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- Basic SVG, unlimited
- Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded
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- 1 free PowerPoint preview · download for 2 credits
Timeline image to editable PowerPoint. Dates and milestones you can retype, cards you can move.
Have a timeline as a PNG, JPG or WebP, with no source file to open? Upload it and get one PowerPoint slide where every date and milestone is a text box and the line, dots and cards are shapes. Preview it free first.
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PNG, JPG or WebP · up to 20 MBFree SVG preview first. Log in for one free PowerPoint preview, then 2 credits to download.
A timeline image, rebuilt as slide objects.
A real conversion of a fictional product timeline. The right side is the final PowerPoint file; outlines mark native text boxes and shapes.
Preview rendered from the downloadable PPTX. Outlines show native PowerPoint objects. Some fine lettering may remain as shapes.
How to turn a timeline image into an editable PowerPoint
- Save the timeline as an image
Use a PNG, JPG or WebP up to 20 MB, with the whole timeline in one image. Dates and labels should be readable at full size; a very long timeline squeezed into one picture will lose small print, so split it into one image per year or phase.
- Check the free previews
A Basic SVG preview is traced in your browser and never uploaded. Log in to also preview the PowerPoint free, with the editable text and shapes outlined.
- Download PowerPoint
Your first PowerPoint preview is free and its download is 2 credits. After that, each PowerPoint is 2 credits, charged only for a delivered file.
- Fix the dates, then the spacing
Retype any changed dates and milestone names in the text boxes. If a date moves, drag its dot, stem and card together, then check that the milestones are still spaced in the right order along the line.
Free to start. Pay only for what you keep.
Advanced SVG uses 1 credit and PowerPoint 2, charged only when you receive the file. Your first PowerPoint preview is free.
Credit pack
$9.90one-time
- 7 PowerPoints or 15 Advanced SVGs
- $0.66 per credit
- Credits last 12 months
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$44.91/ month
Billed $538.92 yearly
- 75 PowerPoints or 150 Advanced SVGs every month
- $0.30 per credit · credits last 90 days
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Questions
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Will I get a timeline I can edit like a PowerPoint timeline template?
No. You get ordinary text boxes and shapes on one slide. There is no timeline object that re-spaces the milestones when you add one, so adding a milestone means copying a card, a dot and a stem and placing them yourself.
Are the dates on the timeline kept as text?
Yes. In this example every date, such as "Mar 2027", came back as its own text box you can click and retype. The dates are plain text, not linked to any calendar or data, so moving a dot does not change a date. Check every date against your image, since a wrongly read digit is easy to miss.
Do the dots and stems move with the cards?
No. The dots, the stems and the cards are separate shapes, and each card is two stacked shapes (outline and fill). Select all the pieces of one milestone with a drag box and move them together, or delete the stem and draw a new line in PowerPoint.
How many milestones can one slide hold?
This example has 6 milestones on a single horizontal line. The image is converted as one slide, so a timeline with dozens of crowded labels may come back with tiny or merged text. For a long project, convert one phase or one year per image.
What about a vertical timeline, arrows or icons?
Flat lines, dots, cards and text convert best. This example has no icons or arrows, so test yours and check each one. Detailed icons and illustrations are not rebuilt as editable pictures, so plan to add them back in PowerPoint.
What does it cost?
The Basic SVG preview is free and runs in your browser. Each account gets one free PowerPoint preview; downloading that file costs 2 credits. Later PowerPoints are 2 credits each. Failed conversions are not charged.
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