Timelive

Plugin for Obsidian that turns a list of dates into a timeline.

Usage

The key difference from other timeline plugins is that Timelive doesn't use a code block. It's much easier to format any date event, provide a link or block of code, add an image or a video, etc.

To build a timeline, you need to define a list of dates, enclosed by the | symbol. The date format is automatically detected, but in case of ambiguity, the preferred format can be selected in the preferences. You can also generate a placeholder with the Timelive: New block action (accessible from Ctrl+P Command Palette).

There is also support for time spans. Just define two dates separated by - and they will be turned into a span.

The timeline will be rendered in Reading view, or in Live Editing mode in case you embed a note with a timeline.

Use now, today or present to indicate that the project is live and that today's marker should be added.

Examples

## Demo
- |2011-02-05| Start
- |2021/04/28| Second event
- |21 6 12| Third event
   It's also a valid date
- |2018-07-01 - 2021-11-14| Time span
- |2025-02-05| **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~, link to another note [[Welcome]]
- |2025-02-06| Merged events
  Test links and multiline code:
  https://github.com/aNNiMON/obsidian-timelive
   ```css
   .tlv-years {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    column-gap: 0.5rem;
    color: var(--text-normal);
   }
   ```
- |now| Dynamic event, means that the timeline (e.g. your project) is **live**
- |2056-05-24| Some future event

See info.md for a real use case.

Settings

Preview title date format

Date format for titles in the date preview popup. See Date format reference.

Examples:

Value	Default?	Result
YYYY-MM-DD	✅
MM/DD/YYYY
MMMM DD, YYYY
DD MMM YYYY
ddd, DD MMM YYYY

Calendar month format

Calendar row format for years and months only. See Date format reference.

Examples:

Value	Default?	Result
YYYY-MM	✅
YYYY/MM
MMM YY
MMM YYYY

Parse date format