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{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
  "name": "Timeline Visualizer",
  "applicationCategory": "UtilitiesApplication",
  "operatingSystem": "Web",
  "url": "https://timelinevisualizer.org/",
  "description": "Free, private Google Maps Timeline visualizer. Open location history JSON, replay your route, and export a travel video in the browser, no upload, no account.",
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "price": "0",
    "priceCurrency": "USD"
  },
  "featureList": [
    "Nothing to upload",
    "A route with time in it",
    "Trim the sensitive edges",
    "A real browser export"
  ]
}

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "FAQPage",
  "mainEntity": [
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Does my Timeline file leave the device?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "No. The browser reads, parses, animates, and records the file without sending the JSON to our server. By default, real-map tiles are requested from CARTO, which receives map-tile areas and ordinary network data, not your file. Turn on Privacy mode for a locally drawn map with no tile requests."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How do I export my Google Maps Timeline data?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Timeline now lives on your phone, and the path differs by platform. On Android: open your phone's Settings, then Location, then Timeline, then Export Timeline data. On iPhone: open the Google Maps app, tap your profile picture, then Settings, then Personal content, then Export Timeline data. Older Google Takeout archives such as Records.json also work, see the step-by-step guide on this site for details."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What happened to Google Maps Timeline on the web?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Google retired the web version of Timeline in 2024-2025 and moved location history on-device. Your exported JSON still works: open it here to view and replay your routes in a browser again."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Which Google Timeline formats work?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The parser recognizes Records.json, timelineObjects, semanticSegments, Location History arrays, and generic latitude and longitude records with timestamps."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Will the exported video be MP4?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "If the browser exposes an MP4 MediaRecorder codec, yes. Other browsers receive a WebM file instead."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What about a large multi-year file?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The parser removes invalid points and caps the preview density while preserving the full route shape. Very large files can still take a moment on older phones."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Can I use this on iPhone and Android?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Yes, in a modern browser. Video codec support varies, so the download format may differ by device."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How do I share the video on X, Instagram, or TikTok?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "After export, use Share video to open your device's share sheet when the browser supports file sharing. Download remains available for every browser. Pick portrait for Stories, Reels, and TikTok, or landscape for YouTube and X."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Is there a Timeline Visualizer app or APK?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "No app is needed. The visualizer runs in any modern mobile or desktop browser, so there is nothing to install, and no APK from third-party stores is official."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Is Timeline Visualizer free?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Yes. The visualizer is free, runs entirely in your browser, and needs no account, app install, or upload."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Is this an official Google product?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "No. Timeline Visualizer is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Google."
      }
    }
  ]
}