Office Timeline – free timeline maker
Office Timeline – free timeline maker
Gantt charts made simple

Create a Gantt chart in minutes

Turn project tasks into a professional Gantt chart timeline, directly in PowerPoint.

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Why choose Office Timeline

The fastest way to create Gantt charts for presentations

Simplify status reporting with Office Timeline

Save hours every week

Build Gantt charts automatically. No manual formatting required.

Streamline project execution with clear dependencies in Office Timeline

Add dependencies, milestones, phases

Keep your dates in sync and plans accurate as things change.

Streamline project presentations with Office Timeline

Make it presentation-ready for stakeholders

Share Gantt charts that executives and teams instantly understand.

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How it works

Build your Gantt chart in under 2 minutes

  1. Connect Excel to Office Timeline: Link your Excel workbook with Office Timeline.
  2. Choose the right data: Import tasks, dates, and milestones.
  3. Design and customize: Use Gantt chart templates tailored to your project needs.
Choose the version that fits your needs

Which add-in plan is the best fit for you?

For general projects

Lite

Create simple, professional timelines with ease.


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1-yearLitelicense, billed annually

Key features:

  • Make timelines with up to 2 Swimlanes
  • Stylish pre-designed themes
  • Timeline & Swimlane templates
  • Make timelines and Gantt charts
  • Copy & paste from Excel
  • Standard support
  • Free updates

most popular

For projects & programs

Plus

Create customized timelines for impactful project visuals.


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1-yearPluslicense, billed annually

All the features of Lite, and:

  • Import data from Excel
  • Make timelines with an unlimited number of Swimlanes
  • Make roadmaps with Sub-swimlanes
  • Show dependencies & critical path
  • Templates with Sub-swimlanes
  • Show multiple timescales on a timeline

most advanced

For cohesive programs

Expert

Create professional reports with advanced templates, powerful integrations, and planned vs. actual insights.


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1-yearExpertlicense, billed annually

All the features of Plus, and:

  • Stay on brand with custom themes
  • Act early and stay on schedule with Planned vs. Actual
  • Standardize visuals with shared themes
  • Create your own reusable templates
  • Import into custom themes
  • Integrates with Project, Smartsheet, Jira, etc.
  • Premium support
Instant insight

Make Gantt charts your audience actually wants to see

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What customers say

See why professionals love Office Timeline

  • We've used it for long enough that I don't know how we would be able to quickly demonstrate where we are in the project and what the forecast and work streams look like without a tool like Office Timeline.

    Amy Bales
    Amy BalesVP, Project Manager III, BOK Financial
  • Using Office Timeline has saved me heaps of time and allowed me to get the right visualization for our clients, whether that's for an executive board meeting, a SteerCo, or a weekly team update meeting. It's the best tool out there for planning visualization.

    Jamie Christer
    Jamie ChristerFounder & Director, Precision Project Partners
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Office Timeline

Yes. The tool works directly inside PowerPoint for quick editing and presenting.

Absolutely. The free version includes everything you need to build basic Gantt charts.

Simply import your Excel data into Office Timeline using the built-in wizard. Select the columns containing your tasks, start dates, durations, etc. and Office Timeline will automatically generate a professional Gantt chart. No formulas or complex setup required.

Yes. When you link your Excel file to Office Timeline, any changes you make in Excel can be refreshed in your Gantt chart with just a few clicks. This keeps your presentations always up-to-date without manual rework.

Absolutely. Office Timeline creates professional Gantt charts directly in PowerPoint - no Microsoft Project license needed. You can import data from Excel, Smartsheet, Jira, or enter it manually. It's designed to be simpler and more presentation-focused than traditional project management tools.

Advanced automation, import features, dependencies, critical path, swimlanes, templates, and extended styling options.

Yes, Office Timeline is designed to be simple for anyone, regardless of design or PM experience.
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