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Genea.app

Genealogy tool designed with privacy in mind that anyone can use to author or edit their family tree. Data is stored in the GEDCOM format and all processing is done in the browser.

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Fetched · June 5, 2026
★ 267 Updated: May 11, 2026
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# Genea

Genea allows visually building and editing a family tree online. It consumes and saves genealogy data in the GEDCOM format without any server side components.

# Demo

* [Genea.app](https://www.genea.app/)
* [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genea.app)
* [Screenshots](#screenshots-and-video)

# Installation

* Unpack files into directory and serve over HTTPS to have complete control over the version you are running.
* Alternatively, use the [Genea.app](https://www.genea.app/) website without having to ramp up your own server.
* Optionally, host your own Git instance like [Gitea](https://gitea.io/) or [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/install/) to privately store your data and make it accessible from multiple devices, or use a free repository with a service like [GitHub](https://github.com/). You can always directly interact with GEDCOM files as well.

# Family tree drawing

Genea uses the [Graphviz library compiled into WebAssembly](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/hpcc-js-wasm/) to draw the family tree. It uses a default structure that includes grandparents, parents, partners, siblings and children. An abstraction layer built on top of this allows for easily assigning the right data to the right node.

# GEDCOM format

* [GEDCOM 5.5.5 Specifications (PDF)](https://www.gedcom.org/specs/GEDCOM555.zip)
* [Grammar](https://www.genealogieonline.nl/GEDCOM-tags/gedcom-5.5-grammar.php)
* [Sample Files](https://www.gedcom.org/samples.html)

> Implementation of the GEDCOM format in Genea intentionally differentiates itself slightly from the true standard, as it allows a `FAM` record to contain either two `FAM.HUSB` or `FAM.WIFE` records to indicate a same sex marriage. Other types of relationships between people are not supported due to the lack of GEDCOM to specify a gender neutral `FAM.PART(NER)` record.

# Screenshots and video

## Family tree
![Family tree](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24693534/133051893-f20df54f-bfa6-431b-a82d-4f86fbff30e7.png)

## Editing detail
![Editing details](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24693534/133051948-dd85be2d-1ecf-4b83-affb-dbe1b4e8b3eb.png)

## Drawing family tree
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24693534/133051989-7ae42405-8c21-48f9-85d0-cc8f41586d4e.mp4

# Dependencies

* [Vue.js](https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/)
* [Graphviz library compiled into WebAssembly](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/hpcc-js-wasm/)
* [Materialize](https://materializecss.com/)

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