How do I create a Timeline with Timepath?

Creating a beautiful, interactive timeline with Timepath is as easy as it gets. You can start making a timeline by clicking on "Get Started For Free" and create an account. Don't want to create an account just yet? See our support guide on how to create a timeline with Timepath.

How can I embed a Timeline in my article or news site?

How to embed your timeline in your article or on your website: Go to the timeline editor page > click the share button > set your timeline to public > copy the embed code > paste the code where you would like to embed your timeline. If you want to share your timeline on social media, just click on the social media icons. Alternatively, you can share your timeline by using the URL link provided in the share screen.

Do I need technical skills to generate a Timeline or Live Blog?

No, our timeline creator and live blog tool are designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, so you can create compelling content without any technical expertise.

Can I add my own images to the Timeline?

Yes, that is definitely possible. With Timepath, you can add any media to your Timeline. Perfect if you'd want to create a personalized timeline for yourself, a friend, or your business.

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The ultimate no-code Timeline maker for modern newsrooms

Timepath lets newsrooms create interactive, branded timelines to cover elections, court cases, crises, investigations, and long-running stories. Upload articles to autofill timelines, publish in minutes, and increase time on site by guiding readers through long-form stories.

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Interactive Timeline

Create a fully responsive, scrollable timeline in minutes — not weeks. Add images, video, and pull quotes from one editor. Embed anywhere with a single line of code.

Ideal for: explainer pieces, ‘how we got here’ stories, elections, sports seasons, and long-running news events.

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Engagement

Turn complex stories into engaging, interactive Timelines

Keep readers exploring longer. Our Timelines increase time on site by an average of 45 seconds, guiding audiences through every detail of your story. Create a timeline with our online timeline maker and watch as your readers engage more with your stories. Get started for free!

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“Our Timelines increase time on site by an average of 45 seconds, guiding audiences through every detail of your story”

Top features for engaging Timelines

Designed for the speed of modern newsrooms, Timepath timelines are effortless to create, fully brandable, and integrate seamlessly into your existing workflow. Choose from a variety of templates to match the context of any story and keep your coverage fast, clear, and engaging.

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Effortlessly create stunning Timeline stories

Timepath enables easy creation of stunning and customizable timelines using sleek templates. Publishers can effortlessly build visually striking timelines with customizable fonts, colors, and images. This leads to increased audience engagement, boosting time on site and driving more clicks. Timepath also helps improve SEO performance. Its user-friendly design makes it accessible for both beginners and design professionals

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Templates

Timeline templates

Timepath's timeline templates make it easy to create a professional-looking timeline without any design experience. With a wide range of pre-designed templates, you can select the one that best matches your needs and customize it to fit your branding. Whether you're creating a timeline for a history project, a product launch, or a personal project, Timepath has a template that will work for you. Each template is designed to highlight your content and provide a visually appealing timeline that engages your audience.

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Transform any topic into a story in just seconds

Discover how Timepath’s AI technology generates a complete interactive timeline in only a few seconds. You can then easily customize it to match your organization’s style, tone of voice, and visual identity.

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Design your timeline exactly the way you want

With Timepath, you have full control over the design of your timeline. Add background images, adjust gradients and fonts, change text positions, and customize the navigation style and colors. This way, your timeline perfectly reflects the DNA of your brand or article. Save your design as a template to create future timelines even faster.

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Share your timeline with the world

Once your timeline is ready, you can easily share it in the way that best fits your goals. Create a public link to share it directly, invite specific colleagues or partners via email, or embed the timeline on your own platform or article page using an embed code. Prefer something visual? Generate a QR code so your audience can access the timeline with a single scan.

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Benefits for every role in the newsroom

Timepath supports every stage of the editorial process, helping teams coordinate seamlessly, publish faster, and keep audiences engaged with interactive, high-impact timelines.

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For editors-in-chief

Create reusable, high-performance timelines that strengthen coverage of complex stories, build credibility through clear chronology, and support long-running, high-traffic reporting without adding staff.

Key Benefits

Stronger editorial context for complex stories
Higher trust and credibility through clear chronology
Reusable story formats without extra staffing
Reliable performance for high-traffic, long-running stories

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Testimonials

What chief editors say about Timepath

We just celebrated our 25 year anniversary of our company. With Timepath we were able to create a beautiful timeline about our company history and share our achievements. The tool is quick and easy to use!

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Het Parool brings clarity to complex stories with Timepath’s interactive Timeline

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

From timelines and liveblogs to quizzes, polls, and collections, find answers to the most common questions about creating, customizing, and publishing interactive content with Timepath.

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What is a Timeline?

A timeline is a visual representation of events in chronological order. It can be used to show the history of a particular subject, such as a company or a person's life, or to highlight important events related to a particular topic.

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