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Updates and release history

Below you can find out about new features, fixes, and improvements available with the latest Office Timeline Online updates, as well as a history of past releases. If you have questions about any new functionalities or enhancements, don't hesitate to contact us.

What's new?

Office Timeline Online v6.0.0: May 28, 2025

Feature access changes for free users

  • Free timelines support over 10 items, so you can add more detail.

  • Imports let you bring in as much data needed and refresh it as plans evolve.

  • All templates are available to create professional visuals quickly.

  • Collaboration supports more than 3 editors, so teams can work better together.

Note: Watermarks appear on timelines over 10 items or with Free collaborators. Upgrade required for downloads and ownership transfers.

Ongoing access to powerful features for premium users

  • Premium users enjoy powerful, watermark-free timelines with full export options, real-time collaboration, and complete control - designed for professionals who need polish, flexibility, and impact.

What's next?

  • Insert your timelines into Google Slides and Docs for streamlined workflows.

  • Log in to Office Timeline effortlessly with your Google account.

  • Import your Google Sheets data instantly to create a clear, professional timeline that’s ready to present.

Release history

Office Timeline Online v5.0.0: February 3, 2025

Office Timeline Online v4.0.0: November 18, 2024

  • Enjoy a brand-new, more secure login experience.

  • Log in to Office Timeline with your Microsoft account.

Office Timeline Online v3.0.7: December 5, 2023

Office Timeline Online v3.0.6: September 5, 2023

  • Changes to feature access levels in the Free plan.

Office Timeline Online v3.0.5: March 7, 2023

  • Security improvements.

Office Timeline Online v3.0.4: January 26, 2022

Office Timeline Online v3.0.3: November 2, 2022

  • Show multiple timescales on your timeline.

  • Select all rows with one click in the Data View.

  • Multiple improvements on date shifting.

  • Quickly add new rows between existing items in the Data View.

Office Timeline Online v3.0.2: July 18, 2022

  • Duplicate, hide or delete multiple items at a time in the Timeline View.

  • Shift dates directly on your timeline slide.

  • Reorder Swimlanes and change their color straight from the Data View.

Office Timeline Online v3.0.1: June 21, 2022

Office Timeline Online v3.0.0: January 31, 2022

  • Create Swimlanes to show multiple projects or phases on your timeline.

  • Use stylish Swimlane templates to get started faster.

  • Manage data easily with our powerful, next-generation Data View.

  • Place milestones inside Swimlanes or on tasks for accuracy.

  • Display tasks in a row to show work streams.

  • Line up milestones and tasks inside Swimlanes to save space.

  • Place tasks above AND below the timescale.

Office Timeline Online v2.7.2: April 6, 2021

  • Quality improvements and bug fixes.

Office Timeline Online v2.7.1: November 25, 2020

  • Small bug fixes and improvements for Project Import & Sync.

  • Fixed minor bugs related to PPTX and PNG downloads.

  • Improved items’ behavior when editing in Timeline View.

  • Fixed small bugs related to the Sync and Share buttons.

  • UI and usability improvements.

Office Timeline Online v2.7.0: September 22, 2020

  • Quickly sync your timeline with Project when plans change.

  • See your timeline's title in the browser tab name.

  • Project import: Removed hidden .mpp columns from the Import Wizard.

Office Timeline Online v2.6.2: July 8, 2020

  • Improved the way Timeline Previews are displayed in Safari.

  • Fixed bug preventing the Import window from opening in rare cases.

Office Timeline Online v2.6.1: June 30, 2020

  • Revamped New tab in the app’s home.

  • Improved responsiveness on different screen sizes.

  • Start New menu for fast and smooth timeline creation.

  • Small improvements to the Import process.

  • Fine-tuned scrolling in My Timelines.

  • Welcome widget for new users.

Office Timeline Online v2.6.0: May 5, 2020

  • Brand-new onboarding experience for first-time users.

  • Highlighting new features and Power features inside the app.

  • Import fine-tuning: automatically scroll mapped columns into view.

  • Small bug fixes and other improvements.

Office Timeline Online v2.5.0: March 24, 2020

  • Import Smartsheet data and instantly turn it into a beautiful timeline.

  • Localize timelines to your audience's preferred language.

  • Fixed bug that was requesting users to repair PowerPoint after PPT downloads.

  • Fixed an issue with saving the current timeline after creating a free account.

  • Excel Import improvements.

  • DataView and Timeline View bug fixes.

  • Small design enhancements.

Office Timeline Online v2.4.1: February 5, 2020

  • Data View and Timeline View bug fixes

  • Bug fixes and improvements related to Project Import, Folders, and Sharing

  • Multiple UI and usability enhancements

Office Timeline Online v2.4.0: January 7, 2020

  • Import MS Project data and instantly turn it into a beautiful timeline

  • Assign tasks to team members for easier collaboration and alignment

  • Add notes to tasks and milestones in your data list

  • Keep your timelines neatly organized into folders

  • Import notes from Project or Excel together with your timeline data

  • Export Notes and Assigned To data to Excel

  • Changes to the Style Pane’s Apply to All feature for easier customization

  • Improved the custom color picker

  • UI and usability enhancements

  • Performance improvements

  • Bug fixes related to Collaboration, Excel Import, Notifications and more

Office Timeline Online v2.3.2: November 19, 2019

  • Minor collaboration enhancements

  • Improvements to the color picker's functionality

  • Small bug fixes and usability updates

Office Timeline Online v2.3.1: October 8, 2019

  • The ability to open a timeline in a new tab using CTRL/CMD + Click

  • New keyboard shortcuts specific to Mac users

  • Minor improvements to the Drag & Drop functionality

  • Fixed a PNG download transparency issue occurring on Internet Explorer

  • Fixed a bug that showed "Saving timeline" indefinitely after leaving a shared timeline

Office Timeline Online v2.3.0: September 24, 2019

  • Invite others to collaborate with you on a timeline (view or edit)

  • Quickly set, change or remove collaborators' permissions

  • Easily transfer timeline ownership to another collaborator

  • Added Shared with me folder for timelines you're collaborating on

  • In-app collaboration notifications to let you know what's changed

  • A cleaner, smoother look for the Excel Import wizard

  • The ability to import 1-day tasks as milestones

  • New Import settings (User Settings -> Import) for more control over the imported data

  • Quick-access button that lets you invite colleagues to use Office Timeline Online

Office Timeline Online v2.2.2: July 23, 2019

  • Bug fixes and improvements to the Drag & Drop functionality

  • Improved the way milestone connectors are generated

  • Duplicating tasks/milestones: fixed minor issues and improved style consistency

Office Timeline Online v2.2.1: June 26, 2019

  • Fixed a number of bugs related to task duration

  • Fixed an uncommon issue that prevented timelines from being downloaded as PPTX

  • Quality and UI improvements for a smoother experience

Office Timeline Online v2.2.0: June 11, 2019

  • The ability to add status to your tasks and milestones in Data View

  • Added Status Summary dashboard in Data View

  • New option to reorder your data list by column headers

  • Redesigned Data View tab and other UI improvements

  • Free users are now able to save an unlimited number of timelines online

  • Instant & Free users can add or import up to 150 rows of data per timeline

  • Free users can now download as many PPT timelines as needed (up to 10 records/slide)

  • Instant & Free timelines that exceed 10 tasks and/or milestones get a watermark

Office Timeline Online v2.1.4: May 20, 2019

  • Fixed a server instability issue

  • UI and design improvements

Office Timeline Online v2.1.3: May 9, 2019

  • Fixed minor bugs related to the Excel export feature

  • Fixed small PowerPoint download issue (Elapsed Time and Today marker weren't displayed)

Office Timeline Online v2.1.2: April 16, 2019

  • Excel Import: added the ability to clear recently-imported files

  • Minor improvements to the authentication process

  • Fixed small bugs related to slide titles, footnotes and logos

  • Various design adjustments and UX improvements

Office Timeline Online v2.1.1: April 1, 2019

  • Added the ability to hide/delete slide titles, footnotes and logos

  • Fixed bug related to saving Instant timelines after purchasing Plus.

  • Multiple UX and UI enhancements

Office Timeline Online v2.1.0: March 26, 2019

  • Add a logo, title and footnote to your timeline slide

  • Edit any text (including dates, % complete etc.) directly in Timeline View

  • Add or remove milestones and tasks straight from your timeline slide

  • Brand-new color picker to help you quickly create and save custom colors

  • New right-click menu for quick editing in Timeline View

  • Calendar in Timeline View to help you set dates effortlessly

  • New shortcut: update dates quickly by pressing the up/down keyboard arrows

  • In-app Login/Register pop-up for quicker access to your account

  • Updated onboarding messages to help new users get started faster

  • Revamped Style Pane and other UI improvements

Office Timeline Online v2.0.0: March 4, 2019

  • Rebranded Pincello into Office Timeline Online

Pincello v1.9.1: November 26, 2018

  • Small improvements to the download functionality

  • Fixed an issue related to saving timelines created while logged out

  • Improved transition to the app when choosing to edit a template posted on our website galleries

Pincello v1.9.0: November 20, 2018

  • Brand-new template gallery inside the timeline maker

  • Create timelines using templates: add data manually or import it from Excel

  • Apply a template to any existing timeline or switch between templates

  • My Timelines: the ability to sort by Recent/Title or search for a specific timeline

  • UI changes for a smoother experience

Pincello v1.8.0: September 19, 2018

  • New look & feel for the web-app: new side bar, headers and welcome popups

  • Layout View: added indicators and tooltips when dragging milestones or tasks

  • Layout View: use Shift + Drag to change a task's vertical position without altering its dates

  • Added new feedback tool to make it even easier for you to reach out to us

  • Other UI improvements and several bug fixes

Pincello v1.7.0: August 22, 2018

  • The ability to save Instant timelines (created while logged out) to an existing account

  • Updated the Free plan to maximum 5 timelines instead of 3

  • Layout View: Added the ability to move task bars horizontally on the timeline

  • Layout View: Improved drag & drop updating for tasks' Start & End dates

  • Multiple UI improvements and bug fixes

Pincello v1.6.0: July 27, 2018

  • Introduced the ability to reorder records in Data View

  • Added ISO weeks to the timeline scale options

  • UI improvements to the Data View tab

  • Multiple bug fixes

Pincello v1.5.0: June 27, 2018

  • Brand-new feature that allows exporting timeline data to Excel

  • The ability to selectively apply individual style properties to all similar timeline objects

  • New option to define Working Days at account level or for individual timelines

  • The ability to hide tasks or milestones by pressing Delete/Backspace directly in Layout View

  • Multiple UI improvements and bug fixes

Pincello v1.4.0: May 31, 2018

  • The ability to Undo/Redo actions in Layout View and Data View

  • Improvements to in-app messages

  • Enhanced Project Status accuracy in the Data View tab

  • UI improvements for a smoother experience

Pincello v1.3.1: April 19, 2018

  • New option to switch between International and US dates when importing from Excel

  • Implemented user geolocation to automatically detect the optimal default date format

  • Bug fixes and UI changes

Pincello v1.2.4: March 27, 2018

  • Introduced the option to revoke or transfer Plus licenses from one use to another

  • Added quick-access link to the Account Page inside the Pincello app

  • Improved behavior of timeline objects in Layout View

  • Improvements to the Style Pane's functionality

  • Updated onboarding messages for an even leaner learning curve

  • Minor bug fixes and usability enhancements

Pincello v1.1.1: February 16, 2018

  • Added on-site onboarding to help users make the most out of the app

  • Improved application loading experience

  • Improved user experience in case of expired session

  • Fixed a number of bugs

Pincello v1.1.0 (Official Release): January 22, 2018

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