# Milestone Chart Generator

Generate project milestone charts with timeline nodes and key achievement points

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/milestone-chart

- **Category:** Data Visualization

- **Keywords:** chart, milestone, timeline, project, roadmap, achievement, gantt

## Overview

The Milestone Chart Generator allows you to create professional project timelines and roadmap visualizations by converting milestone data into clear, node-based charts.

## Inputs

- **Milestone Data** (textarea): Milestone data. Can be JSON array with name, date, status, description, progress or simple text format
- **Chart Title** (text): Title that will be displayed above the chart
- **Timeline Orientation** (select): Select orientation
- **Milestone Color** (color): Color for milestone nodes (in-progress)
- **Completed Color** (color): Color for completed milestones
- **Timeline Color** (color): Color for the main timeline line
- **Text Color** (color): Color for milestone labels and descriptions
- **Background Color** (color): Background color for the chart container
- **Node Size** (number): Size of milestone nodes in pixels
- **Timeline Width** (number): Width of the timeline line in pixels
- **Chart Height** (number): Height of the chart in pixels
- **Show Dates** (checkbox): Display dates below milestone names
- **Show Progress** (checkbox): Display progress indicators and percentages

## When to use

- When you need to visualize project progress for stakeholder presentations.
- When tracking key achievement points across a specific project timeline.
- When you want to convert raw milestone data into a clean, readable graphical format.

## How it works

- Input your milestone data using either a JSON array or a simple text format.
- Customize the chart appearance by adjusting colors, node sizes, and line widths.
- Select your preferred orientation, such as horizontal or vertical, to fit your layout.
- Generate the chart to visualize your project roadmap with status and progress indicators.

## Use cases

- Creating project status reports for management meetings.
- Visualizing product development roadmaps for internal teams.
- Tracking personal goal achievement timelines.

## Frequently asked questions

### What data formats are supported?

You can provide data as a JSON array containing name, date, status, description, and progress, or as a simple text format separated by colons.

### Can I change the color of the milestones?

Yes, you can independently set colors for in-progress milestones, completed milestones, the timeline line, and text.

### Is it possible to show progress percentages?

Yes, by enabling the 'Show Progress' checkbox, the chart will display progress indicators and percentages for each milestone.

### Can I switch between horizontal and vertical layouts?

Yes, the tool supports both horizontal and vertical timeline orientations via the settings menu.

### What is the maximum number of milestones I can add?

There is no strict limit, but for optimal readability, we recommend keeping the milestone list concise for a single chart view.

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