Everything you might want to know about the Timeline of Everything, HistropediaJS, and what's coming next.
Our upcoming platform for exploring all of history in one place.
The Timeline of Everything is an interactive platform for exploring history — from the Big Bang to the present day. You'll be able to search a vast library of timelines, layer them side by side to uncover connections and patterns, and mix in your own content, such as a life story, a family tree, or a timestamped photo collection.
We're rebuilding the Timeline of Everything from the ground up, and it isn't publicly available just yet. The best way to find out the moment it launches is to — we'll only email you about Histropedia news.
The original version, which let you explore timelines generated from Wikipedia and Wikidata, has been retired while we build its successor. The new version keeps everything people loved about the original and adds much more, including the ability to layer timelines together and add your own content.
Anyone curious about the past. It's being designed for teachers and students, researchers, family historians, and everyday explorers alike — whether you're planning a lesson, researching a topic, or simply following your curiosity wherever it leads.
We're inviting a small group of teachers, lecturers, curriculum leads, librarians, and other education professionals to get early access and help shape the platform. If that sounds like you, and tell us how you'd use it.
Yes. Histropedia has deep roots in the open knowledge community. Wikipedia and Wikidata make it possible to connect facts, dates, places, and biographies at enormous scale, and they remain central to how we build timelines.
The timeline engine behind everything we build.
HistropediaJS is the JavaScript timeline engine that powers every Histropedia timeline. It lets organisations turn any time-based data into rich, interactive timelines, and it's already trusted by museums, universities, and cultural organisations around the world.
The Timeline of Everything is a website for everyone — a place to explore and combine ready-made timelines. HistropediaJS is the underlying technology: a JavaScript library for developers and organisations who want to build their own timeline experiences. The former is built on the latter.
Have a look at the HistropediaJS examples, or explore live projects such as the Museo del Prado collection timeline and the Dictionary of Welsh Biography timeline.
Yes. Head to the HistropediaJS site for documentation, examples, and licensing details. If you'd like help building something, or want to discuss a partnership, get in touch — we also build bespoke timeline experiences.
Email [email protected] for implementation questions, bug reports, or feature requests. For everything else, the Contact page lists the best routes.
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