A Private FamilySearch Alternative

In short: FamilySearch is a free record-search site built around one shared world tree that other users can edit. KinBranch is the opposite: your own private family tree that only you edit, kept in your browser with no account, shared with relatives as a view-only interactive link and printed as a poster PDF. Import your FamilySearch data via GEDCOM from a partner app and keep working here for free up to 150 people.

EHElena Hartwellb. 1970
DHDaniel Hartwellb. 1968
MHMaya Hartwellb. 1996
SOSam Okaforb. 1995
LHLeo Hartwellb. 1999
LRLucia Reyesb. 1947
ARArturo Reyes1944 – 2019
JHJune Hartwellb. 1941
WHWalter Hartwell1938 – 2011
NHNora Hartwellb. 2024

How to use it

  1. Export a GEDCOM of your branch (e.g. via a FamilySearch partner app).
  2. Import it here — the file is not uploaded.
  3. Edit freely; nobody else can change your tree.
  4. Share a view link or print a poster.

Shared world tree vs your own tree

On FamilySearch, ancestors are shared records that any signed-in user may edit. Here, the tree belongs to you: changes happen only in your browser or, with Family Plus, by co-editors you invite.

Frequently asked questions

Can other people edit my tree here like on FamilySearch?

No. Only you edit it, unless you share a Family Plus co-edit link.

Do relatives need a FamilySearch account to see my tree?

No. KinBranch share links open in any browser without any account.

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