Family Atlas

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One family tree, nine visualizations: a pedigree tree, a fan chart of ancestors, the Descendant Sun view, a timeline of lives, and more. Open a GEDCOM file, compare the different views, and save your favorite chart as a PNG or PDF.

or drop a .ged file here

A fictional town of about 3,000 people

From the Harlow family tree
HarlowSamuel1794 – 1837AshbyCatherine1795 – 1863MarshGeorge… – 1836WhitcombMartha1796 – 1843PaulHarlowIreneMarshAndrew Paul Harlow1869 – 1952
Millbrook. A fragment of a fictional family tree

Every family has its own picture

Nine ways to see connections, generations, and time.

  • Treeancestors and descendants of the selected person
  • Fana circle, half circle, or “butterfly” of ancestors
  • Descendant Suna person’s descendants by generation, with family connections
  • Timelineyour ancestors’ lives against the backdrop of history
  • Galaxyblood and marriage connections on one chart
  • Lifespansancestors on a circular time scale
  • Branchesa map of descendants that flags incomplete records
  • Constellationdescendants’ lives by generation sector
  • Lexisage and contemporaries in a single diagram
  • Analysisdate checks, brick walls, marriage and first-child patterns, wedding seasonality, and longevity
  • Facts for storiescards with discoveries about your family: peers of famous people, ancestors’ surnames, and great-grandparents

Your file never leaves your computer

Your file is processed right in your browser and never uploaded. If you choose to remember the tree, it is kept only in this browser. The page itself is blocked from sending data to any server.

How we handle privacy

How to get a file
  • Ancestry: open your tree, choose Tree Settings, then Export tree, and download the file when it’s ready (if it arrives as a .zip, extract the .ged file first).
  • FamilySearch: the Family Tree on the website doesn’t offer a direct GEDCOM export. Use a desktop program that syncs with FamilySearch (such as RootsMagic or Ancestral Quest), then export GEDCOM from there.
  • MyHeritage: Family tree → Manage trees → Export to GEDCOM.
  • Geni: open your profile or a close relative’s, then choose Actions → Export GEDCOM.
  • RootsMagic: Files → Export Data → GEDCOM File.
  • Family Tree Maker: File → Export, then choose GEDCOM as the file type.
  • Gramps: Family Trees → Export, then choose GEDCOM as the format.
  • WikiTree: see WikiTree’s help pages on GEDCOM export.