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Lucen Timeline

Product roadmap & timeline tool for PowerPoint presentations

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Lucen Timeline - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: June 2026

Lucen Timeline overview

What is Lucen Timeline?

Lucen Timeline (formerly Office Timeline) is a Microsoft-native timeline and Gantt chart maker that turns complex project data into executive-ready visuals in minutes, directly inside PowerPoint and your browser, with no design skills required.

Project managers, PMO leads, and consultants use Lucen Timeline to build polished status slides, program roadmaps, and stakeholder presentations without the manual formatting work. Import your data from Excel, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Jira, and Timeline does the layout automatically. Drag and drop to adjust dates, milestones, and swimlanes; your slide updates in real time.

Work where your team already works

Lucen Timeline lives inside Microsoft PowerPoint as a native add-in, so your timelines are always presentation-ready. Mac users can create timelines using the browser-based version with no installation required.

From scattered data to boardroom-ready slides

Connect to your existing project data sources and generate polished Gantt charts, swimlane diagrams, and program roadmaps with one click. Planned vs. Actual views, critical path highlighting, and dependency links help you communicate project health clearly to any audience.

Built for communication, not just tracking

Unlike project management tools built for tracking, Lucen Timeline is built for communication. Every visual is optimized for the moment when your work has to land with an executive, a client, or a board clean, clear, and credible.

Who uses Lucen Timeline:

• Project managers and PMO leads are building weekly status slides

• Consultants creating client-facing roadmaps and proposals

• IT and ops teams communicating program plans to leadership

• Business analysts visualizing project portfolios

Part of the Lucen suite, alongside Track (Microsoft 365 time tracker), Plan (Excel-based planner), and Flowchart (PowerPoint flowchart maker).

Starting price

108per user /
per year

Alternatives

with better value for money

Pros & Cons

Pricing

Security and Access Control

User Interface

Lucen Timeline’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

4.6

(37)

Lucen Timeline reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend0.90/10

Rating distribution

Pros

“Being able to reach new supporters and maintain satisfaction with our current supporters through the functions that Timeline provides has allowed us to start new projects and has given us the security of knowing that our current supporters will continue investing in us.”

Nick C.

Clinical Director

“I was preparing a research project for a national fellowship and needed a Gantt chart to explain my plan visually.”

Alberto N.

Associate Professor

“Rather than generic charts and reports, our donors and stakeholders are able to see graphic representations of exactly where their money and resources are going.”

Nick C.

Clinical Director

Cons

“Can be hard to manage bigger projects as they often become cluttered.”

Ellie B.

HR Assistant

Who uses Lucen Timeline?

Based on 37 verified user reviews.

Company size

Enterprises

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Construction

Medical Devices

Mining & Metals

Management Consulting

Others

Use cases

Product Roadmap

Project Management

Presentation

Task Management

Project Portfolio Management

Lucen Timeline's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Lucen Timeline users:

Project planning

5.0

(1)

Task scheduling

5.0

(3)

Milestone tracking

4.8

(4)

Project tracking

5.0

(1)

All Lucen Timeline features

Features rating:

4.5

(37)

Activity dashboard

(0)

Activity tracking

(0)

Agile methodologies

5.0

(1)

Bar chart

(0)

Client portal

(0)

Collaboration tools

4.7

(3)

Color codes/icons

(0)

Commenting/Notes

4.0

(1)

Content import/export

(0)

Customizable branding

(0)

Customizable fields

(0)

Customizable templates

4.3

(4)

Dashboard

(0)

Data import/export

(0)

Data visualization

5.0

(1)

Deadline management

(0)

Dependency tracking

(0)

Drag & drop

(0)

File sharing

5.0

(1)

Gantt/Timeline view

5.0

(1)

Idea management

(0)

Milestone tracking

4.8

(4)

Multiple projects

5.0

(1)

Offline editing

(0)

Offline presenting

(0)

Percent-Complete tracking

(0)

Planning Tools

(0)

Portfolio management

5.0

(1)

Prioritization

(0)

Product roadmapping

(0)

Progress tracking

(0)

Projections

(0)

Project planning

5.0

(1)

Project planning/scheduling

4.7

(3)

Project scheduling

(0)

Project templates

(0)

Project time tracking

(0)

Project tracking

5.0

(1)

Project workflow

(0)

Real-Time updates

3.0

(1)

Release planning

(0)

Reporting/Project tracking

(0)

Resource management

(0)

Status tracking

(0)

Sub-Task management

(0)

Task editing

5.0

(1)

Task management

4.8

(4)

Task Planning

(0)

Task progress tracking

5.0

(3)

Task scheduling

5.0

(3)

Template management

4.0

(1)

Templates

(0)

Third-Party integrations

(0)

Timeline management

(0)

Visualization

5.0

(3)

Workflow management

5.0

(1)

Lucen Timeline alternatives

Lucen Timeline

4.6

(37)

Starting from

108

/user

Per year

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.5

Features

4.5

Value for Money

4.5

Customer Support

4.6

GanttPRO

4.8

(546)

visit website

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.8

Features

4.7

Value for Money

4.7

Customer Support

4.8

Nifty

4.6

(440)

visit website

Starting from

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.5

Features

4.5

Value for Money

4.6

Customer Support

4.5

Jira

4.4

(15.3K)

visit website

Starting from

7.91

/user

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.1

Features

4.4

Value for Money

4.3

Customer Support

4.2

Lucen Timeline pricing

Value for money rating:

4.5

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan

Free trial

Subscription

Expert

249

/user

Per year

Features included:

Add more than 10 items per timeline
Standardize visuals with shared themes
Create Unlimited Swimlanes
Add Sub-swimlanes inside Swimlanes
Show dependencies & critical path
Import dependencies
3 Timeline scales
Pre-designed themes
Timeline and Gantt Templates
Swimlane templates
Sub-swimlane templates
Create custom themes
Share custom themes
Create custom templates
Import into custom themes & templates
Planned vs. Actual
Timeline progress bars
Show or hide individual baselines
Copy & Paste from Excel
Import data from Excel
Excel refresh
MS Project import and refresh
Smartsheet import and refresh
Jira import and refresh
Jira import multiple projects or boards
Wrike import
Unlimited free updates

Plus

199

/user

Per year

Features included:

Add more than 10 items per timeline
Create Swimlanes
Add Sub-swimlanes inside Swimlanes
Show dependencies & critical path
3 Timeline scales
Pre-designed themes
Timeline and Gantt Templates
Swimlane templates
Sub-swimlane templates
Copy & Paste from Excel
Import data from Excel
Unlimited free updates
Standard Technical support

Lite

108

/user

Per year

Features included:

Add more than 10 items per timeline
Create 2 Swimlanes
1 Timeline Scale
Pre-designed themes
Timeline and Gantt Templates
Copy & Paste from Excel
Unlimited free updates
Standard Technical support

Online

149

/user

Per year

Features included:

Create Swimlanes
Add milestones inside Swimlanes
Show multiple timescales
Drag & drop tasks and milestones
Add notes
Access to templates
Upload logo
Add slide title and footnote
Watermark-free timelines
Unlimited collaboration
Assign tasks to team members
Save timelines in the cloud
Create folders
Download timelines as PowerPoint slides
Download as image (PNG)
Download as Excel file
Import & refresh Jira data
Import & refresh Excel data
Import & refresh Project data
Import Smartsheet data
Insert & refresh timelines in Google Slides and Docs
Import Google Sheets data
Unlimited free updates
Premium Technical support

User opinions about Lucen Timeline price and value

Value for money rating:

4.5

(37)

To see what individual users think of Lucen Timeline's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

Nick C.

Clinical Director

“I was preparing a research project for a national fellowship and needed a Gantt chart to explain my plan visually.”

Alberto N.

Associate Professor

Lucen Timeline integrations (6)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 37 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Lucen Timeline integrations and how users feel about them.

Microsoft PowerPoint

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

“I needed to be able to take my current powerpoints and make them courses”

Bobby C.

Education and Safety Manager

Microsoft Excel

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

“Integration with Microsoft Excel is important because it enables seamless data management, analysis, and reporting directly within OneDrive, improving accuracy, collaboration, and decision-making.”

Greta W.

ITAM - Software Asset Management

Other top integrations