DNArboretum

Presents 23andMe and FTDNA Family Trees in Ahnentafel Format

What is DNArboretum?

DNArboretum is a dedicated Chrome extension for presenting 23andMe and FTDNA's Family Trees in detailed Ahnentafel format. The extension extracts information from your family trees and represents them in a comprehensive manner. It allows visualizing ancestors up to 7th great-grandparents, and you can explore relationships on the basis of different inheritance modes. The utility extends to facilitate name and place exploration within the tree.

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By: neanderling

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.03 (31)

Version: 2.0.0.4 (Last updated: 2018-04-14)

Creation date: 2018-04-13

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
https://www.23andme.com/family/tree/*
https://www.familytreedna.com/my/family-tree/*

Size: 32.63K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 16942 ▼ 214

Other rankings

#23906 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 19 #27 in wait keyword 6 ▲ 1 #71 in family keyword 11 ▼ 2 #137 in loading keyword 20 ▼ 1 #207 in stop keyword 14 ▼ 4

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Summary

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This extension for FTDNA's Family Trees and for 23andMe's "classic" Family Trees (i.e., 23andMe trees entered before their discontinuation in 2015) extracts information from a displayed tree and presents it as a list in Ahnentafel format. When available, ancestors to at least 7th great grandparents (8th cousin relationships) are displayed at 23andMe, and up to 15 generations are displayed at FTDNA. Clicking on an individual's entry will highlight their descendants and their ancestors based on the selected inheritance mode (autosomal, X chromosome, mitochondrial or Y chromosome).

Step 1: Load a family tree (wait for the "loading" icon to stop spinning) Step 2: Click on the DNArboretum icon located on the right hand side of the URL bar (see screenshot) Step 3: Wait for the "loading" icon to stop spinning, this can take some time for complex trees Step 4: The DNArboretum page will automatically open Step 5: Select the Inheritance mode of interest (defaults to autosomal) Step 6: Click and explore; search for names and places

For more information, 23andMe users please see this thread: https://www.23andme.com/you/community/thread/29714/

Version 2.0.0.2 circumvents a Chrome bug that prevented FTDNA trees from displaying consistently but requires the user to perform a redundant button push (for the technically minded, setTimeout() does not achieve the desired result). Not elegant, but it works again.

Version 2.0.0.3 fixes a bug that caused some ancestors to be omitted from FTDNA trees

Version 2.0.0.4 may address certain errors in trees with multiple spouses

User reviews

User reviews summary

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

Makes matching trees quite easy
Huge time-saver
Great with Genome Mate Pro
Helps to avoid costly and embarrassing mistakes
Makes useless family trees on ftdna useful

Cons

Hasn't worked for a couple of years
Does not work after the latest update of Chrome
Doesn't work when Google updates
Wasted months before finding this extension
Does not work with 23andMe

Most mentioned

Extension not working
Request for new features
Appreciation for the developer
Request for compatibility with other genealogy tools
Usefulness in matching trees

Recent reviews

This used to be the MOST WONDERFUL extension possible -- made matching trees quite easy. But it hasn't worked for a couple of years. Please, author of it, fix it if you can !!!! I'd be willing to pay to have it fixed as it used to be great!!!

Laura Reich, 2020-10-18

Does not work after the latest update of Chrome

Anders Dahlin, 2019-04-27

Will not open a file? Has something changed? Love this app and use it all the time

Amby Rogers, 2019-02-24

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Safety

Risk impact

DNArboretum may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.