Open a .ged file exported from Ancestry, MyHeritage, RootsMagic or any other genealogy program and see your family tree in seconds. Nothing to download, no sign-up to view.
Drop your .ged or .gdz file here, or click to choose one
Exported from Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage or any other genealogy software. GEDCOM 5.5, 5.5.1 and 7.0 all work, and a GEDZIP (.gdz) or .zip brings the photos too.
Three steps, no software, and nothing to pay. It works with a file exported from any genealogy program or subscription site.
Every genealogy program can save your tree as a GEDCOM file. If you already have one, it will end in .ged (or occasionally .gedcom). The table further down this page lists where the export lives in Ancestry, MyHeritage, RootsMagic and the rest.
Drop the file into the box at the top of this page. It is read and checked in your browser first, then automatically becomes your family tree, with nothing else to click unless it holds more people than a free account can hold without signing in.
Your file opens as a real, editable family tree: pan, zoom, search for a person, switch between vertical and horizontal layouts, and open any relative to see their dates and details.
A GEDCOM file is data, not a picture, so converting one to PDF really means drawing the tree first and then printing it. That is exactly what happens here.
Upload the .ged file at the top of this page. Your tree is drawn on screen in a few seconds, with no software to install.
Zoom to fit, choose a vertical or horizontal layout, and collapse any branches you do not need. The PDF captures the whole tree, not just the part currently on screen.
Open Export above your tree and choose PDF, then pick Save as PDF as the destination in your browser's print dialog. Saving needs a free account, so sign in first if you have not already. The same menu exports a high resolution PNG image, a spreadsheet, or a fresh .ged file.
If you have not exported your tree yet, this is where each of the major programs keeps that option. A plain .ged file is text only, so photos stay behind; to bring them along, export a GEDZIP (.gdz) if your program offers one, or zip the .ged together with its media folder.
| Program | Where the GEDCOM export lives |
|---|---|
| Ancestry | Open your tree, click the tree name or the More menu, then Tree Settings. Under Manage your tree, click Export tree, wait for it to be prepared, then download the .ged file. Only the tree owner sees this option. |
| MyHeritage | On your family site, hover Family tree and click Manage trees, then Export to GEDCOM next to the tree you want, then Begin the export. |
| Family Tree Maker | File, then Export. Choose the GEDCOM 5.5 format and your privacy settings, click OK, then name the file and save it. |
| RootsMagic | Files, then Export Data, then GEDCOM File. Choose a destination folder and a filename. |
| Legacy Family Tree | File, then Export to, then GEDCOM file, then pick the records to include and export. |
| Gramps | Family Trees, then Export. The Export Assistant walks you through choosing GEDCOM and a destination. |
| FamilySearch | FamilySearch does not export its shared Family Tree to GEDCOM directly. Pull your lines into a certified partner program first (RootsMagic, Legacy Family Tree or Ancestral Quest), then export the GEDCOM from there. |
Inside a GEDCOM file every person is a numbered block of tags such as INDI, NAME, BIRT and FAM. Double-clicking it opens a text editor showing thousands of those lines, which is why it looks broken even though the file is perfectly fine.
Windows, macOS, Android and iOS have no built-in GEDCOM support, so the usual advice is to install desktop genealogy software or upload the file to a subscription site that then asks you to pay to see it.
Upload the file here and the same data is drawn as a family tree you can read, search and save, with nothing installed and no subscription. Your file is not added to a public database.
Add photos and stories, invite relatives, and export back to GEDCOM, PNG or PDF whenever you like. Free to start.
GEDCOM is the standard file format genealogy software uses to store family trees, so a tree built in one program (Ancestry, MyHeritage, Gramps, RootsMagic and others) can be opened in another. It is plain text: people, families, dates, places and the links between them.
Upload it on this page. A .ged file has no viewer built into Windows, macOS, Android or iOS, so double-clicking it usually just opens a wall of text in a text editor. This viewer draws it as an actual family tree in your browser instead, free, with nothing to install.
No. This is a GEDCOM viewer that runs in your browser, so it works the same on Windows, Mac, Linux, a Chromebook, a tablet or a phone. There is no desktop app, no trial and no licence key.
Your .ged file is read and checked in your browser first. Nothing leaves your device until that check passes, at which point it's sent over an encrypted connection and turned into a real, editable tree automatically, unless it holds more people than a free trial tree can show, in which case you're asked first whether to sign in for everyone or continue with the first 60.
Yes. Once your file is loaded, open Export above the tree, choose PDF, and pick Save as PDF as the destination in your browser's print dialog. The PDF captures the whole tree, laid out to fill the page, rather than just the part on screen. Saving needs a free account.
Yes. The same Export menu saves a high resolution PNG image of the tree, every member's details as a spreadsheet, or the whole tree written back out as a fresh .ged file.
No. Viewing, editing and sharing your imported tree are all free with no sign-up. An account (also free) is only needed to save the tree permanently, to unlock files larger than 60 people, and to export as PDF, image, spreadsheet or GEDCOM.
Free, pre-login trees hold up to 60 people. Larger files still import: the tree is built around the first person in your file, and signing in (free) brings in everyone else from the same file automatically.
All of them in use today: GEDCOM 5.5 and 5.5.1, which is what almost every program still exports, and GEDCOM 7.0, the newest version, including its shared notes, date phrases and identifiers. Older files in UTF-8, Windows-1252 or ANSEL all work, so non-English names come through intact. Exporting gives you the choice too: GEDCOM 5.5.1 for the widest compatibility, or GEDCOM 7.0.
Yes. Upload a GEDZIP (.gdz), the GEDCOM 7 file that carries its photos inside, or a .zip of your program's export folder with the .ged and its media. Each photo goes to the right person, and their main photo becomes their profile picture. A free account keeps the photos, and you can export the whole tree with its photos as a GEDZIP any time.
Everything is kept. Residences, occupations, burials, custom events, research notes and source citations (with page numbers and quoted text) appear on each person's Facts & sources timeline once the tree is saved to a free account. Media links and program-specific tags are stored too, so exporting the tree again gives back the same file content, not a stripped-down copy.
Yes. Once signed in, any family tree you have built on MyRooots can be exported back out as a standard .ged file from the tree's Export menu, so your data is never locked in.
Your file is parsed in your browser, and the tree it creates stays private to you until you choose to share it. Nothing is published, indexed or sold, and no relative is contacted.