Made for the person doing the explaining.
Case Timeline is a free tool that helps people organise the events of a legal matter into a clear chronology, without handing their private information to anyone.
Why it exists
When you are dealing with a legal matter (a family law issue, a tenancy dispute, an insurance claim, a workplace complaint), one of the first things you are asked for is a clear account of what happened and when. Pulling that together from a shoebox of emails, letters and memories is hard, and it is hardest for the person going through it without a lawyer.
Most timeline software is built for law firms and asks you to upload your documents to someone else’s servers. Case Timeline takes the opposite approach: it is for the individual, and it keeps your information on your own device unless you decide otherwise.
It is free
The tool is free to use. You can build, edit, print and export your chronology without creating an account and without paying anything. There is no advertising, and we do not sell your information.
There is one optional paid extra, a one-time cloud backup for people who want to save their timelines to an account and reach them from another device, but you never need it to build and keep your chronology.
Private by design
The builder runs in your browser. The events you type are not uploaded to us. If you want to keep a copy, you can save it to your own device or export a file. If you later choose to create an account, you control what you save and can delete it at any time. The details are in our Privacy Policy.
It is a tool, not legal advice
Case Timeline helps you organise your own information. It is not legal advice, it does not replace a lawyer, and it is not affiliated with any court or tribunal. For advice about your matter, speak to a qualified lawyer, Legal Aid, or a community legal centre. If you or someone else is in danger, call 000.
Who operates it
Case Timeline is operated by Digital Safety & Recovery Australia (ABN 43 599 714 077), an Australian organisation working on digital safety and recovery. If you have a question, a suggestion, or you work at a service that supports self-represented people, we would like to hear from you: use the contact form.
Your matter, in order, in a minute.
Start with the builder. Clear the examples, add your first event, and watch it take shape.