Family tree template and maker
Print a blank family tree template to fill in by hand, or type your family here: add parents, partners, children and siblings, and the tree draws itself by generation. Print it on A4 or Letter, save a PNG, or send a link so a relative can complete their own copy. No account, and dates are optional.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Runs in your browser
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This family tree came from a link. It is your own copy: add or correct people, then make a new link to send it back.
Start with one person, usually yourself
Dates are optional and written as you like: 1950, or 12 March 1950. Leave them empty for anyone who prefers it.
Dates are optional and written as you like: 1950, or 12 March 1950. Leave them empty for anyone who prefers it.
Relations of this person
Connect to someone already on the tree
For people who are already here, such as two relatives who got together. Impossible relations are refused with the reason.
Your tree stays in this page: nothing is uploaded or saved, and closing the page loses it. To keep it, make a link or download a file.
Empty boxes to fill in by hand, for home or a school project.
Untick for name lines only.
Your family tree
Add a person, press "See an example" or choose the blank template.
PDF: choose "Save as PDF" in the print window. Files and print always include every branch, also the collapsed ones.
Reading version
The same content as plain text, in order: easy to read aloud, paste into notes or share with a screen reader.
Planning a family reunion?
Put the date, the place, the photo album and this tree on one VISU Link page at visu.to/yourfamily, and change them whenever plans change.
Create a VISU LinkHow to use it
- Choose "Blank template to print" to get empty boxes, pick the generations and how many siblings and children you need, then print on A4 or Letter.
- Or choose "Make my tree here" and add the first person, then parents, partners, children and siblings one at a time. Tap a box on the tree to work on that person.
- Check the tree. If a relation is impossible, such as someone becoming their own ancestor, the page refuses it, says why and changes nothing.
- Print or save a PDF, download a PNG or SVG, or create a link so a relative can add what they know to a copy.
Examples
School family tree project
Print the 3 or 4 generation template, take it home and ask the family to help fill in the boxes by hand.
Before a family reunion
Type what you know, send the link to an aunt or a cousin, and let them send back a copy with the branches you were missing.
A framed gift
Add grandparents, their children and grandchildren with dates, then print on 2 or 4 sheets or save a large PNG for a print shop.
Questions
Is it free, and do I need an account?
It is free and there is no account. The tree is drawn in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded or stored, so make a link or download a file before you close the page.
Who can see the names if I send the link?
Anyone who has the link can read every name and date on the tree. They travel inside the link, after the # sign, which is not sent to our server. Send it only to people you trust with those details, and leave out dates if you prefer.
Does my relative's edit change my tree?
No. Each link opens a separate copy, and there is no live sync. Your relative makes a new link with their changes and sends it back to you.
How many people fit?
Up to 150 people on screen and in files. For around 40 people across 4 or 5 generations, print on 4 sheets and tape them together: the page tells you the size of the smallest text on paper before you print. A very large tree may be too long for a link, and the page tells you when that happens.
How are siblings, half siblings and second marriages handled?
Siblings are people with a parent in common, so adding a sibling copies the parents. Sharing only one parent shows as a half sibling. Someone with several partners has them side by side, and each child hangs from the right couple.
Why at most two parents?
The drawing keeps one line of two parents per person. For step parents, add them as a partner of the parent. For adoptive and birth parents, choose the two you want the tree to show. The tree has no gender field, so any couple works.
Are dates required? What format?
Never. Dates are free text, so 1950, 12 March 1950 or "about 1900" are all fine, in whatever format your family uses.