read.cv alternative — your work, somewhere permanent
read.cv was the minimalist personal CV most designers loved. its future is uncertain. timeline is the same shape with a clearer permanence story.
free to start · your URL is yours forever
read.cv was great. permanence wasn't the pitch.
read.cv proved there was real demand for a minimal, beautiful, chronological personal CV — not a LinkedIn, not a bespoke site. when the platform's future became uncertain, the people who built a home there had to think about exports and backups. timeline takes the same shape and puts permanence at the centre.
what you get
same clean chronological shape
roles, projects, side work — presented as a readable, scannable list. Mist design keeps the focus on content.
export any time, one click
one-click PDF + DOCX export of your full timeline, with inline links preserved. your data stays portable.
one personal URL that stays yours
lifetimeline.io/yourname. no 'coming soon' banners, no uncertain product pivots.
portfolio view when the CV shape isn't enough
toggle a portfolio presentation for hiring conversations. same data, different surface.
common questions
can i import my read.cv?
export it as a PDF from read.cv (while you still can) and upload to timeline. the structure carries across.
is timeline going to stick around?
it's built by an indie dev with a permanence-first ethos. the roadmap is public and ownership is explicit. export is always one click.
what's the price?
free tier is permanent. story plan is $5/month, legacy $12/month — same rough shape as read.cv's paid plans.
i'm not a designer — is it still for me?
yes. read.cv's audience skewed design-heavy because the product started there. timeline is broader — writers, founders, students, parents all use it.
claim your URL in 10 seconds.
free to start. no credit card.