How to use Timelines

Timelines is a Premium feature that preserves a history of your world's renders. Instead of each new render overwriting the previous one, Timelines saves each render as a separate version you can revisit at any time.

• See how your world looked at any previous render
• Compare builds over time by switching between versions
• Each version preserves its own tiles and render settings
• Name your versions for easy reference (e.g., "Before nether hub", "Season 2 start")

Enable Timelines from your world's dashboard:

1. Go to your world's management page in the BedrockMap dashboard
2. Open the General Settings tab
3. Toggle Enable map timeline to ON

When you enable Timelines, your current render is saved as the first version. All future renders will automatically create new versions.

Once Timelines is enabled, new versions are created automatically each time you render:

1. Upload an updated world file or click Re-render
2. A new timeline version is created for the render
3. Your previous version remains viewable on the map while the new one renders
4. When all dimensions finish rendering, the new version becomes the active one

Switch between timeline versions directly on the map viewer:

1. Open your map at bedrockmap.net/map/your-world-slug
2. Look for the version selector (clock icon) in the map controls
3. Click it to see a list of all your timeline versions
4. Select a version to load that historical snapshot

• The current (latest) version shows your map with all markers and live players
• Historical versions show the map as it was at that render, with markers hidden
• The URL updates with a ?v= parameter so you can share links to specific versions

Click back on the current version at any time to return to your live map.

Manage your timeline versions from the Timeline tab on your world's dashboard:

• Rename: Click on a version's name to give it a custom label (e.g., "Before nether hub")
• Reorder: Use the up/down arrows to rearrange versions. The first version in the list becomes the active (current) version. Versions near the top are protected from automatic pruning when the 20-version limit is reached
• View: Click the view button to open any version directly on the map
• Delete: Remove old versions you no longer need (you cannot delete the current active version)

Each version shows its render timestamp, which dimensions are available (Overworld, Nether, End), and whether it's currently rendering.

If you no longer need Timelines, you can disable the feature:

1. Go to your world's General Settings tab
2. Toggle Enable map timeline to OFF
3. Confirm the action