Project timeline template (free)

What’s inside the Timeline.

Real content in every part, ready to rewrite with your own.

1A week axis from 5 Oct 2026 to 2 Apr 2027 with the Christmas closedown shaded, and 4 phases as brackets
25 milestone diamonds with dashed drop lines, the launch in yellow
36 team lanes with their leads and 24 task bars: solid when done, hatched when to come
4Arrows for what waits on what, a red Today line and a red note on the one risk
5The next step with an owner, and empty slots for a task, a milestone and a team

When to use it.

Timeline is a swimlane whiteboard for planning a project across several teams. Each team gets its own lane with its lead, and every task is a bar on a week axis: solid when done, hatched when still to come, so in-progress work changes at the red Today line. Phases sit above as brackets, milestones are diamonds with dashed lines dropping through every lane, and arrows show what waits on what. A red note flags the one risk to the date. The example is a skincare launch, from formula to pharmacy shelves.

Made for

Agencies running client projects
Content and social teams
Web designers and developers
Project managers

Make it yours in four steps.

Open it in Whiteboard and work through it, or let Docsiv AI do the first pass with your details.

Step 1
Set the first week and rename the lanes for your teams and leads.
Step 2
Drag each bar to its dates and rename it; fill it in once the work is done.
Step 3
Move the milestone diamonds to the dates everyone plans around, and draw arrows where one task waits on another.
Step 4
Slide the Today line each week, note the biggest risk in red and write the next step with an owner.

Start from the Timeline now.

Questions about this template.

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Is the Timeline template free?

Yes. Create a free account and it opens in Docsiv's Whiteboard app, ready to edit and share. The Free plan includes every Docsiv app and 500 AI credits a month.

Can I change the colours, fonts and text?

Yes, all of it. The template uses Excalifont and Nunito with #a5d8ff, #d0bfff, #fcc2d7, #ffd8a8, #ffec99, #b2f2bb, #e03131, and you can change any of them, rewrite every word and add or remove notes, shapes and connectors.

What can I export it as?

Whiteboard in Docsiv offers: Excalidraw boards, PNG and SVG exports. Once it's saved, you can also share it with a link.

Can Docsiv AI write the project timeline for me?

Yes. Tell Docsiv AI about the client or project and it can draft the content in this template's style, which you then review and edit. AI uses credits; the Free plan includes 500 a month.

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