Boromlia and Timeline Maker Pro compared row by row: runs in any browser on any operating system, a source field on every event, minute precision, collaborators without extra seats, and $49.99 paid once.
Boromlia runs in a browser on any operating system, so a case chronology opens on Windows, macOS, Linux, a tablet or a phone with nothing installed. Every event carries its own source, and colleagues are added per timeline rather than per seat.
Each event has a source field for the document, statement or exhibit it came from, and "has a source" is one of the filters, so the unsourced gaps in a chronology surface early rather than late. The time level runs down to minutes and seconds for a matter that turns on the order of four things inside one afternoon, and up to years for one that runs across decades.
The Log style is that chronology as a sortable table, narrowed by search, tag, category, period or provenance, and the filters carry through to export, so a document covering only the events tagged "disclosure" is a filter and a button. Timelines are private to the account until you decide otherwise, and a shared link is read-only and served noindex.
Timeline Maker Pro details checked 2026-09-06.
Views of one record. Boromlia: Six: River, Cards, Map, Spans, Ribbon and Log, switched without re-entering anything. Timeline Maker Pro: Timeline, chronology and flag charts, built for printing
Map of located events. Boromlia: Yes. Every event carries real coordinates and draws as a waypoint on one route. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Sortable table view. Boromlia: Yes, the Log style. One dense row per event, and the shape the CSV writes. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Ranges and single moments. Boromlia: Both, on one shared axis, so a two-week phase and a single decision sit together. Timeline Maker Pro: Yes
Time scale. Boromlia: Seconds through minutes, hours, days and months to years, set per timeline. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Source on every event. Boromlia: Yes, a field of its own, and "has a source" is one of the filters. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Photographs per event. Boromlia: As many as the moment needs. Bulk upload reads the date and GPS out of the files. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Event description. Boromlia: Rich text, plus people, place and tags on the same event. Timeline Maker Pro: Yes
Chapters and tags. Boromlia: Chapters group events into periods; tags cut across them. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Filters. Boromlia: Search, tag, category, period and provenance, remembered per timeline. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Bulk import. Boromlia: CSV or TSV on Advanced, with column mapping and every row previewed before saving. Timeline Maker Pro: Yes, from spreadsheets
Export. Boromlia: A4 print PDF, CSV of every field, and a zip of images with a manifest. Timeline Maker Pro: Large-format printed charts, plus common document formats
Embed in another page. Boromlia: One iframe tag on Advanced. No script, no key, and it reads the live timeline. Timeline Maker Pro: to be verified
Default visibility. Boromlia: Private to your account until you publish. Shared links are read-only and noindex. Timeline Maker Pro: Files kept on your own systems
Working with other people. Boromlia: Collaborators are added per timeline and contribute events. No seat to buy each. Timeline Maker Pro: Multi-user licences, priced by seat
Runs in. Boromlia: Any browser. Windows, macOS, Linux, tablets and phones, with nothing installed. Timeline Maker Pro: Installed Windows software, works offline
Price. Boromlia: Free tier, $2.99 a timeline slot, $12 a month, or $49.99 once with nothing to renew. Timeline Maker Pro: One-time perpetual licence, roughly $50 to $1,835 depending on seat count. No free tier