Timeline Generator from a list of events

Two ways to make a timeline here

• Precise mode: type one event per line as "Label, date" and the tool sorts your events and positions each marker in proportion to its date — so a ten-year gap looks bigger than a one-year gap. Accurate every time, and free to download as SVG.
• AI illustration mode: describe the timeline you want in plain English and the tool generates a polished, presentation-ready illustration with themed colors, icons, and styling.
• Use precise mode when the dates and order have to be exactly right (history, project plans, reports); use AI mode when you want an on-brand graphic for slides or social.

Text to timeline: how the input works

You write one event per line. The simplest form is "Label, date" — for example, "Moon landing, 1969". You can add an optional short note as a third field: "Moon landing, 1969-07-20, Apollo 11". Dates can be a four-digit year (1969), an ISO date (1969-07-20), or a plain number used as an ordinal position. The tool reads the date only for placement and keeps your original text on the label, so the timeline always shows the dates exactly as you typed them. Lines it cannot read are simply skipped, so a stray heading will not break the chart.

How to make a timeline from your events

• Give the timeline a title, such as "Company History" or "Roman Empire Key Dates".
• Type your events, one per line, as "Label, date" — paste a list straight from your notes if you have one.
• The tool sorts the events by date and places each marker in proportion to when it happened, alternating labels above and below the axis so they stay readable.
• Switch to a vertical layout if it reads better, then download a clean SVG to drop into a slide, document, or worksheet.

Timelines for history, projects, biography, and science

The same tool covers very different jobs. For history and biography, plot events by year and let the proportional spacing show long quiet stretches and bursts of change. For projects and product roadmaps, lay out phases and deadlines so a team can see the whole plan on one axis. For science and research, sequence discoveries, study phases, or experiment milestones with exact dates. Because the spacing reflects real dates rather than even steps, the picture tells the truth about pace — not just order.

When to use the AI illustration mode

Reach for AI illustration mode when you want a styled, eye-catching graphic rather than a strict dated layout — a themed history timeline for a presentation, a colorful product roadmap, or a social graphic. For anything where the order and spacing must be exactly correct, such as a graded assignment, a project schedule, or a research report, use precise mode so each event is placed from its actual date and exported as an editable SVG.