Google Sheets is optional. Sign in, then click Connect Sheet to create or paste a spreadsheet ID. Built-in timelines work offline.

⏳ ChronicalizeASean

📊 Events Sheet 👤 People Sheet

📂 Import

│ Layout Rows │ Slice │ From To

⏳

Click an event on the timeline

The last clicked event (and slideshow) shows here.

Source

📅

No events yet

Add your first event, import a CSV, or pick a built-in timeline.

📂 Import CSV

Tag Connections

Speed 5s

Add Event

Event Name *

Start Date * Use YYYY-MM-DD (BCE years like -0753-04-21 are ok)

End Date

Category

Emoji

Importance (1-10)

Tags

Parent event Optional. Nest this under another event (e.g. Battle of Zama → Punic Wars).

People Space-separated @handles. Links to People sheet records.

Location

Description

Sources / URL

Image URL

Confirm

New Timeline

Timeline Name *

Creates a local timeline. If a Google Sheet is connected, a new tab is added there too.

Connect Google Sheet

This app talks to your spreadsheet. Sign in, then create a new file or paste an existing ID.

Spreadsheet ID or full URL The ID is the long string between /d/ and /edit in the Sheet URL.

How to use

What this is

A local-first timeline. Events live in the browser. Google Sheets is an optional backup you can open and edit like a normal spreadsheet.

Dates

Everything is YYYY-MM-DD (ISO). Display uses the same order with slashes: 2008/09/15. There is no US MM/DD/YYYY picker — those native date widgets follow the OS locale and are the reason dates looked wrong. BCE years use a leading minus, e.g. -0753-04-21.

Built-in timelines

Use the dropdown (top left): Glubb’s empire lifecycle, financial crises, human-rights documents, and major inventions. Edits to built-in sets are saved in this browser. ＋ New starts a blank timeline.

Google Sheets

Sign in with Google.
Click Connect Sheet — create a new spreadsheet (seeded with the built-in tabs) or paste an existing spreadsheet URL/ID.
Open Sheet jumps straight to that file in Google Sheets (new tab).
Sync pulls rows down; Push writes the current timeline up. Each timeline is a tab.

If Open Sheet does nothing, you do not have a spreadsheet ID yet — connect one first. The OAuth client must allow this site’s origin (GitHub Pages URL or http://localhost).

Events

＋ (bottom right) adds an event. Click a marker for the detail panel; hover for a card. Edit/delete from the card or panel. Tags like #crisis #banking draw connection lines when you turn Connections on. Parent event nests this row under another; People uses space-separated @handles; Location is free text.

Import / export

CSV columns match the sheet schema, including parent_id, people, and location. Drag a .csv onto the page to import.

Slideshow

Walks events in date order, filling the detail panel. Space pauses, arrows skip, Esc stops. If it ever sticks, hit ■ or Esc — timers are cleared on stop.