Supported File Types in TimelinePad
Use supported document, image, and multimedia formats for reliable event creation and presentation in TimelinePad.
TimelinePad is designed to organize case events and visualize them with supporting documents, images, videos, and audio. Import supported file formats into their respective event attachments for best performance and compatibility.
Format For Populating Timeline
✔️ Excel (.XLSX)
Excel files are supported in TimelinePad for importing events to your timeline.
For information on using excel to bulk import events, please review Using an Excel File to Populate Your Timeline in our Help Center.
Formats for Event Attachments
Document and Text Formats
✔️ Portable Document Format (.PDF)
Image Formats
✔️ Tagged Image File Format (.TIF, .TIFF)
✔️ Joint Photographic Experts Group (.JPG, .JPEG)
✔️ Portable Network Graphics (.PNG)
Not Supported
TimelinePad does not support encrypted, proprietary, or general-purpose productivity file types. Convert unsupported formats to PDF or Excel before importing.
❌ Audio & Video Formats
❌ Text File (.TXT)
❌ Compressed or Zipped File (.ZIP)