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Genea

Genea is a web app for genealogy enthusiasts to visually build and edit family trees, reading and saving GEDCOM data without server-side components.

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Genea is a web app for genealogy enthusiasts to visually build and edit family trees, reading and saving GEDCOM data without server-side components.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

42/100 Fair

Maintained
42last commit 306 days ago
Popular
49277 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 10 days ago

GitHub stars
277
Open issues
14
Last commit
2025-12-12
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (genea-app/genea-app)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Installation Unpack the app files into a directory and serve them over HTTPS. source

Fetched today - each note links to its source

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

How do I self-host Genea?

Unpack the Genea files into a directory and serve them over HTTPS. This lets you control the exact version you run.

How can I keep my Genea data private and usable from multiple devices?

Host your own Git instance such as Gitea or GitLab to store the data privately and make it accessible from multiple devices. You can also use a free GitHub repository or work directly with GEDCOM files.

Can Genea represent same-sex marriages?

Yes. Genea allows a FAM record to contain either two HUSB or two WIFE records for a same-sex marriage, but other relationship types are not supported.

What should I do if the Genea Mobile Access app keeps showing persistent messages?

Follow the app troubleshooting steps to address most common issues. If the problem persists, contact Genea support.

Answers sourced from github.com, help.getgenea.com

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads