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Products that do what Chrono Layers does

Visualise historic timelines and create guided tours

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   ChronoFlo Timeline Maker▲86

   Create beautiful interactive timelines that you can share

   2020

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   I built Chronoscope, because Google Maps won't let you visit 3400 BCE▲11

   I built Chronoscope, a project to explore the world through time. I've been wanting to do this for a while, after being inspired by Ollie Bye's "History of the World" video several years ago. I'm not the first person to have done this - resources like OpenHistoricalMaps are amazing. But, I noticed there were a few disparate datasets / academic databases online, so I combined them together as best as I could (I've linked all sources in the app). To make it more interesting, I also included: - Notable events from the time period (geolocated where possible), sourced from wikidata - Ancient…

   Mar 2026 · shiphappens.xyz

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   Interactive timelines from Markdown – Chronos Timeline▲11

   Make time make sense. Create and share beautiful interactive timelines from plain text. Also available as an Obsidian plugin. Developers can render Chronos timelines in their apps with chronos-timeline-md library on NPM

   Oct 2025 · clairefro.github.io

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   Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines▲912

   2024 · markwhen.com

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   TimeMap▲325

   Interactive Map of History: millions of people, events, maps

   2024

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   Historico▲101

   iOS app & widgets to discover daily historical events

   2021

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   Layers▲1,201

   A home for designers

   2024 · layers.to

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   ChronoFlo – Create timelines you can share on the web▲29

   2020 · chronoflotimeline.com

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   ChronoFlo Calendar▲81

   Create interactive calendars you can share on the web

   2018

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    Chronos Timeline Maker▲2

    Create beautiful historical timelines. BCE dates just work.

    Feb 2026 · chronostimeline.com

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    Chrono API▲90

    Forecasting for developers

    2018

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    Voronoi▲170

    Discover data-driven visuals that help explain the world

    2024

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    MyLens.AI▲183

    Generate timelines for any topic with AI

    2023

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    Markwhen▲159

    Markdown for timelines

    2022

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    Rome Ancient Map Explorer▲2

    Travel through time with interactive ancient maps

    Feb 2026 · chronoatlas.nl

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    Timeline Creator▲3

    Visualize history, event by event

    Apr 2026 · timeline-creator-pi.vercel.app

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    Chrono Trigger iOS▲94

    Time travel! Adventure! The timeless RPG for iOS

    2015

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    Create a timeline from Markdown-like text▲57

    2022 · github.com

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    Globe of History▲189

    Interactive 3D globe visualizing 6,000 years of history.

    Nov 2025

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    Create a beautiful timeline with TimeKiwi▲145

    2011 · timekiwi.com

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    Chronos – Master of Time▲113

    Time zone converter, meeting scheduler + video conferencing

    2017

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    Transform any Wikipedia article into a graphical timeline▲128

    2022 · observablehq.com

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    TimeLineX▲8

    Interactive timelines for any topic.

    Jan 2026

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    Chronostates — Make History Playable▲11

    Build Worlds. Shape History. Publish Legends.

    Mar 2026 · chronostates.io

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