In my quest to look for a way to make complex timelines for a project I'm working on (on the model of this image), I found some apps/links that might be useful for those doing historical, project, data visualization, etc. work and need open-source (or free) tools. A rhread. 
First, thank goodness for people who collate and share tools and information, such as this wonderful example. shsulibraryguides.org/digitalhistory…
From her entry in particular (because of my #PhilippineDiaryProject) this one looks promising, online OCR suited for old publications: github.com/OCR4all
For institutions which are always cash-strapped, this open-source method for putting up online exhibitions seems wonderfully relevant. omeka.org/classic/
Particularly promising is this, which intersects timelines with exhibitions, potentially very exciting once one can figure it out! neatline.org/about/
My work on #InquirerBriefing made me admire folks who can do data visualizations and this open source facility makes it possible: potentially very exciting and useful for academics, journalists, etc. app.datawrapper.de
If what you see are shorter, simpler timelines, this open-source method can work if what you are putting together is only about 10 entries' worth or so: timeline.knightlab.com
Not open source, but beautiful-looking and which has a free version that has some good use for it (you can make one timeline), is this: tiki-toki.com
But what has me the most excited and for which I will try to get my feet wet, is from this suite of open source tools... viseyes.org
It's called Visual Eyes and seems incredibly rich, and powerful, perfect, actually, for my project. And others I have in mind, so I will be doing my best to learn it. It combines timelines and maps! viseyes.org/visualeyes/?21…
Meanwhile, just in case (and still haven't applied it so much, because figuring out my podcast and including video is a major task for this year) but you might find this guide handy-dandy. reed.edu/cis/teaching-w…
Also exciting is TimelineCreator but it looks quite challenging timelinecurator.org
The instructions are quite thorough but daunting. cs.ubc.ca/group/infovis/…
You will find this entry useful for finding tools like the one above. library.centre.edu/visualcommunic…
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