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Create Your Timeline It’s free and easy to use.

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  • Professional templates and powerful features for advanced visualization.
  • Create timelines for project management, company history and more.
  • Lines, shapes, icons and other design elements to decorate your timeline.

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Chosen by brands large and small

Our timeline maker is used by over 27,500,000 marketers, communicators, executives and educators from over 133 countries that include:

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EASY TO EDIT

Timeline Templates

Our easy-to-use timeline templates give you a quick and easy starting point to create your timeline. A professionally designed template is your fast track to stunning-looking visuals – simply choose a style from the timeline examples below, and click to start editing.

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Features of the Timeline Maker

Check out Visme's full suite of intuitive and easy-to-use features, helping you create informational timeline infographics in minutes.

Beautiful timeline templates

Log into your Visme Dashboard and click the Infographics tab. Once inside, click on the Timeline category at the top of the search results. Browse through all the available templates in the timeline maker to find one that pertains to your topic or industry.

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Build your timeline

Once you’ve selected your template – or if you choose to start from scratch – Visme makes it easy to build out your timeline. Take advantage of drag-and-drop diagramming tools with various shapes and lines. Add pre-designed font pairs to flesh out your timeline information. Easily expand the length dragging the bottom of your canvas down to give you more space.

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More Great Features of the Timeline Maker

  • Free Online Timeline Maker | Visme (151)Easy-to-customize templates to choose from
  • Free Online Timeline Maker | Visme (152)Mix and match fonts and colors to make it your own or upload your branding
  • Free Online Timeline Maker | Visme (153)Hundreds of thousands of icons and photos to add to your timelines
  • Free Online Timeline Maker | Visme (154)Easy drag-and-drop design tools, made with the non-designer in mind
  • Free Online Timeline Maker | Visme (155)Create a standalone timeline or add one to a presentation or report
  • Free Online Timeline Maker | Visme (156)Download as a high resolution image to share online

Share, Download or Embed Your Timeline

Use the timeline creator to design animated infographics and embed them in a blog post or your site. 
Download your infographic as a high resolution JPEG or PNG to upload to your website or social media. Cite your sources at the bottom of the graphic and include your website URL and logo.

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LEARN ABOUT TIMELINES

What is a Timeline?

A timeline is a visual presentation or display of a list of events in chronological order. It is essentially a graphic that depicts a linear (sometimes curve) bar composed of labels containing dates in parallel to it.

Timelines are useful to visualize any type of development by providing the viewer an easy-to-understand history of events and helping to grasp the past and ongoing trends in that period of time.

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Use the timeline maker to create a linear representation of important events.

Create a timeline infographic that showcases a period of time in history, share a company’s history and how it got to where it is today, help viewers understand the history of a particular item or concept, and more.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED + MORE

More Than a Timeline Maker

With easy-to-use diagramming tools and a variety of lines and shapes, you can easily create a comprehensive and unique timeline design.

MAKE IT ENGAGING

Interactivity

Create interactive timelines with popup and rollover effects that allow your viewer to interact with your design to learn more information.

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VISUALIZE NUMBERS WITH A CLICK

Charts & Graphs

Visualize information beautifully with charts, graphs, flowchart elements, data widgets and other customizable design assets.

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BEAUTIFY YOUR CONTENT

Images and Graphics

Choose from over a million stock photos, icons, illustrations, animated graphics and more to create a completely unique timeline design.

HOW IT WORKS

How to Make a Timeline in 5 Steps

Learn how to create a timeline with little to no design skills. With Visme’s easy to use timeline graphic templates and design friendly interface you can create beautiful and informative timelines in minutes. Follow these five simple steps to create your own timeline design quickly.

Follow these five simple steps to create your own timeline design quickly.

  • Browse through a collection of professionally made horizontal or vertical timeline templates to find one best suited to your needs.
  • Customize the timeline template with your own content, add your company branding, intended text or data, icons. Upload your own design assets or choose from our asset library for thousands of stock images, typography, animation, data visualization charts, graphs, and more.
  • Input your own information and data manually, or import data from apps such as Google Docs, Google Analytics, or Microsoft Excel, if needed.
  • Download your timeline as a high-resolution PNG or JPG image, PDF file, HTML code, generate a shareable link, or embed code.

QUICK TIPS

Make the Most of the Timeline Maker

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We have timeline templates for biographical information, company history, processes and more. Select a template that’s in line with your needs to make customization quick and easy.

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Put together an outline of your content on a piece of paper or in an online document before you start on the design so that you know how many items your timeline infographic needs to include.

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Add a bold header to the top of your timeline that lets your viewer know at a glance what kind of information they’ll be learning about in your content.

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Use no more than 2-3 fonts and colors throughout the timeline design as to not overwhelm your viewer or create a cluttered infographic design.

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Incorporate similar line and shape designs throughout your timeline to create a cohesive design.

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Drag and drop icons, photos, graphics and more from the left sidebar to decorate your timeline.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you make a timeline in Visme?

Simply start with a template or blank canvas, add your information into the design, incorporate your brand fonts and colors, add design elements from the left sidebar, and download to share with your audience.

Are the timeline templates completely customizable?

Yes. The timeline generator lets you customize every single section of the template. You can change the icons, the graphics, the colors, the backgrounds, and fonts easily.

How much does it cost to make a timeline infographic with the timeline maker?

Making a timeline with Visme is totally free. You can download or embed the finished graphic and use it however you want. If you would like to download it as a PDF with bleed marks, or an .html file, then you will need a Visme Standard Plan.

Can I create an interactive timeline with Visme?

Yes, you can add animation to any section of your timeline infographic. The timeline maker will let you animate anything in the design. Remember to keep it balanced.

Can I use my Brand Kit when creating a timeline?

Yes, of course! All your Brand Kit assets are available in the timeline maker. You can apply your color palette, fonts and logo easily.

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FAQs

What is the easy timeline creator free? ›

It's free and easy to create a timeline using the Adobe Express online editor. All you have to do is open Adobe Express from your browser, select a free timeline template, and customize with tons of Adobe Stock icons, graphics, text, images, and so much more.

What is the best website to create a timeline? ›

Best Timeline Creators and Templates
  • Prezi. Multimedia presentation tool features useful templates and 3D zoom. ...
  • Sutori. Build timelines, embed media with cool storytelling tool. ...
  • Tiki-Toki. Create eye-catching multimedia timelines for any purpose. ...
  • TimelineJS. Timeline tool is useful but limited for coding novices. ...
  • TimeToast.

Where can I get free timeline templates? ›

Genially's free timeline templates are built by pro graphic designers, fast to edit, and easy to customize. They enable anyone to create project management timelines, business timelines, milestone charts and eye-catching horizontal timelines for presentations and slide decks.

Does Google have a timeline template? ›

No, there is no dedicated timeline maker from Google, but you can create your own timelines in Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drawings or Google Slides. With Google Drawings, Google Sheets and Google Slides, you get to use the built-in templates from Google.

What is the easiest way to create a timeline? ›

How to create a timeline in 6 steps:
  1. Create an outline for your timeline.
  2. Pick a layout for your timeline infographic.
  3. Create the framework for your timeline.
  4. Add dates, text, and images to your timeline infographic.
  5. Embellish your timeline with colors, fonts, and decorative shapes.
  6. Download and share your timeline.

How good is Google timeline? ›

Overall, Google Maps Timeline seems useful for tracking location history and providing detailed data about past activities. That said, its accuracy and reliability depend on the factors mentioned above, which means it may not be 100% accurate all the time.

Is Microsoft timeline free? ›

The Office Timeline Add-in is a PowerPoint timeline maker for Windows that comes in multiple flavors: Free, Pro, and Pro+.

How do I create a Google timeline? ›

Here are the steps on how to make a timeline in Google Docs:
  1. Step 1: Open a Google document. ...
  2. Step 2: Set the page orientation. ...
  3. Step 3: Open the drawing tool. ...
  4. Step 4: Create the timeline. ...
  5. Step 5: Add events or tasks in the timeline. ...
  6. Step 6: Add images. ...
  7. Step 7: Save the timeline.
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Is there an app to create a timeline? ›

Timeline Presenter lets you take data and events and turn them into simple and efficient timelines with incredible workflow capabilities. It's the perfect tool to organize and collaborate on multiple paths of information within one project—from PDFs to videos to audio.

Does Word have a timeline template? ›

Yes, you can make a basic timeline in Word by using the SmartArt feature found under the Insert tab. Then, in the Process category, you have a few options you can choose from. All you need to do next is customize shapes, colors, and fonts to make the visual look more like a timeline.

Is there a timeline template? ›

Professional Timeline Templates by Visme

Visme's timeline templates allow anyone to create captivating and informative timelines in minutes. Choose from a horizontal or vertical timeline design and customize it with your own information. Choose from millions of free images and icons.

Does Excel have a project timeline template? ›

To find an Excel timeline template from Microsoft, open Microsoft Excel and type “Timeline” in the search box and click Enter.

What Microsoft program should I use to make a timeline? ›

Select a Timeline Style

Open a blank document in Microsoft Word. You'll see a pop-up box with different kinds of SmartArt graphics, ranging from lists to processes to pictures. You can choose any layout you like, but for this example, we'll choose the basic timeline layout (the arrow with the dots in the middle).

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