Observed arrival · 2026-09-19
Open Family Archive Keeps the Family Tree on Your Machine
A browser-based genealogy app for viewing, editing, importing, and printing family trees without uploading the archive.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- People organizing and printing private family histories
- Worth noticing
- The invented sample family contains 75 people and can be exported as lossless JSON or GEDCOM.
Field notes
The homepage describes a local-first workflow: users can open a JSON archive from disk, import a GEDCOM, or begin with an invented 75-person sample. It presents two views—a navigable family tree and a descendant fan chart designed for printing—and says the archive can be exported as lossless JSON or GEDCOM. The page also describes browser-local undo points and notes that chart links do not work outside the browser holding the archive.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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