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Aeon Timeline releases version 3.2
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Posted by Cyganet
Sep 24, 2023 at 11:35 AM
I gave Aeon a spin, but found it too slow for entering lots of dated items quickly. Did a bit more trialling of programs and I’m now going to use Quire for a while.
Posted by Amontillado
Sep 24, 2023 at 03:57 PM
Aeon’s timeline view does require multiple steps per event. The spreadsheet view is quicker, like filling out cells by typing and tabbing.
My favorite, though, is to add fields for start, stop, observers, participants, etc. to Devonthink. A metadata overview export from Devonthink will then import without modification into Aeon. I’ve done the same thing with Curio, using a script to grab Aeon data from note attachments.
Back when I used OmniOutliner, I would sometimes do the same thing, using additional columns in OO for the Aeon fields.
You can also put your Aeon fields in columns in any spreadsheet you like to use and import that into Aeon. Back in the version 2 days, that was the way I populated timelines.
But you’re right. Aeon has some friction. It gets more “worth it” if you have a need to put events in mind maps or build a narrative from the events.
Timeline Maker Pro was my favorite timeline years ago, but the price! I was either given a license or budgeted one as part of a project. The guy I was working for was nutty about timelines.
Posted by Cyganet
Sep 24, 2023 at 06:20 PM
I love Aeon’s timeline, it’s so flexible. True CRIMPer that I am, I will need to find another use case to give me an excuse to buy it.