Timeline
Timeline reads a set of documents and returns one chronology. Every entry carries the date, a category, a plain-language summary and a citation back to the page it came from. Dates that require someone to act are flagged as deadlines.
The hero on the Timeline home reads What would you like to timeline today? with the line Pull every date, filing and hearing into one chronology.
- Input: documents you select in the Files panel. Up to 50 files per run.
- Ways to start: Ask Judicio, Smart Suggestions, or Templates.
- Output: a chronology in four views, every date cited, deadlines flagged.
- Modes: Concise, or Deep Mode for a more thorough pass.
- Export: PDF, Word, Excel or Calendar (.ics).
When to reach for it
Use Timeline when the answer you need is what happened, in what order, and what is still owed. It suits a litigation chronology, a limitation and notice-period audit, a completion checklist across a transaction bible, or a first read of an unfamiliar file set.
It is the wrong tool when you want an opinion on a question, a clause-by-clause review, or a comparison across documents. Those are Legal Research, Document Review and Review Matrix.
How a run works
- Pick your documents. The file band on the Timeline home reads Choose the documents to build a timeline from. Use Choose files or Upload, both of which open the shared Files panel.
- Choose how to start. Describe the timeline under Ask Judicio, open a card under Smart Suggestions, or open a saved set under Templates.
- Settle the date types. A date type is one category of date to look for. Judicio proposes a set; you tick, edit, delete or add before running.
- Confirm and run. A modal titled Start timeline lists the files and their page counts, the date types, the estimated time and the credit cost. Start timeline begins the run.
- Read the results. Four views, five filters, a details rail and an assistant rail.
- Correct and export. Fix a date in the details rail, then download as PDF, Word, Excel or a calendar file.
What an entry contains
| Part | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Date | The date as stated. A partial date shows only the parts the document gave: Sep 2026, or 2026. |
| Deadline marker | A red alarm glyph, or a Deadline pill in the card views, on a date that carries an action or obligation. |
| Type | The date type the entry was classified under. An off-vocabulary date is shown as Other. |
| Summary | One line describing what the date represents, with numbered citation chips inline. |
| Source | The file the date was read from. |
| Fact status | Asserted, Disputed, Undisputed or Agreed. Asserted is the default and carries no badge. |
| Provenance | An approx. tag when the source gave only an approximate date, and a calculated tag when the date was derived rather than stated verbatim. |
Credits
| Action | Mode | Cost | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extract dates | Deep | pages × 2 | 50 pages = 100 credits |
| Extract dates | Concise | pages × 0.5 | 50 pages = 25 credits |
What drives the cost
Timeline is priced per page across the files in the run, and Deep Mode costs more per page than the concise default. The Start timeline modal quotes the exact figure against your balance before anything starts. Editing a date, filtering, switching views and exporting are free. See Credits Explained.
Deep Mode is a plan entitlement. On the Starter plan the chip is visible but disabled, with an Upgrade link beside it and the note Premium models are available on Professional and above. Upgrade to unlock Deep Mode.
Working with your team
A finished timeline can be shared from its results screen. Roles are Editor and Viewer; Owner is a state you reach only through Transfer ownership. Timelines shared with you appear on the Shared tab of the Timeline history. See Collaboration.
Next steps
- Getting started - the happy path, screen by screen.
- Date types and templates - what a date type is, and how to save a set for reuse.
- Viewing your timeline - the results screen in full.
- Editing dates - the edit form, field by field.
- Exporting timelines - formats, toggles and Save to Judicio.
- FAQ - answers and troubleshooting.