Markwhen is an open source web app where you can turn a plain text description of events into a nice looking timeline or gantt chart or calendar. Simply type a list of events and immediately get a visualization of what's happening when. Perfect for project planning, trip planning, or just keeping track of your calendar. If you're a developer, you can also create your own custom visualizations!

The Lab develops prototypes, projects and services that help make information meaningful and promote quality journalism, storytelling and content on the internet. Available tools so far (June, 2024): 1) Juxtapose JS - Easy-to-make frame comparisons; 2) Scene VR - Easy-to-make VR stories; 3) Soundcite JS - Seamless inline audio; 4) Storyline JS - Tell the story behind the numbers; 5) StoryMap JS - Maps that tell stories; 6) Timeline JS - Easy-to-make, beautiful timelines. Works on progress: 7) Learn - Digital Journalism, Bit by Bit; 8) SensorGrid - Democratizing Environmental Data

Timeline JS is a free, easy-to-use tool for telling stories in a timeline format.
TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet, like the one we used for the Timeline above. Experts can use their JSON skills to create custom installations, while keeping TimelineJS's core functionality.