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Bring your story to life
Create beautiful interactive timelines using any kind of digital media.
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What is Foam?
Foam is made up of spaces we call bubbles, where links, documents, images, or videos can be collected and understood in the context of easy-to use, interactive timelines.
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Why Foam?
Foam brings a unique perspective to any type of digital media that can be displayed on a timeline, with features that support narrative and visual storytelling.
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Who is Foam for?
Foam is for storytellers of all kinds — historians, teachers, journalists, and more. It's built for anyone who needs to collect and navigate information that unfolds over time.
![A computer and a smartphone showing Foam's user interface](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60f5e672d91d1c46a5a0110f/616527b3375b80541fe04158_desktop_foamfor_publisher.png)
Foam is for publishers
Feature a timeline of any story published on your website
- Support a traditional narrative with a collection of links, images, videos, and more displayed across an interactive timeline.
- Embed a timeline directly within a story to let your readers interact with the content without ever leaving your website.
- Highlight selected items to help readers understand key moments in a sequence of events.
- Create tags to categorize and easily search your bubble content.
![A computer and a smartphone showing Foam's user interface](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60f5e672d91d1c46a5a0110f/615c3717bef02c131298a5a3_desktop_foamfor_journalist.png)
Foam is for journalists
Let readers immediately grasp the key elements of a story, then deep-dive into the details
- Use any combination of images, videos, documents, or links to enhance a simple text-based story.
- Highlight timeline items to help your audience visualize key moments at a glance.
- Post sources on a timeline to let readers explore the research behind your story.
- Embed a timeline to create an interactive experience that blends seamlessly into a narrative flow.
![A computer and a smartphone showing Foam's user interface](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60f5e672d91d1c46a5a0110f/615c37165d476dd5fa07f636_desktop_foamfor_museum.png)
Foam is for museums
Showcase a historical collection on Foam's elastic timeline
- Use Foam’s elastic timeline to let visitors view, navigate, and search a collection or exhibition on an elastic timeline.
- Create tags to let visitors filter their view by artist, period, medium, or other criteria.
- Design multiple timelines within a bubble focusing on specific themes, artists, or historical eras.
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Foam is for cities
Reimagine a historical archive as an interactive timeline
- Make it easy to explore history by adding images, documents, and more to an interactive timeline.
- Tag important events, people, and places — or create your own categories.
- Publish a link or embed your timeline on a webpage about your city’s history.
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Foam is for teachers
Help your students understand and visualize the arc of history
- Highlight significant events, people, or ideas in the context of an interactive timeline.
- Showcase a wide variety of media, including documents, images, videos, links, and more.
- Use tags to help students identify recurring themes over time.
- Create timelines for teaching, or let students create and share their own.
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Foam is for people
Use a timeline to tell the story of a life
- Collect and save important documents, images, videos, links, and more.
- Use tags to identify recurring characters or themes.
- Highlight items to showcase significant moments in the story of a life.
- Share a link to let anyone view and interact with your timeline.
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Foam is for companies
Document and share your organization's history
- Keep track of handy documents and media — PDFs, Google Docs, videos, and more.
- Share and invite team members to contribute to your bubble.
- Filter your timeline by item type, tag, or contributing employee.
- Embed a timeline to tell your story on a public-facing website.