Audience
Companies searching for a solution to build visually rich, interactive timelines
About TimelineJS
TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet, like the one we used for the Timeline above. Experts can use their JSON skills to create custom installations, while keeping TimelineJS's core functionality. Keep it short. We recommend not having more than 20 slides for a reader to click through. Pick stories that have a strong chronological narrative. It does not work well for stories that need to jump around in the timeline. TimelineJS can pull in media from a variety of sources. Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, Dailymotion, Google Maps, Wikipedia, SoundCloud, Document Cloud and more! Build a new Google Spreadsheet using our template. You'll need to copy the template to your own Google Drive account by clicking the "Make a Copy" button.
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Pricing
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Company Information
KnightLab
United States
timeline.knightlab.com
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
TimelineJS Product Features
Content Management
Audio Content
Customizable Templates
Document Indexing
E-forms
Full Text Search
Image Editor
Text Editor
Video Content
Website Management
SEO Management
Version Control