Office Timeline – free timeline maker
Office Timeline – free timeline maker
Professional timeline software

Timeline software built for presentations

Create polished project timelines and roadmaps in minutes — without manual formatting.

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Why choose Office Timeline

The fastest way to create professional timelines

Simplify status reporting with Office Timeline

Purpose-built timeline software

Create polished timelines without complex setup.

Real-time sync keeps timelines up to date

Automatic data syncing

Keep project dates accurate as plans change.

Streamline project presentations with Office Timeline

Executive-ready visuals

Share timelines designed for stakeholder updates.

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How it works

Build your timeline in under 2 minutes

  1. Connect your project data: Import from Excel, Microsoft Project, or other tools - or enter data directly.
  2. Choose your timeline style: Select from professional templates for timelines, Gantt charts, roadmaps, and more.
  3. Present with confidence: Generate presentation-ready visuals that stakeholders understand immediately.
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 timelines 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. Office Timeline creates timelines as PowerPoint files, which can be shared and edited using your existing collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, or Teams. Multiple team members can work on presentations containing timelines, and the Expert plan includes shared themes and custom templates to standardize visuals across your organization. When connected to a shared Excel file or project management tool, your team can update the source data and refresh timelines to keep everyone aligned.

Office Timeline creates native PowerPoint slides, so you can save and share your timelines in any PowerPoint-compatible format including .pptx, .ppt, and PDF. You can also export individual timeline slides as images (PNG, JPG, SVG) for use in reports, documents, or web pages. Since timelines are built directly in PowerPoint, you can copy them into Word documents, embed them in other presentations, or print them for physical handouts.

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

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

Advanced automation, import features, unlimited swimlanes, dependencies, more templates, integrations with project management tools, and extended styling options.

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