I built a replacement for Google Timeline

In plain words

Dawarich is a free, open-source web application that replaces Google Timeline by tracking and visualizing user movements. It works with iOS and Android apps like GPSLogger and OwnTracks, and supports importing location data from Google Takeout, GPX, and GeoJSON formats. Users can self-host it or subscribe to a cloud version. The application offers features including movement visualization, map layers with heatmaps and fog of war effects, and photo integration when connected to services like Immich or Photoprism.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

The private alternative to Google Timeline. Import your location history, keep it forever. No ads, no data selling.

Google killed browser Timeline and is limiting data retention. Import your entire location history into Dawarich in minutes — private, encrypted, yours. No ads. No data selling. Import your Google Timeline data in minutes — or start fresh with our iOS and Android apps — which even track offline and upload automatically once you're back online. Also works with OwnTracks, GPSLogger, and more. See everywhere you've been on an interactive map. Create trips, explore a scratch map, and browse daily timelines. Get stats on distance, cities, and time. Relive your travels with photos, notes, and memories attached to each place. Get insights on your travel habits and patterns. Pick a date. Every…from dawarich.app

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey guys, I wanted to show you an application I built during the last year and a half or so. It's called Dawarich and it's a free open-source self-hostable web app that is aimed to replace Google Timeline. And it did for me and couple of hundreds of self-hosters. Recently my partner and I also launched a…

• 
  Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines2024 · markwhen.com · ▲912
• 
  Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines2023 · app.markwhen.com · ▲327

  I've been working on markwhen for a bit as a way to create timelines and calendars from plain text, like markdown. I personally like tools that let you immediately start using them, and I set out to do that here with markwhen. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

• 
  Gyroscope 2.02018 · gyrosco.pe · ▲388

  Now with Places, a new Moves replacement

• 
  I built an open source web calendar inspired by the Google calendar2024 · schedule-x.dev · ▲232

  I love the looks and UX of the Google calendar. But I wanted to have a version I could use more freely in my own projects, still looking similar to the one from Google.

• 
  All roads lead home – a Google timeline replacementAug 2026 · takeallroads.com · ▲10

  I was a bit concerned when Google was sending comms about decommissioning Timeline on web. Then they did a mobile migration, and lost a bunch of user info. Started this app so I can always have a copy of my timeline on my icloud + server + device (3,2,1 rule) Hope y'all are able to find some value in it as well! BTW here is all the streets I've walked in NYC in the past 10 years: https://share.takeallroads.com/s/0Hq7jYxhS698Xyip-r4Prg (video version: https://imgur.com/a/e8p9aXt)

• 
  Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB)Jan 2026 · github.com · ▲137

  Hey HN, This is a follow-up to our original Show HN post, where I launched the first version of MBCompass. https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=44155741 Since then, I've added several features based on user feedback and community input... I just released v1.1.9 of MBCompass - Minimal, FOSS compass and navigation app. New in this version: - Theme toggling (Dark&#x2F;Light) controlled via settings - Fix current location arrow visibility - Compass accuracy alerts - Sensor status indicator - Explicit button for showing the GPS current location - Smooth transitions and many more..…

• 
  /dev/null▲487

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 3d ago · dev-null.sh

• 
  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 28d ago · github.com

• 
  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 26d ago · github.com

• 
  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 23d ago · openbot.run

• 
  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 21d ago · talanoa.email

• 
  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 28d ago · corespeed.io

• 
  Clueso▲1,300

  Create stunning product videos in minutes with AI

  AI · 2025 · clueso.io

• 
  Trickle - Magic Canvas ▲1,064

  Hey HN! Introducing Trickle Magic Canvas: the world’s first Agentic Canvas, where you can visually co-create apps and websites with AI, from idea to production. Why is a canvas better? Most AI tools today rely on linear chats or text prompts. We believe that limits creativity and clarity. Canvas changes the game. 1. Every version & page at a glance. Each page and sub-page lives on a timeline. You can quickly browse, edit, and preview progress like a living, visual document — no more digging through chat logs or scattered states. 2. The canvas is the context. Unlike linear chats, you can…

  AI · 2025 · trickle.so

• TB
  Tinder but it's only pictures of my wife and I can only swipe right▲1,030

  Life & fun · 2025 · trytender.app

• 
  Ten years of running every day, visualized▲958

  Today marks ten years, 3653 consecutive days, of running at least one mile every day under the USRSA rules [1]. To celebrate, I built an interactive dashboard that turns a decade of GPX files into charts you can explore. Running has truly changed my life: I've made lifelong friends, explored beautiful places, and more importantly invested into my own health and fitness, which I'm starting to see the positive benefits as I get older. The stack is pretty simple: a NextJS app, with a Postgres database to keep all my running data, and all the stats are pre-computed and cached in Redis, so I…

  Dev tools · 2025 · nodaysoff.run

• 
  Draw a fish and watch it swim with the others▲935

  Made this website as an exercise in vibe-coding and GCP. It was posted about a few times around the internet, on sites like Morning Brew (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.morningbrew.com&#x2F;issues&#x2F;business-buzzkill), MetaFilter (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metafilter.com&#x2F;209703&#x2F;Draw-A-Fish), boingboing.net, etc. I think it's cute! I built a basic CNN trained against penises and swastikas, and then anything that doesn't hit the 63% confidence score gets sent to a mod queue, a vibe-coded fish-tinder…

  AI · 2025 · drawafish.com

• 
  Use Their ID – Use your local UK MP’s ID for the Online Safety Act▲862

  Hi HN - I made a site that takes a UK postcode, grabs the local MP's information and generates an AI mockup of what their ID might look like. It's a small, silly protest at the stupidity of the Online Safety Act that just came into force. edit - My open AI credits got hugged to death, please use a known postcode (like one from Kier Starmer's constituency, WC2B6NH) in the meantime.

  AI · 2025 · use-their-id.com