The Story
About BranchSmith
Modern tooling for the genealogy space—built to move fast, listen closely, and respect every hour of research you’ve already put in.
Why We Exist
Built for Today’s Researcher
Modern Tools
Genealogy software has been dominated by desktop applications for decades. BranchSmith brings that same power into the browser—fast, flexible, and accessible from any device without installation.
Rapid Experiments
New views and tools ship regularly, driven directly by user requests. If you need a filter, a visualization, or a workflow shortcut—tell us. We’re agile enough to respond and careful enough to get it right.
User-Driven Roadmap
We don’t build in a vacuum. Feature priorities come from the people actually using BranchSmith. Your research needs shape what we build next—and we keep a public roadmap so you can see the queue.
Your Investment
Share Research Fast and Flexibly
You’ve spent years—maybe decades—building your family tree. BranchSmith is designed from the start to honor that work, not replace it.
Any Tool, Any Source
Your GEDCOM exports from Ancestry, RootsMagic, MacFamilyTree, Legacy, PAF, or any standards-compliant editor load directly into BranchSmith. No re-entry. No migration project. Just open and explore.
Flexible Sharing
Move between views, focus on a family line, run a relationship comparison, or pull up a timeline—all without leaving the browser session. Share the perspective you need with the people who need it.
Your Data Stays Yours
BranchSmith processes your GEDCOM locally in the browser. We claim no ownership of your genealogical data. Export anytime, import anywhere—no vendor lock-in.
Have a feature in mind or a workflow you wish existed? Let us know—experiments built from real requests make the platform better for everyone.