Ancestry Alternatives for Windows

Ancestry is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Gramps, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Ancestry and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Ancestry are MyHeritage, webtrees, Ancestris and Ahnenblatt.

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  1. Gramps icon
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    Gramps is a Free Software Project for Genealogy, offering a professional cross-platform genealogy program, and a wiki open to all.

    44 Gramps alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. MyHeritage icon
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    Genealogy service supporting family tree creation online or offline, advanced ancestor search in 5.2 billion records, Smart Matching, face detection in photos, interactive charts, family website hosting, event planning, Google Maps integration, and collaborative editing.

    40 MyHeritage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. webtrees icon
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    Webtrees is a free, open source, website based, collaborative genealogy application. It works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a web server using PHP and MySQL (or Postgres, SQL Server, or SQLite).

    23 webtrees alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • PHP
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
     
  4. Ahnenblatt icon
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    Ahnenblatt is genealogy software for Windows. (Use Portable Version for Linux with Wine)

    28 Ahnenblatt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
     
  5. LifeLines icon
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    LifeLines is a genealogy program to help with your family history research. Its primary strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability easily import and export information in the GEDCOM format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Family Historian is a family tree program offering great diagram facilities.

    It was praised in particular for its ability to enter data directly from diagrams and for its multi-media capabilities.

    29 Family Historian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. GenoPro icon
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    GenoPro is easy to use genealogy software to create family trees and genograms.

    17 GenoPro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Centurial icon
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    Centurial offers the same fun as traditional conclusion-based genealogy software but with that one big difference: it’s evidence-based.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Gramps Web icon
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    Gramps Web is a web app for collaborative genealogy. It is based on and interoperable with Gramps, the leading open source genealogy desktop application. Gramps Web is free & open source software and puts your privacy and your...

    9 Gramps Web alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  10. Legacy is a full-featured genealogy program that assists family historians in tracking, organizing, printing, and sharing family history. The standard edition is distributed as freeware, with no restrictions, only requiring registration on the companys web site to download the...

    29 Legacy Family Tree alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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