Historical Timeline Generator Create, download and add to any document
Timeline Editor
Enter events as lines of text (see example below).
Help
Tips for making timelines.
The format for timeline data is pretty simple.
Any text you want followed by a comma and a date or range, 2024 It really is that simple, 1994-1997 You can include BC and AD to be more specific, 14BC-400AD
If an entry isn't showing up, double check the text that you entered to verify it matches the format above.
The Download button will save your timeline as a PNG file.
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to email me at [email protected].
What is this?
The story of this page.
This is part tech-demo of a Flutter widget embedded in a web page, part scratching-an-itch and part MVP that I might expand into something more useful.
Back in 2021, I created a small mobile app for one of my kids to make timelines for school. At the time I was doing Android mobile app development and I was interested in learning something new so I made it with Flutter.
I liked Flutter so much that I started looking for a job where I could use it full-time. I found one in early 2022 and spent 2+ years doing Flutter app development full-time. I eventually left that job in mid-2024 to do independent software development.
My timeline generation code just sat around, until I finally decided it might be useful for others, in the form of a web app. The same code that I wrote years ago for the mobile app is running on this page.
