This is an amazing idea but do I have to run Google takeout every time I want to update the data[0]? Unfortunately that's such a a cumbersome process that I don't think I'd use this. But if my timeline could update in near real time this would be a killer app

[0]: https://timelinize.com/docs/data-sources/google-photos

Interesting; how easy is it to backup it up somewhere - yes, on a cloud for example - and then restore/sync it on another machine? Is the data format portable and easy to move like this?

I had this same idea for a long time. Even took github.com/center for it (I've since changed how it's being used). Cool to see someone actually achieve it, well done.

I've always wanted this but not enough to build it. I wonder if I can integrate this with my Monica instance. Thank you! I'm going to try it.

Oh yeah, mholt is notable for having created Caddy (the webserver). My interest in Timelineize just went up.

Cool idea. Thanks for sharing. I was really annoyed by the way Google nerfed the maps timeline stuff last year. Obviously this project is way more ambitious than that, but just goes to show you how little Google cares about the longevity of your data.

Hey HN -- thanks for showing interest in this. Happy to collaborate on this project. I'm hoping to get it stable soon so my own family can start using it.

I've been working on this for about 10+ years, nights and weekends. It's been really slow going since I only have my own personal data to test it with.

I just don't love that my data is primarily stored on someone else's computer up in the cloud. I want my own local copy at least. And while I can download exports from my various accounts, I don't want them to just gather dust and rot on my hard drive.

So, Timelinize helps keep that data alive and relevant and in my control. I don't have as much worry if my cloud accounts go away. Hopefully you'll find it useful, and I hope we can collaborate.

(PS. I'm open to changing the name. Never really liked this one...)

Very cool! I have a sketchy pipeline for exporting my data from Gmaps to my personal site and always thought about building something like this.

This could be a really interesting as a digital forensics thing.

Beautiful app. Surprised to see JQuery for your frontend; brings back good old memories.

Sounds really cool. I’ve been wanting something like this. Kudos for building it!

I don’t see the link to the rep on on first glance of the linked site, so linking it here: https://github.com/timelinize/timelinize

This is great. I want this but for much more. I want it to also be a nextcloud and zotero replacement, storing all my documents and books and documenting when I added, opened, edited them. I want it to store all notes that I write. I want it to record and display all browser tabs I open, when I do so, everything I copy and paste, every key I press. I want a record of everything I do in the digital world that is searchable and that can answer the question: "what was I working on 2 weeks ago on this day?" and bring back all the context also.

For obvious reasons this has to be self hosted and managed. I'm not interested in creating surveillance software or technology.

It sounds extreme but whenever I have seen peoples obsidian set ups with heaps of manual and bidirectional linking I always thought that time is the one thing we should look at. If I look up some concept on wikipedia today, there is a higher chance of me looking up related concepts or working on something related to that around this time also.