Your family
history —
all in one place.
A native macOS app for building your family tree, searching European archives, and preserving your family story for the next generations.
Features
Everything you need.
Family tree
Interactive charts of your ancestors — pedigree, fan chart, timelines. Smooth even with thousands of people.
AI assistance
A research assistant that suggests next steps, finds record hints, and helps you match archival sources to people in your tree.
Import & export
Full GEDCOM 5.5.1 support. Move your research freely between Family Uniwersum and any other genealogy software.
Historical maps
See where your family comes from on interactive maps of places tied to births, marriages, and migrations.
Sources & documents
Manage records, photos, and source citations. Every fact in your tree can point back to the document that proves it.
Privacy by design
Local-first: your family data lives in a database on your Mac, not on our servers. Online search only when you ask for it.
Comparison
Why Family Uniwersum?
| Feature | Family Uniwersum | MyHeritage | Gramps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
| Built-in AI assistant | ✓ | — | — |
| Local-first (works offline) | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Native macOS app | ✓ | — | — |
| GEDCOM import & export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interactive maps | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Polish archive search (Geneteka, BaSIA…) | ✓ | — | — |
AI built into
every step.
Genealogy research means hours of searching through archives. The built-in assistant does the tedious part for you — and leaves the discoveries to you.
Record hints
The app searches connected archives and suggests records that may match people in your tree — you review and accept.
Research suggestions
Smart hints about what to look for next: missing dates, unexplored lines, and archives worth checking.
Smart matching
Duplicate detection and profile matching across sources, with confidence scores instead of guesswork.
The app
Designed for
lovers of history.
A native macOS experience — fast, responsive, and beautiful. Built for genealogists who care about their tools.
Demo
See it in action.
Start discovering your
family history.
Family Uniwersum is in active development, heading for the Mac App Store. Join the beta list and be the first to try it.
For macOS 13+ · Free