Timeline Visualizer is a growing collection of privacy-first travel tools that run entirely in the browser — nothing you load is ever uploaded to a server.

What it does

The flagship tool turns the Timeline.json you export from Google Maps into a 9:16 animated travel video: your real route drawn on a map, a moving marker, date and distance counters, optional music, and a final zoom-out of the whole trip. A built-in privacy zone finds your home and workplace on your device and blurs them before you share. A companion tool builds a countries-visited map from your photos or Timeline, and more client-side tools are on the way.

How it works

• 100% client-side: Canvas draws each frame, WebCodecs encodes H.264, and the AAC music track is muxed in without re-encoding

• No backend, no account, no upload — location history never leaves your device

• Works in desktop and mobile browsers, no app install, six languages

• Free core with no signup; a one-time $2.99 Pro adds map styles, a recap card, and custom markers — no subscription

Origin

The video tool builds on the MIT-licensed open-source google-timeline-visualizer project (an Android app), rebuilt for the web so nothing needs installing. The site also maintains practical guides — how to export Google Maps Timeline on Android and iPhone, and fixes for the common empty-export problem.