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webtrees is free and open-source web-based genealogy software. It is written in PHP and JavaScript, runs on a web server, and is designed for collaborative editing and publication of family-history data. The software works with GEDCOM files and can be used for private family trees or shared online genealogy projects.
webtrees was created in 2010 as a fork of PhpGedView. Genealogy-software writers and reviewers covered the first release as a successor to PhpGedView, and later coverage has described it as an actively maintained collaborative genealogy web application.
webtrees was created in 2010 after several PhpGedView developers moved development away from SourceForge during disputes over access restrictions and export-control handling. It was the second major fork of PhpGedView, after Genmod.
In July 2010, Dick Eastman introduced webtrees in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter as a new web-based genealogy program. On the day version 1.0.0 was released, Tamura Jones reviewed webtrees and compared it with PhpGedView. Jones later gave webtrees an honorable mention in the 2010 GeneAwards, describing it as a faster and cleaner successor to PhpGedView.
webtrees is designed to run on a web server and be accessed through a browser. It supports collaborative editing, privacy controls, media handling, and GEDCOM import and export.
The 2.2 branch moved webtrees toward newer PHP features and raised the minimum PHP requirement, while the 2.1 branch remained available for older hosting environments. Version 2.2.6 was released on 29 April 2026.
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Webtrees
webtrees is free and open-source web-based genealogy software. It is written in PHP and JavaScript, runs on a web server, and is designed for collaborative editing and publication of family-history data. The software works with GEDCOM files and can be used for private family trees or shared online genealogy projects.
webtrees was created in 2010 as a fork of PhpGedView. Genealogy-software writers and reviewers covered the first release as a successor to PhpGedView, and later coverage has described it as an actively maintained collaborative genealogy web application.
webtrees was created in 2010 after several PhpGedView developers moved development away from SourceForge during disputes over access restrictions and export-control handling. It was the second major fork of PhpGedView, after Genmod.
In July 2010, Dick Eastman introduced webtrees in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter as a new web-based genealogy program. On the day version 1.0.0 was released, Tamura Jones reviewed webtrees and compared it with PhpGedView. Jones later gave webtrees an honorable mention in the 2010 GeneAwards, describing it as a faster and cleaner successor to PhpGedView.
webtrees is designed to run on a web server and be accessed through a browser. It supports collaborative editing, privacy controls, media handling, and GEDCOM import and export.
The 2.2 branch moved webtrees toward newer PHP features and raised the minimum PHP requirement, while the 2.1 branch remained available for older hosting environments. Version 2.2.6 was released on 29 April 2026.
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