Timeline Creator
Keep your story chronology airtight
A free online timeline tool for fiction writers and worldbuilders. Arrange events across eras, catch continuity conflicts, and even use your world's own custom calendar.
What You Can Do with Timeline Creator
Five Views
Switch between Gantt, Chronicle, Outline, Maps, and Calendar displays to see your story history from every angle.
Tag & Filter Events
Label events by character, faction, location, or plotline, then filter to follow any single thread.
Continuity Checking
Built-in checks flag chronological conflicts before they become plot holes in your manuscript.
Fictional Calendars
Use real Gregorian dates or invent an entirely fictional calendar system for your world.
Flexible Exports
Export timelines as JSON, Markdown, PNG, or JPG for story bibles, wikis, and shared notes.
AI-Ready Output
Copy any timeline as Markdown and paste it into an AI assistant to brainstorm what happens next.
How It Works
Lay down your events
Add key moments in your story or world history — battles, births, betrayals, anything.
Tag and organize
Assign characters, factions, locations, and plotlines so every thread is easy to follow.
Check and export
Let continuity checks catch conflicts, then export your timeline wherever you need it.
Built for Fiction writers, Worldbuilders, Game designers and series authors.
Free to Use, Right Now
Open Timeline Creator in your browser and start creating immediately — no download or credit card required.
- Every view and feature included — Gantt, Chronicle, Outline, Maps, and Calendar views
- Automatic browser saving with workspace backup
- Export as JSON, Markdown, PNG, or JPG anytime
More from the StoryLegend Suite
Timeline Creator works even better alongside the rest of the suite.