Hope Chest

Searches your family tree.

What is Hope Chest?

"Hope Chest" is an easy-to-use Chrome extension for FamilySearch.org that enables users to search specific family lines, find descendants, print results, and identify necessary ordinances. With features like folder creation for searches and detection of data problems, it enhances your genealogy research effortlessly. Designed for long-term users, it facilitates discovering and sharing valuable family data.

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Extension stats

By: https://hopechestsoftware.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.11 (400)

Version: 12.0.3 (Last updated: 2024-09-14)

Creation date: 2020-06-25

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage
unlimitedStorage
activeTab
scripting

Host permissions:

https://familysearch.org/*
https://www.familysearch.org/*
https://hopechestsoftware.com/*

Size: 1.27M

Email: su*****@hopechestsoftware.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 5871 ▼ 12

Other rankings

#23846 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 18 #64 in family keyword 16

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Hope Chest is fun and easy to use! You can...

★ Search a specific family line. ★ Search the descendants of an ancestor you share with a friend or family member. ★ Print the search results and share them.
★ Create a folder for each search. ★ Discover specific ordinances needed for male and/or female ancestors. ★ Search your ancestor’s descendants for: • Available ordinances • Records needing more information • Data problems • Record hints

Hope Chest is an extension that helps users of the FamilySearch.org website.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helpful for family history research and identifying ancestors
Quick installation and easy to use interface
Allows for focused research on specific family lines
Can print results for sharing with others
Effective for discovering needed ordinances for ancestors

Cons

Frequent technical issues and failure to function as intended
Poor customer service, with many reports of no response from support
Frustration over subscription model and loss of previous lifetime access
Some users found the free version to be effectively non-functional
Confusion over features requiring paid upgrades

Most mentioned

Issues with customer support and lack of responses
Problems with program functionality and technical glitches
Dissatisfaction with subscription changes and pricing
General praise for its utility when it works
Concerns about usability for new users

User reviews

I paid for a lifetime subscription and they changed the subscription plans. No refund no nothing they can't be trusted. liable to pay for a subscription and then they change it t something else and like me you'll be sol

Junk Junky, 2024-10-14

I upgraded to the paid version last year and have never been able to get the program to search. I never requested a refund. I was surprised when I could find no way to cancel the subscription and was recently charged for another year. The only contact given is the support email. They have never responded to my emails.

Marvin Rainsdon, 2024-08-15

This has been an amazing tool for doing Family History, especially since so much of my work has been done back to the 1500-1600 range. It is not always intuitive to new users and I have not found many instructions. If it had not been shown to me and explained by another user I'm not sure if i would have been as pleased with it. As of now, I hope never to be without it. My last search brought up over 1,000 names that needed work.