How do I make a timeline for a project or presentation?

Enter the events with their dates, and the generator lays them out as a clean visual timeline ready for the deck, the wiki, or the classroom wall.

What kinds of timelines work?

History units, book plots, company milestones for the about page, project roadmaps, wedding day-of schedules, and trip itineraries: anything where sequence is the story.

Why use a visual timeline instead of a list of dates?

Because order and spacing carry meaning a list hides: gaps, clusters, and progressions become visible, which is why timelines teach and persuade better than tables.

Can I edit the timeline as plans change?

Yes, adjust events and regenerate: next quarter's roadmap is an update, not a rebuild.

Is my timeline data private?

Yes, it is built in your browser, so project plans and company history stay internal.

Timeline Maker: Create Visual Timelines Free Online

About the Timeline Generator

The Timeline Generator turns a list of dated events into a clean, shareable visual timeline. Add each event with its date, time, title, and description, then export the result as a high-resolution PNG or print-ready PDF. Great for trip itineraries, event run-of-show schedules, and project milestones where seeing the shape of the day matters more than reading bullet points.

Everything happens in your browser: your events never leave your device, and the PNG/PDF is generated locally with html2canvas and jsPDF.

What you can control

Add as many events as you need, each with date, time, title, description, and an optional icon (flight, hotel, dinner, and more)
Events auto-group by day with a per-day horizontal time track snapped to real clock hours
Drag a marker along its day track to retime an event; the Edit button moves it to a different day
Duplicate similar events, undo a removal, or press Start Over for a clean slate
Edit a timeline title and subtitle for the export header
Download a high-resolution PNG, a print-ready PDF that never splits a day across pages, or copy the whole itinerary as plain text for a group chat
Save the itinerary as a file and load it back later, on any device

Common uses

Trip itineraries: flights, hotel check-ins, dinner reservations, tours
Wedding-day run-of-show for vendors and the wedding party
Conference or event schedules for attendees
Product launch timelines for marketing and stakeholders
Field-trip plans, training-day schedules, and team offsites

Tips

Use the 15-minute time picker for precise timing, since flights and reservations rarely land on the hour
Keep titles short ("Flight UA 234") and put the booking number or address in the description
Export the PNG once for messaging and the PDF once for printing; they're tuned for different output sizes
For multi-day trips, the timeline auto-stacks each day vertically, so readers scan top-to-bottom by date and left-to-right by time

For travel groups, share the PNG in your group chat the night before. It gives everyone the next day's plan without anyone having to dig through email threads.