Events hold links, sources and pictures. You cannot attach files such as PDFs, so link to where the document is stored.
Can I import my existing chronology?
Yes. Import a CSV. Columns such as title, start, end, lane, description, source URL and tags are matched by name.
How are uncertain dates shown?
Each date is shown at the precision you give it, from billions of years down to the second. Write c. before a date to mark it as approximate.
Make your first timeline
Open the editor and start without an account. Sign in when you want to keep the timeline and share it.
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