Lay out milestones in order, beautifully. Export as PNG, SVG, GIF or MP4.
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Overview
A timeline places events in chronological order along a line, turning a list of dates into a clear narrative. It is how you show a journey: a company's milestones, a product's history, a fundraising path, a launch plan. The order and the spacing carry the story, what happened, and in what sequence.
Unlike a data chart, a timeline is about events rather than quantities, so it shines when the message is 'here is how we got here' or 'here is what is coming'. It builds credibility in an investor deck and context in an about page or a launch post.
Reochart animates each milestone onto the line in turn, so the story unfolds instead of sitting flat, which is exactly what holds attention in a video or a social post. Add a date and a short description per milestone and export as MP4, GIF, PNG or SVG, on your brand on Pro.
How it works
Each milestone has a date or label and a short description, and they are laid out in order along a line so the eye travels through the sequence. Even spacing reads as a steady cadence; the labels do the explaining.
Keep descriptions short, a few words each, so the line stays scannable. A timeline is a summary, not a paragraph.
Examples
Real charts made in Reochart, each with its own data and theme. Hover to play the animation.
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Timeline vs the alternatives.
| Visual | Best for | Avoid when |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline | Events in chronological order | Quantities changing over time |
| Roadmap | Plans grouped into lanes/phases | A simple linear history |
| Line chart | A metric trending over time | Discrete events with no value |
| Counter | A single headline number | A sequence of milestones |
Your data
One row per milestone: a date or label and a short event description. Paste from a sheet or import a CSV. 4 to 8 milestones reads best.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Founded |
| 2022 | First 100 customers |
| 2023 | $1M ARR |
| 2024 | Series A |
Step by step
Drop your numbers in, or import a CSV.
Choose the chart, theme and animation speed.
Tune colours, labels and add your brand.
Download MP4, GIF, PNG or SVG.
Best practices
Watch out
Long descriptions clutter the line. Keep each milestone to a few words; the timeline is a summary.
Show the key moments, not every event, or the line becomes unreadable.
If you are tracking a number over time, that is a line chart, not a timeline.
Mixing formats (2021, Q1, 'last spring') makes the sequence confusing. Pick one.
Why Reochart
FAQ
A visual that arranges events in chronological order along a line to show a sequence, history or plan.
A date or label and a short description for each milestone. Paste them from a sheet or import a CSV.
A timeline is a single chronological line of events. A roadmap groups work into lanes or phases (like Now / Next / Later). Reochart makes both.
Four to eight keeps it clean and scannable. Show the moments that matter rather than every event.
Yes. Charts animate by default, and you can export the animation as an MP4 or GIF, or grab a static PNG or SVG if you prefer.
Yes. Pro exports a crisp, scalable SVG vector, alongside MP4, GIF and PNG. Every export renders at 1080p.
Yes. The free plan lets you make every chart type and export an animated MP4 with a small watermark, no card needed. Pro removes the watermark and adds GIF and SVG, your brand colours and logo, longer videos and CSV import.
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