A Free Ancestry Alternative for Your Family Tree
Keep your tree, keep your data, and stop paying a monthly fee to look at your own family.
Subscription genealogy sites are excellent for records, but you should not have to pay indefinitely just to view and edit the tree you built. Family Tree Simple is a free home for the tree itself.
Bring Your Existing Tree With You
Export a GEDCOM from Ancestry, MyHeritage or Findmypast, import it here in one click, and your people, partnerships and dates arrive intact.
What You Keep, and What Changes
- You keep your full tree, photos, sharing and printable charts.
- You lose the record hints, which you can still get free from FamilySearch and national archives.
- You gain a permanent free export, so you are never locked in again.
Sharing Without Extra Seats
Invite relatives with view, add-only or admin permissions at no extra cost, or publish a read-only public link for those who do not want an account.
Tools for your family history
- No subscription, ever
- One-click GEDCOM import and export
- Unlimited collaborators with role control
- Your data stays exportable at all times
- Modern interface on mobile and desktop
Frequently asked questions
Can I import my Ancestry tree?
Yes. Download a GEDCOM from Ancestry and import it here. People, families and dates transfer over.
Do I lose historical records?
Record collections stay with the subscription site. Many are also available free through FamilySearch and national archive sites.
Is there a paid tier here?
No. There is one tier and it is free.