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Free whole-tree preview

Your whole family tree, on one wall.

Choose the GEDCOM file from your family tree program. Branchwall lays out every branch as one chart you can preview free in your browser. Printed 24x36 inch posters are coming soon.

Preview your treeHow it works
  • Preview is free
  • Your file is read in your browser, not uploaded
  • Printed poster planned at $49, ordering opens soon

Sample: 63 invented people, 6 generations

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Choose your GEDCOM file

See every person in one chart, and whether it would fit a 24x36 inch poster.

or drop the file here

Your file is read in your browser. The file itself is not uploaded.

The chart starts here. Defaults to the first person in the file.
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Living peopleShown by name only, no dates, unless hidden.

Sample This is a sample with invented names. Choose your own GEDCOM file to see your tree.

Ancestors of Maren IlkmereSample with invented namesOsric IlkmereOsric Ilkmere1899–1971Hester PellworthHester Pellworth1902–1980Bram IlkmereBram Ilkmere1927–2004Fenn MarloweFenn Marlowe1903–1969Isolde RedfarrowIsolde Redfarrow1906–1988Greta MarloweGreta Marlowe1930–2011Quill IlkmereQuill IlkmereSilas EastcombeSilas Eastcombe1905–1977Linnea HarrowgateLinnea Harrowgate1908–1992Tobias EastcombeTobias Eastcombe1931–1999Corin CaldermoorCorin Caldermoor1909–1985Thea NetherbyThea Netherby1912–2001Verity CaldermoorVerity Caldermoor1934–2016Calla EastcombeCalla EastcombeMaren IlkmereMaren Ilkmere

Scroll sideways and up or down to see the whole chart, or pinch to zoom on a phone. Generations run left to right.

How it works

From your tree program to one chart

  1. Export a GEDCOM file

    In Ancestry, MyHeritage, Family Tree Maker or another program, export your tree as a .ged file. Our guides show where.

  2. Preview it free

    Choose the file above. Pick a home person and Ancestors or Descendants, and every person in that view is laid out in one chart.

  3. Check the size

    The preview says whether the chart fits a 24x36 inch poster at the 7pt minimum type size. Ordering a printed poster opens soon.

What you get

The whole tree, not a few generations

Every person in the view

No cap on generations. Descendants, spouses and ancestors are all drawn, with right-angle connectors.

Your file stays in your browser

It is read on your device. It is not uploaded and not stored; reload and it is gone.

Living people protected

People who may be living show by name only, and one switch hides them from the chart.

A plain answer on size

It tells you if the chart fits 24x36 inches at 7pt type, and never shrinks the type to squeeze it in.

Plans

Preview free. Printed poster coming soon.

The preview is free today. The printed poster is not on sale yet; this is the planned offer.

Preview

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  • Any GEDCOM file
  • Every person in the view you pick
  • Size check for a 24x36 inch poster
  • Your file stays in your browser
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24x36 inch poster

$49planned

  • Your whole-tree chart, printed
  • Shipped to your door (United States first)
  • Ordering opens soon
Ordering opens soon

Not on sale yet. The price and shipping area may change before ordering opens.

Guides

Getting your GEDCOM file

How to print your whole Ancestry family tree

Export a GEDCOM from Ancestry, MyHeritage or Family Tree Maker, then preview the whole tree.

Turn a GEDCOM file into a family tree poster

What a GEDCOM is, how the chart is laid out, and how to check it against a 24x36 inch sheet.

FAQ

Questions

Is my family tree uploaded to your server?

No. The page reads your GEDCOM file inside your browser and draws the chart there. The file and the people in it are not sent to us and are not stored. Reload the page and they are gone.

Which programs can I use?

Any program or website that can export a GEDCOM (.ged) file. We have step-by-step guides for Ancestry, MyHeritage and Family Tree Maker, and a note on FamilySearch, on the guide pages linked below.

How many generations and people does it chart?

Every person reachable from the home person you pick in the view you pick, with no cap on generations. Whether that fits a 24x36 inch sheet at the 7pt minimum type size depends on the shape of the tree, and the preview tells you plainly. It never shrinks the type to make a large tree fit.

What is the difference between Ancestors and Descendants?

Ancestors draws the home person with their parents, grandparents and so on up the tree. Descendants draws the home person with their spouses, children and so on down. To see a whole family, choose its oldest person and Descendants.

What happens to living people?

People with no death recorded who were born in the last 100 years, or who have no dates at all, are treated as possibly living. They are shown by name only, with no dates, and one switch hides them from the chart entirely. The home person always stays on the chart as its starting point.

Can I order a printed poster?

Not yet. Ordering opens soon. The planned offer is a 24x36 inch printed poster for $49, shipped to your door (United States first). Nothing can be bought on this site today, and price and shipping area may change before ordering opens.

Can I save the chart as a picture or PDF?

Not yet. The preview is for viewing on screen.

Is Branchwall part of Ancestry, FamilySearch or MyHeritage?

Branchwall is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Ancestry, FamilySearch or MyHeritage. Those names are used only to say which GEDCOM files the preview can read.

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