---
title: New timeline controls in Logfire
description: >-
  Pydantic Logfire's timeline now supports precision zooming, flexible time
  frame adjustment, and intuitive navigation.
date: '2025-12-19'
authors:
  - Laís Carvalho
categories:
  - Pydantic Logfire
  - Product Update
canonical: 'https://pydantic.dev/articles/logfire-timeline-controls'
---

> Markdown version of [New timeline controls in Logfire](https://pydantic.dev/articles/logfire-timeline-controls) — the canonical HTML page.
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> By [Laís Carvalho](https://pydantic.dev/authors/lais-carvalho.md) · 2025-12-19 · Pydantic Logfire, Product Update
>
> Related: [You've built this agent before](https://pydantic.dev/articles/harness-week.md) · [Your traces already know how to fix your prompt](https://pydantic.dev/articles/logfire-prompt-optimization.md)
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---

We shipped a set of updates to Logfire's timeline that make navigating trace data significantly faster.

> Thank you to [Petyo Ivanov](https://github.com/petyosi), our Senior Frontend Developer, for the incredible work on this timeline update.

### TL; DR
- Precision zooming to focus on specific time ranges
- Flexible time frame adjustment
- Intuitive shift controls for quick navigation

## What changed

The timeline now gives you direct control over how you view and navigate your data. No more clicking through menus or manually entering timestamps.

**Precision Zooming** — Zoom in to inspect millisecond-level details or zoom out to see the full picture. The controls respond to scroll gestures too.

**Flexible Time Frames** — Adjust the visible time window on the fly.

**Shift Navigation** — Move your selection forward or backward through time without losing your zoom level. When you're debugging an intermittent issue, this lets you scan through hours of data quickly.

## See it in action

Check out our Lead designer [Laura Summers](https://github.com/summerscope) demo on the new timeline feature for Pydantic Logfire.

<div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0;"><iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/d4bb93ba5cb6456cb3d6820239d1e5f0" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></div>

## Try it now

These controls are live in [Logfire](https://logfire.pydantic.dev?utm_source=blog).

If you're already using Logfire, open any trace view and try the new zoom and navigation controls.

We'd love to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think on [Slack](https://pydantic.dev/docs/logfire/join-slack/?utm_source=blog) or [Twitter](https://x.com/pydantic).

Not using Logfire yet? [Get started now](https://logfire.pydantic.dev)!
The free tier includes 10 million traces.

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