Last updated on 12 May 2026
The chronological frieze or timeline is a graphical representation often used in the classroom and in the context of studies. The web has facilitated the creation of friezes with simple tools to take in hand and which offer to the simple graphic representation interactive functions that enrich the reading.
Here are three free tools to easily create online chronological friezes. All three have been the subject of an article on Tice Tools in recent months.
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Timeline Js.
A powerful open source tool which has been adopted by many teachers. The creation of a frieze is done one step at a time without any particular difficulty. Timleine Js allows you to include images and videos in the different events of the timeline you are creating. To create a frieze you have to fill in a spreadsheet provided by the service, and then he has it published. The next step is to insert the url into the Timeline JS generator. The tool provides a code that will allow you to insert your chronological frieze in a blog or on a site. Link to Toolkit article: Timeline JS
Dipity
A great tool for creating interactive timelines. Dipity makes it easy to embed text, images and videos at every step of your timeline. Dipity also offers to add social media elements such as tweets to your timeline. Practices also the functions of creation in collaborative mode. A group of students can thus make and enrich together a frieze of time before sharing them or inserting them on a blog or website. Link to Toolkit article: Dipity
MyHistro
The third tool is one of my favorites. It allows to create friezes of time linked with cards. Especially useful for history teachers, MyHistro allows you to build a timeline on a historical event. Every step you insert into your frieze can be geolocated with Google Maps. MyHistro can be used online on your browser, but you can also create friezes on your iPad through a dedicated application. Link to Toolkit article: MyHistro
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