Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines
Make a cascading timeline from markdown-like text. Supports simple American/European date styles, ISO8601, images, links, locations, and more. - mark-when/markwhen
Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines launched on March 31, 2023 with 59 votes, #1,627 of 5,007 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
Markwhen is a tool that lets users create timelines by writing in Markdown format. It converts plain text into visual timeline displays, making it easy to organize and visualize events chronologically. The product is designed for anyone who needs to document sequences of events, from project planning to personal histories. By using familiar Markdown syntax, users can quickly build timelines without learning specialized software.
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Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines2023 · app.markwhen.com · ▲327I'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!
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