Paste your story.
See it unfold.
Turn journal entries, research notes, or any text with dates into a beautiful, interactive timeline. AI extracts events, people, and connections automatically.
Born in California
Moved to Lima, Peru
Bought first apartment
New life in Bangkok
The problem
Your memories are trapped in walls of text
Journal entries, family histories, research notes — they all contain rich timelines buried in unstructured paragraphs. Extracting and organizing them manually takes hours.
How it works
Three steps. Seconds, not hours.
Paste your text
Drop in any text — journal entries, biographies, research notes, family history. Messy formatting and partial dates are fine.
AI extracts events
Our AI reads your text and identifies dates, events, people, and relationships. It handles approximate dates like 'summer 2019' or 'early 1990s'.
Explore your timeline
View, edit, filter, and share your interactive timeline. Switch between vertical, horizontal, and grid views. Export anytime.
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See the magic in action
Paste any text with dates below. Or use our sample to see instant results.
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Filenames with dates or names help with matching
Features
Everything you need to tell a story
Three view modes
Vertical, horizontal, and grid views — each designed for different ways of exploring your timeline.
People & relationships
AI identifies people in your text and connects them to events, making it easy to filter by person.
Smart date handling
Handles partial dates, approximate dates, decades, and date ranges — 'summer 2019' just works.
Search & filter
Full-text search, filter by people or tags, and review flagged dates that need attention.
Share with a link
Generate a shareable URL that anyone can view — no account needed. Data is compressed into the URL itself.
Export anything
Export to CSV, JSON, Markdown, plain text, or print as PDF. Your data is always yours.
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FAQ
Questions, answered
How do I create a timeline from text?
Paste any text containing dates and events into Timeliner. The AI automatically extracts events and builds an interactive timeline. Supported formats include biographies, journals, historical accounts, research notes, and more.
Is Timeliner free to use?
Yes, Timeliner is completely free. Your timeline data is stored locally in your browser with optional cloud sync.
Can I share my timeline with others?
Yes. Use the Share button to generate a shareable link that anyone can view in their browser without creating an account.
What file formats can I import into Timeliner?
Timeliner supports plain text paste, CSV import, and JSON import. The AI can extract dated events from any unstructured text.
Does Timeliner work offline?
Yes. Timeliner is a Progressive Web App (PWA). After your first visit, the app is cached and your timelines work offline, stored locally in your browser. Extracting new events with AI needs a connection.
What types of timelines can I create?
You can create personal biographies, family histories, project timelines, historical event timelines, research chronologies, travel itineraries, and any other sequence of dated events.
Your stories deserve
a timeline
No sign-up. No credit card. Paste your text and watch it come to life in seconds.
Works with partial dates and messy notes. Export anytime.