Ancestry Match Downloader
Ancestry Match Downloader: Chrome Extension for DNA Info
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- activeTab
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- https://www.ancestry.com/
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Extension summary
Ancestry Match Downloader is designed to use the new Ancestry DNA API to scan, store, and download your current matches. The extension limits the download to matches having 20cm or more in common. This the 4th Cousin or Closer filter that Ancestry uses. Ancestry does not include matches with less than 20cm shared in their in common matching. Typically a user will have from up to 10000 matches that fall in this range. The match scan will take approximately 1 minute per 5000 matches. Scanning in common matches still takes a long time to complete. If you have 2500 matches expect ICW scan to take around 30 minutes. If you have 4000 matches expect it to take 2 hours. If you have 6000 matches expect it to take 3 to 4 hours.
Updates: Version 0.1.4 Changed the default filenames for export to include the test takers name. Also I included the filter settings for Clusters in the file name. The Cluster file name will be Name-ICW-Clusters-MaxCM-MinCM-Percent-MinSize.XML.
Version 0.1.3
Added message box to export routines to show number of matches exported and clusters exported.
Added more error catching to the exports.
Version 0.1.2 Added some error catching to the export routines to catch incomplete scans of match data. Added an message pop up when match scan is complete and ICW scan is complete.
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spammy, or outdated.- Definitely a really nice tool! Thank you and keep up the good work.
- Great app/extension, fills the gap left by Ancestry DNA Helper.
- Incredible tool for generating an ICW Matrix and changing thresholds.
- No longer works due to Ancestry blocking access.
- Error messages when trying to communicate with Ancestry Server.
- Difficult to figure out how to use the extension without guidance.
- No longer works owing to Ancestry blocking access.
- Error communicating with Ancestry Server.
- Needs better instructions or a tutorial for users.
User reviews
ישי גלזנר, 2024-11-11 
Jim Cordy, 2022-02-12 
Nicole Hicks, 2022-01-27Extension safety
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Ancestry Match Downloader requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Ancestry Match Downloader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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