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Horizontal Timeline Maker

One line, left to right. Paste your events as plain text — “2018: Company founded” — and this free tool lays them on a single horizontal timeline, earliest on the left, newest on the right. Made for the wide formats people actually read: slides, web pages, reports.

Drawing your horizontal timeline…

The tool above is live: the example renders as soon as the page opens, free of charge. Every Generate click uses one of your 10 free generations for the day.

How it works

From a plain list to a wide, slide-ready graphic in four moves.

1

Type your events

One line per event, date first: “2018: Company founded”. Short labels read best.

2

Let go of the layout

The tool spaces the events along a single left-to-right line for you.

3

Press Generate

The graphic is drawn in your browser in a second — nothing is uploaded.

4

Download the PNG

Double resolution, no watermark, ready for any slide or page.

Where a horizontal timeline fits

Three formats that reward the left-to-right layout.

Use case

Slide decks

One wide timeline fills a 16:9 slide instead of hiding in a corner — audiences read it from the back of the room.

Use case

Web pages

Company history, roadmap or changelog as a single crisp PNG — no embed code, no third-party widget to maintain.

Use case

Printed reports

Annual reviews and board packs: readers scan one line of dated events faster than any table.

Frequently asked questions

What is a horizontal timeline?
It is a timeline drawn on one straight line that runs left to right: the earliest event sits at the far left and the most recent at the far right. It is the format readers meet most often, so no legend or explanation is needed.
How do I make a horizontal timeline for free?
Type your events into the box on this page — one per line, date first — press Generate visual, then click Download PNG. There is no account and no payment; you get 10 free generations per day.
Will the timeline fit a widescreen slide?
Yes. The output is a wide, single-line graphic and the PNG exports at double resolution, so it stays sharp stretched across a 16:9 PowerPoint or Google Slides deck.
How do I control the order of events?
Events appear in the order you type them. Put the oldest event on the first line and the timeline will read chronologically from left to right.
Can I use the exported timeline anywhere?
Yes. The PNG carries no watermark, so you can publish it on a website, drop it into a report, or print it — the download is yours to use.

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Want your list to read well before you generate? The guide How to Turn Text into a Timeline (Free) covers wording, spacing and length.

Make your horizontal timeline now

Paste, generate, download — free and account-free.

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