Tools for looking closer

Passages

Put the past in perspective.

Dates are positioned by year; your original wording is preserved.

My timelines

Saved in this browser. Download a project copy to keep a backup or use another device.

Bring your events

One event per line. Use # A title for a title or new lane, and @category to group events.

Take your timeline with you

Visual exports use the events currently shown. CSV and project files include all events. Private notes stay out of visual exports.

Start with a story

Each example opens as a new timeline. Your current work is kept.

About Passages

Clear, thoughtful timelines for research, teaching, and publication. Free to use, with no account needed.

Make your first timeline

  1. Choose New, then add events or paste a dated list.
  2. Give events categories, sources, or separate lanes.
  3. Choose a layout, theme, and text size.
  4. Choose Export for a figure, or Save project for an editable copy.

Dates and sources

This first version positions events by year. Full date wording is retained. Approximate years and centuries can be plotted; ranges are placed at their first year. BCE and CE labels, unreadable dates, and events without dates stay in an undated section. Precise day spacing and duration bars will need a later version.

Sources appear beneath exported timelines. Private notes are included only in editable project files and CSV exports.

Your work stays with you

Events, notes, and imported files are processed in your browser. Passages does not upload them or run analytics. Browser saving is a convenience; keep downloaded project copies. Work saved on one address or device is not automatically available on another.

Part of the family

RECTO/verso connects archive photographs, transcriptions, annotations, and cited figures. Marches makes maps from your research. Passages helps you see it through time.

Questions or ideas? hello@dodgewellcollective.com