Timeline JS, an open-source interactive timeline creator

Description: Timeline JS is a web-based tool used to create interactive timelines. To create a timeline on Timeline JS, users input data into a Google Sheets template, such as text, images, videos, Google Maps, quotes, or backgrounds, and follow the required steps. It is free to use and open-source. Users do not need to sign up for an account to start creating timelines; they can simply access the Google Sheets template and publish their timelines directly. Timeline JS was developed by Northwestern University Knight Lab.

Evaluation: Timeline JS is a user-friendly and open-source tool for making interactive timelines and presentations, suitable for storytelling, representing historical events, or project managing. While it may seem a little daunting at first, it is quite easy to use if following the instructions correctly.

Cost: Free.

Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: High (?). Timeline JS does not contain a privacy policy and is thus difficult to assess. The website does not seem to collect cookies and the whole project is open source, not-for-profit, and designed for educational purposes only. On the other hand, timelines are public, but it is unlikely that someone without the timeline link finds it through search engines. See more here.

Type Of Interaction: Individual work,

Content: You supply,

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