FreeUp to 100 people, no card needed

Free online family tree maker, built like a photo album.

Start with one face. Add parents, partners and children in a click, keep their photos and voices, and build it together with the people who remember. Right in your browser.

Works in any browserAlso on iPhone, iPad and Mac

The Family Trees web app: the Bennett family album, thirty relatives shown as round photo portraits with their names and years.
  • $0for up to 100 people
  • 5 viewstree, fan chart and more
  • GEDCOMimport and export
  • No adsand no tracking, ever

Inside the web app

Everything your family is, in four tabs.

Album, Tree, Moments and Share. The same four tabs you’ll see the moment you sign in.

Album

A family tree with photos, a page for everyone.

Every relative gets a round portrait, their dates and places, their closest family and a gallery. Tag the whole family in a group photo and it lands on each person’s page.

  • Photos and tags. Drop in photos and tag everyone in them.
  • Recorded memories. Record a story in the browser and keep the voice with the person.
  • Every kind of family. Adoptive, step and foster parents, second marriages, said kindly.
Photos and tagging guide
Margaret “Peggy” Hale’s page in the Family Trees web app: her portrait, her years, “Olivia’s great-grandmother”, and her parents, partner and children.

Tree

Five family tree views, one click apart.

Ancestors, Descendants, Hourglass, Fan chart and Everyone, all drawn from the same family. Click anyone to bring them to the center; drag to pan, scroll to zoom.

  • Add from the tree. Select a portrait and add a parent, partner, child or sibling in place.
  • How are we related?. Pick two people and read it in plain words: second cousin once removed.
  • Print it big. Posters of any view up to 36 × 24 inches, with Plus.
Tree views guide
An hourglass family tree in the browser: Olivia Bennett with her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents above, each a round portrait.

Moments

Never miss a birthday or anniversary again.

Moments gathers today, what’s coming up and every event in your family’s history by decade, so birthdays, anniversaries and remembrances arrive when they come round.

  • Milestones first. Turning 18, 50 or 90, a 25th anniversary: the big ones lead.
  • The whole story. Every birth, marriage and move on one searchable timeline.
  • Your family in numbers. Generations, years of history, the longest marriage.
Moments guide
Moments in the browser: upcoming birthdays and anniversaries in the Bennett family, each with a round portrait and a date.

Share

A collaborative family tree, shared your way.

Invite parents, cousins and aunts with a link and choose who can edit and who can view. Turn a birthday or the whole family into a card for messages, or print a poster and the family book.

  • Invite family free. Joining a shared tree costs them nothing.
  • The family book. A page for everyone, ready to print, with Plus.
  • The family map. Everyone at the places of their lives, decade by decade.
Family book guide
The Share screen in the browser: a card for Olivia Bennett with her portrait and birthday, and options to invite family, print a poster, make the family book or see the family map.

How it works

Make a family tree online in three steps.

No software to install and nothing to learn first. Most families have their first three generations in before the kettle boils.

  1. Start with yourself

    Create a free account with email or Google, add your name and a photo. You’re the first face in the album.

    Olivia Bennett · b. 2004
  2. Add the people around you

    Parents, partners, children and siblings are one click from any page or portrait in the tree.

    ParentPartnerChild
  3. Invite your family

    Send a link to the relatives who remember. They fill in their branches, you all see one tree.

    4 people joined

Already have a tree elsewhere? Import a GEDCOM file from Ancestry, MyHeritage or FamilySearch.

Features

A family tree builder that keeps the faces first.

Genealogy-grade structure underneath, a calm photo album on top. Here’s what comes with it.

  • Five tree views

    Ancestors, Descendants, Hourglass, a fan chart and Everyone, smooth with thousands of people.

  • Family tree with photos

    Round portraits, galleries and photo tagging, so faces come first and names follow.

  • Voices and stories

    Record memories in the browser with interview prompts, then type them out for the book.

  • Build it together

    Invite relatives to edit or view. Everyone works on one shared, always-current tree.

  • Import GEDCOM online

    Bring your research from Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch or Gramps, and export it any time.

  • Every kind of family

    Step, adoptive and foster parents, remarriages, partners and separations.

  • Posters and the family book

    Print any view up to 36 × 24 inches, or a book with a page for everyone.

  • The family map

    See where everyone lived, decade by decade, from Galway to Seattle.

  • Private by default

    No public profiles, no ads, no tracking. Download or delete everything whenever you like.

Private and everywhere

Your family isn’t our product.

Trees are private to you and the people you invite. No public profiles of your relatives, no ads, no trackers. Open it on a laptop, a tablet or the phone in your pocket, or use the app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

  • Private by default
  • Download everything
  • Any device

Exactly what is stored, and where, is in the privacy policy.

The Family Trees web app on a phone: the Bennett family album as a two-column grid of round portraits.

Pricing

Free to start. Plus when your family grows.

No ads on any plan. Plus starts with a 7-day free trial.

Free

$0forever

Everything you need for a family of up to 100 people.

  • One family tree of up to 100 people
  • Photos, tags and recorded memories
  • All five tree views, Moments and kinship
  • Invite family to view or edit
  • GEDCOM export and full backups
  • Share cards carry a small footer
Start free

Lifetime

$129once

Everything in Plus, paid for once.

  • Everything in Plus
  • One purchase, no subscription
  • Never renews, never expires
Get Lifetime

Prices in US dollars, paid securely through Stripe. If Plus ends, nothing is deleted: your family stays in your account, ready to view and edit. Purchases in the iPhone app are made through Apple. See the terms and how the trial works.

Questions

Free family tree maker FAQ

Is Family Trees really a free family tree maker?

Yes. The Free plan covers one family tree of up to 100 people, with photos, recorded memories, all five tree views, Moments, sharing with family and GEDCOM export. There are no ads on any plan and no card is needed to start. Plus ($39.99 a year, after a 7-day free trial) and Lifetime ($129 once) add unlimited people and trees, GEDCOM import, posters, the family book and the family map.

How do I make a family tree online?

Create a free account, add yourself, then add your parents, partner, children and siblings straight from your own page or from the tree. Drop in a photo for each person, and invite relatives to fill in the branches they know. The tree draws itself as you go. The getting started guide walks through it step by step.

Do I need to download or install anything?

No. Family Trees runs in any current browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox) on a computer, tablet or phone. Sign up with your email or Google. There is also an app for iPhone, iPad and Mac if you prefer a native app.

Can I make a family tree with photos?

That is what Family Trees is built around. Every person gets a round portrait, a photo gallery on their page, and you can tag the whole family in group photos, so a wedding picture appears on each guest’s page.

Can my family build the tree with me?

Yes. Send an invitation link by text or email and choose whether each person can edit or only view. Everyone sees the same tree from any device, and joining a shared tree is free; the owner’s plan sets its size.

Can I import a GEDCOM from Ancestry, MyHeritage or FamilySearch?

Yes. Export a GEDCOM file from Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, Gramps or any other genealogy program and import it online with Plus or Lifetime (the 7-day free trial includes it). Exporting your family as GEDCOM is free on every plan (see the GEDCOM guide), so you are never locked in.

Which family tree views are there?

Five: Ancestors, Descendants, Hourglass, Fan chart and Everyone. Click anyone to bring them to the center, drag to pan and scroll or pinch to zoom. Pick any two people and Family Trees tells you how they are related in plain words, such as second cousin once removed.

Who can see my family tree?

Only you and the people you invite. Trees are private by default, there are no public profiles of your relatives, no ads and no tracking, and we never sell or share your family’s information. You can download everything or delete your account at any time.

Can I print my family tree?

With Plus or Lifetime you can print a poster of any tree view, from letter size up to 36 by 24 inches, or save it as a PDF or image. The family book gives everyone their own page, ready to print and share.

Does the web app work with the iPhone app?

They share the same backup format. Download a backup from the web and restore it in the iPhone, iPad or Mac app, or bring an iPhone backup into the web from Import. Live sync between the two is not available yet.

Something else? Write to support@familytreesapp.com or read a guide:

Start with one face.

Everyone you come from, in one calm place your whole family can share. Free for up to 100 people.