Support

Getting started

1. Add an entry. Tap + and choose Scan a document, Pick an image or Type it in. Timeliner reads the document, suggests a type and dates, and shows where it will sit on your timeline. Change anything before you save.
2. Bring in a batch. Tap + and choose Import a batch to add several photos, files or PDFs at once, then check each one. On Android you can also share documents to Timeliner from WhatsApp, Gmail or Files.
3. See your history. Home shows your life city by city. The timeline lets you switch between a list and lanes, and a missing month between addresses shows up as a gap you can fill.
4. Add your family. In Settings, add a partner, child or parent. Each person gets their own timeline and colour.

Scanning documents

It picked the wrong type

On the review screen, change the type (for example from Address to ID). Timeliner reads the text again for the new type. Tap the image to pick a value straight from the scan.

The dates look wrong

Tap the dates on the review screen, or open the entry later and tap its dates. You can also choose exactly where it sits on your timeline, for example from the day you moved to a city until now.

Is my scan uploaded?

No. Text is read on your phone, and scans are kept in the app's private storage.

Getting your history into a form

For addresses, use the Copy button under Your life on Home: it copies your last five years, newest first. Hold it to choose 3, 5, 10 years or everything. For anything else, hold an entry in the timeline to start selecting, pick the ones you need and tap Copy. To copy or share a full history as a PDF, use Export history in Settings.

Backup and a new phone

Where is my information stored?

On your phone. If you turn on backup in Settings → Storage, an encrypted copy also goes to your own Google Drive or iCloud Drive, locked with a passphrase only you know and never sent to us. Without backup there is no cloud copy, so your data is only as safe as your phone.

What happens if I lose my phone or delete the app?

If backup is on, install Timeliner on your new phone, open Settings → Storage, connect the same Google Drive or iCloud account and restore with your backup passphrase. Without the passphrase the backup can't be opened, by you or by us. If backup is off, losing the phone or uninstalling the app removes your only copy.

Deleting your data

Delete any entry from within the app, or uninstall Timeliner to remove everything on the phone. If you turned on backup, also delete the "Timeliner" folder from your Google Drive or iCloud Drive. Nothing is stored on a server of ours, so there's nothing else for us to clear. More detail: Delete your data.

Which phones are supported?

iPhone (iOS 15.5 and later) and Android phones.

Privacy

Everything you add stays on your phone, encrypted by the app. Timeliner has no account and no servers. The Privacy Policy explains the technical diagnostics Google's text-recognition component sends and how the app checks for updates.