50+ reasons
Your family's whole story – free for families up to 200 people.
Real families, drawn the way they really are
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Blended families done properly
Real families, drawn the way they really are – step, blended, adopted and all.
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"Complicated" family views
Complicated family? We draw it clearly, without awkward lines. Try the Household view – it's awesome!
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Adopted family views
Adopted families shown properly – every parent counts.
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Same-sex marriages and partnerships
Same-sex marriages and partnerships, shown as naturally as any other.
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"Never a couple"
Parents who share a child but were never a couple – no awkward lines.
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Possible and probable parents
Not sure which one is Dad? 'Possible' and 'probable' parents are allowed – as many as you need.
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Change someone's gender on the record
Families change. Change someone's gender once – the right words follow everywhere, and every family line stays.
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Donor and surrogate parents
Donor and surrogate parents, shown your family's way.
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Pets as part of the family
The dog is family too – add your pets to the tree.
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See the tree as anyone in it
See the tree through anyone's eyes – Grandma's, a cousin's, yours.
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My own words
Everyone sees the family their own way – choose your own words for your relatives.
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Hover to light up a bloodline
Hover over anyone to light up their bloodline.
Hear them, see them
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Voice
Hear them, not just see them – save your family's voices for ever.
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Voice notes on pictures
Add your voice to a photo – tell the story behind the picture.
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One photo, everyone in it
Add a photo once – it appears for everyone in it.
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Shared family gallery
All the family photos in one shared gallery. Try the Family Gallery – an album the whole family fills!
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Upload your own pictures for a family slideshow
Make a slideshow from your own family photos.
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Person cards with bios, web links and gallery
Every person gets their own page – life story, links and photos.
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One free "This is me"
Even on a free tree, everyone can leave a recording in their own voice.
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Your family on a map
Every town on your tree, pinned on a map.
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Your origins, from your own family
Your origins, worked out from your own family – every birthplace you add sharpens your path through history.
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No DNA test needed
Trace your path through the world – no DNA test, just your family, getting clearer with every ancestor you add.
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Spot what's missing on the map
See your whole family on the map – and spot at a glance what's missing or looks wrong.
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Where your family lines crossed
Did our ancestors ever meet? See where your family lines crossed – and where they may well have passed in the street.
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Everyone in their own colour
Add your whole family to the map, one person at a time – each in their own colour.
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Full-screen family maps
Immerse yourself – full-screen maps of where your family lived.
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Through the years
Watch your family move across the map, year by year.
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Origins, not an ethnicity estimate
DNA tests call it an ethnicity estimate. We call it your origins – worked out from your own family, no test needed.
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Press play on history
Press play and watch your family move through history – born, married, settled, remembered.
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Pick a group and press play
Watch your family through history – pick the coal miners and press play, and see them move from the farms to the factories.
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Centuries of your family
Press Play and watch centuries of your family unfold.
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Just one side of the family
Show just one side of the family on the map – Dad's side, Mum's side, or every coal miner.
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Your DNA on the map too
Your family's story and your DNA's story, on one map – see where they agree, and where they don't.
Together as a family
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A family Wall, Facebook-style
A private family Wall – your news, for your family only.
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Open, shared or private family chat rooms
Family chat rooms – open, shared or private, without the group-chat chaos.
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The friendly digest
A friendly Sunday email – only when something's new.
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"Who is this?"
Can you help? Name the faces in old family photos together. Try asking "Who is this?" – the family loves a mystery!
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Connect hobbies and shared interests
Share hobbies and fun facts – see what makes your family tick.
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Chip in
Optional chip in – share the cost through the family pot, from just £5 / $5 / €5.
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Gift cards
Give a family tree – gift card money never expires once it's added.
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Share your tree love
Share your tree love – your friend gets 3 months extra.
Easy to build, easy to fix
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Error fixing made easy
Spotted a mistake? Fixing it is quick, easy and safe.
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Undo everything
Changed your mind? Undo it.
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The Drawer
Nobody is ever lost – anyone you unlink waits safely in the Drawer. Try the Drawer – every jigsaw piece kept safe!
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Found someone who's family but not connected yet? Put them in the Drawer
Found a relative but not sure where they fit? Keep them safe in the Drawer until you know.
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Build a whole unconnected branch in the Drawer
Research a whole branch in the Drawer before it joins the tree.
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"Come back to"
Not sure? Leave it for another day – we'll remember for you.
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Create your own favourites
Your favourite people, one tap away.
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Recent history tab
Never lose your place – the tree remembers where you were.
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People builder
Paste a Wikipedia link and add whole families in minutes.
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Historical people to connect to
Connect your family to the history books.
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Easy GEDCOM or zip upload
Bring your family tree with you – upload a GEDCOM file or zip, free on every tree.
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Tidy up
The tree spots its own loose ends – missing dates, possible duplicates and more.
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Tags for anything
Tag anything – hobbies, jobs, regiments – and group your family your way.
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Lots of different views
See your family your way – classic, pedigree, household and more.
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Show only direct ancestors
Show only your direct line – parents, grandparents and beyond – at a glance.
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Built for tree builders
Built for people who love building family trees – modern and easy to use.
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Works on phone, tablet and PC
Works on phone, tablet and computer – everyone can join in.
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Add them joined
Bring someone in and their family comes too – already joined, never left floating on their own.
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Check each one, or add them all
Check each new relative before they join, or add them all in one go.
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Send it later
Lost signal while saving? Your changes wait on your phone and send themselves when you're back.
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See what a merge adds
When you merge two records, you see exactly what's being added – and you can leave anything out.
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Nothing new? Skip it
A card with nothing new to add tells you so, so you can skip it and move on.
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Describe it in your own words
Can't see your problem in the list? Describe it in your own words and we'll find the right fix.
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Quick merge
Sure it's the same person? One green button merges them.
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Safe edit
Big family changes need one extra switch, so nothing moves unless you mean it to.
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Help that understands you
Ask the help the way you'd ask a friend – spelling slips and all – and it finds the answer.
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Questions answered
The questions families ask most, all in one place – each with its full answer.
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Fix a spelling once
Spelt it wrong? Fix a town once and it's right on every card.
Make it beautiful
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Premium card skins
Seen a tree like this before? Now press here…
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Family Coats of Arms and Houses
A coat of arms and a page for every family house.
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200+ built-in slideshow pictures
Over 200 beautiful slideshow pictures, ready from day one.
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Every tree line colour customisable
Choose your own colours for every kind of family line.
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Text size for each person
Text too small? Make it bigger – just for you. Try Text size – Grandma will thank you!
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Printable "how you're related"
Print how you're related – set out beautifully on A4.
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Free printable family tree charts
Print a family tree, a keep-going-back sheet and a household sheet – free, no sign-up, fill in by hand or type in. Try our free printable charts – perfect for Grandma's kitchen table!
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Create a fantasy tree in the Drawer
Just for fun – build a fantasy family tree from your own imagination.
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Keep every premium skin for good
Love a premium skin? Keep every one for good – even the new ones.
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A free skin week every month
Free trees get a free week with every premium look, once a month.
Got an idea for a skin? We built this for you too – tell us the skin you'd love, and if we can, we'll make it.
Suggest a skinYours, private and safe
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Privacy built in
Private stays private – living relatives are always protected.
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Owner away / the trusted person
Your tree is never lost – name someone you trust to look after it.
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Take it with you
Your tree is yours – download it any time, free.
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Easy download
Never locked in – download your tree as a GEDCOM file or zip, any time.
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Easily fixable
Easily undo any recent saves – up to 60 days. Try Undo – everyone has a wobbly branch day!
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Your originals stay with you
We keep a web-sized copy to show on your tree – your originals stay safely with you.
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We count, we don't track
No trackers, no ads, no cookie banner – we count, we don't track.
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Only ever the town
Living relatives are only ever shown to the town – never a street or a house.
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No outside code
No adverts, no trackers, no outside code sneaking in – we check every page, every time.
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Nothing from anyone else
Nothing on our website comes from anyone else – just Cloudflare, who host us, for a visitor counter and a spam check. No adverts, no trackers.
Fair, simple pricing
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Upgrade fairly
Growing? Upgrade any time – you only pay for the months you use.
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Thank you for growing
Start a fresh 12 months today – and get a 13th month on us.
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Try everything free for 14 days
Try everything free for 14 days – no card, nothing to cancel.
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Never shrunk or locked for growing
Your tree is never shrunk or locked for growing.