Updates

We improve Timeline Visualizer nearly every day. New features and fixes ship each morning — here is what changed.

Oct 15, 2026

New map engine and new Pro extras. The map is now drawn from our own map server (vector tiles, no third-party tile requests, about a fifth of the data per video). Pro adds place names in your language (Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Vietnamese or English), a "no labels" clean map, and two more styles: Grayscale and Black. Pro also has a 7-day one-tap refund now — no email needed. Read more

Export guide rebuilt: iPhone steps first, real screenshots, where the exported file is saved and how to find it, how to move it to a computer, and links to the fix for each problem. iPhone exports can be named Timeline.json or location-history.json — both work. Read more

New free option: Hide dates. The line under the title shows "Day 3" instead of the calendar date, and the recap card drops its dates — distances stay. Find it under Advanced, next to the privacy zone.
New guide: Google Maps Timeline — how it works, how to turn it on and view it, why it stops recording, auto-delete and backup, and two ways to see it on a computer. Also in Japanese. Read more

Two new Korean guides: how to check your Google Timeline (in the app, by date, and on a PC) and the iPhone-specific setup — turn on, check, improve accuracy. Read more
Two new Indonesian guides: how to see your Google Maps Timeline (Android, iPhone, another phone, laptop) and the 7 reasons Timeline does not show up or cannot be turned on. Read more

New tool (English): Google Timeline viewer for the web — open your Timeline.json on a computer and browse visits and routes day by day. Read in your browser, nothing uploaded. Read more

New: How many states have I visited? A live, clickable US map inside the article — count your states right on the page, no sign-up. Read more

New guide: how to find where a photo was taken — reading the location inside your own photos, and what to try when a received photo has none. Read more
New tool: Photo Map. Drop your travel photos and see every place you photographed as thumbnail pins on a map — locations are read on your device, nothing uploaded. Export it as one image in three sizes, free, no watermark. English only for now. Read more
New guide: see all your photos on a map — free, in the browser, nothing uploaded. Read more

New tool: States Visited Map. Mark the US states you have been to, or let your photos or Google Timeline fill the map in — even a few months of Timeline usually covers several states. Free PNG in four sizes, no watermark. English only for now. Read more
New guide: see every US state you've visited — from your photos or Google Timeline. Read more
New post: a tour of both new map tools — what they read, what stays on your device, and everything you can export. Read more

New tool: Countries Visited Map. Mark the countries you have been to, or let your photos or Google Timeline fill the map in — read on your device, nothing uploaded. Free PNG in four sizes, no watermark; the link is the save. English only for now. Read more
New guide: build your countries-visited map from your photos (and what Google Timeline can add). Read more

No Timeline? Make the video from your photos (iPhone and computers — Android hides photo locations from websites). Pick the trip's photos and only their location and time are read on your device — nothing is uploaded, and the route runs through the places you photographed.
New guides: "Is Timeline Visualizer safe?" with the actual network requests listed (ja), and "Exporting Timeline on iPhone — location-history.json, 4-byte files, iCloud" (ko). Read more

Only the last 3 months in your file? The settings panel now shows the dates your export covers, with a link explaining Google's auto-delete setting and how to keep 36 months. New guide. Read more
The finished-video card now says it plainly: made on your device, your Timeline file was never uploaded.
New guides for Korea and Indonesia: "the export menu is missing" (ko) and "what is Linimasa.json / why is it called Linimasa (5).json" (id). Read more

Trips found for you: the period picker now lists journeys detected on your device (120 km+ from your usual area) — pick one and the dates are set. Detection never leaves your browser.
Google Takeout "Timeline Edits.json" now loads too — visits become the route and raw positions are available, same as a phone export.
Privacy zone moved to the main settings with plainer wording, and it now uses the home / work places stored in your export when present. Read more
New guide: no Google Timeline? One ChatGPT prompt writes the file, and the video works the same. Read more
New guide: installing the open-source Android app (APK) — and when the web version is easier. Read more
Pro: Ultra HD 1440p and 2160p exports, with high-resolution map tiles. Read more
Frame rate is now yours to pick: 24 or 30 fps free, buttery 60 fps with Pro.
New Close-up camera: city-level framing that follows your route tightly.
Your settings are remembered for next time — reset them anytime under Advanced.

New Updates page — see what we ship every day. Read more
Clearer map notice: one short line, and your file never leaves your device.
The built-in sample is now clearly labeled as fictional data.
Short or empty files now explain auto-delete and how to get your history back.
Raw-data files now show the exact date range they cover.
Pro is live: 6 map styles, no watermark, recap card, music and more — $2.99 once. Read more
New guide: hide your home before sharing a travel video (privacy zone). Read more
New guide: Timeline disappeared? How to restore it and stop auto-delete. Read more
Fixed export crashes on older Android phones.

Empty or stuck files are detected right away, with iCloud guidance on iPhone. Read more
Site updates no longer interrupt your session — a small dialog offers a refresh instead.

Timeline Visualizer launched — turn your Google Maps Timeline into a travel video, free and private.