Get ready to supercharge your family history research! Genealogy Assistant adds 50+ custom features to popular genealogy websites like Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA and more.

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Get access to all of our tools in an easy to use, one-click install. All features are automatically updated and new tools are added regularly.

Notice: Genealogy Assistant and these plugins are not created or endorsed by ‘Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company’ a.k.a. Ancestry.com, ‘MyHeritage Ltd’ a.k.a. MyHeritage.com or 'Intellectual Reserve, Inc' a.k.a. FamilySearch.org.

*Support*

Use the "Report a bug" link at the top of the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel to report any issues you encounter. 

Support Email: hello@genea.ca

*Ancestry Research Tools*

Use Darker Styled Look and Feel: A high-contrast dark theme is applied to the Ancestry website, replacing the default bright whites with darker tones. This styling is applied consistently across all pages of the website, including the homepage, profile pages, and search results.

Advanced Research Tools on Profiles: The existing research tools menu is enhanced with a more extensive list of links, including options like Save to Tree, Quick Edit, and Edit Relationships. These links are fully customizable, allowing you to enable or disable specific tools based on your preferences. The tools also appear on other users family trees. Links and buttons on the page have letter icons next to them which correspond to their keyboard shortcuts.

Activate Quick Search via "ctrl/cmd + /": You can open a search prompt by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + / (Windows) or CMD + / (Mac). This prompt enables you to quickly search for record collections in the Card Catalog using keywords, such as census years, locations, or record types. Results are displayed immediately, and selecting an entry takes you directly to the collections search page.

Add Select All Link When Saving to Tree: A new button is added titled Select all people to the top of the Save to Tree page. This button allows you to automatically select or deselect all the individuals listed on the page to add them to your family tree. It ensures only the people are selected, leaving facts unchecked to avoid overwriting verified information in your tree.

Add Select All People Link to Hints: A button titled Select all people is added to the sidebar popup when reviewing hints at Step 3 Add people. Clicking this button allows you to automatically select all of the people connected to the record with a single click.

Add Select All People Link to Records: A button titled Select all people is added to to the top of the Add new information to your tree page. Clicking this button allows you to automatically select all of the people connected to the record with a single click.

Add Advanced Search to Profiles: With Advanced Search, a new button is added to profile pages of a person in an Ancestry family tree titled Advanced Search. Ancestry Basic Search allows you to perform a basic search of only name, birth date, birth place, death date and death place information. The Search on FamilySearch button will search the current person on FamilySearch.

Advanced Paging for Image Viewer: New buttons are added to the bottom of the Ancestry image viewer allowing you to skip forward or backward by 2, 10, 25 or 50 pages at a time. This feature helps when working with large records by helping you to quickly page through the images.

Add Search Button to Records Page: A new button titled Search is added to the top of text transcription record pages, alongside the existing Save and Share buttons. Clicking this button runs a search using the persons details from the current record, allowing you to quickly run the search without manually entering information. This feature saves time and ensures accuracy by using the records existing data to search for more records easily.

Save All People in Tree to CSV File: A new button titled Download CSV appears at the top right of the list of people in any family tree. Clicking this button automates the process of navigating through all pages of the tree, reading the data, and compiling it into a CSV file for your research project.

Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Family Tree: Keyboard shortcuts will be enabled on any Ancestry family tree you view, so you can hover over any item and press a single character to quickly access common items and actions. A guide is added to the bottom right hand corner of the family tree which lists all available shortcuts.

Add Keyboard Navigation to Search: On any Ancestry search results page you can use the arrow keys to move between pages. Pressing the left arrow will move you back a page and pressing the right arrow will move you forward a page.

Search Family Trees by Name: A search box is added to the top of the Create and Manage Trees page that enables you to search your family trees by name with a quick autocomplete popup. Click on the Index Trees button to add all your trees, and rebuild the index as needed. This feature also works with Quick Search.

Family Tree Screenshot Tools: Ancestry Tree Cleaner removes navigation icons, hint icons, and other visual distractions from the family tree view. Ancestry Printable Tree converts the family tree view into a black-and-white, high-contrast design optimized for printing. You can toggle between these modes to customize the trees appearance from buttons in the the bottom right hand corner of your family tree.

ThruLines Screenshot Tools: A button is added to the top of your ThruLines titled Activate ThruLines Cleaner. When clicked, unnecessary elements are removed from the ThruLines view, such as evaluate icons and visual noise, while enhancing the clarity of pedigree lines and increasing the size of profile images. This creates a clean, uniform layout that is easier to read and more visually appealing for screenshots.

Hide Siblings Button in Family Tree: A new button titled Hide all siblings is added to the bottom right of your family tree that when clicked automatically hides all siblings from view. This feature helps keep your family tree layout clean and focused, particularly when working with direct lineages.

Save to Tree Name Auto-fill: The name of the person you are adding is detected and automatically populated in the Person in Tree input box in the save popup window. This ensures the name is entered accurately and consistently without requiring manual input. This streamlines the process of saving individuals to your tree, especially during lengthy research sessions building DNA trees.

Text Records Name Auto-fill: The name associated with a text transcription record is detected and automatically populated into the Name input box on the Save to Tree popup window, eliminating the need for manual typing or copying and pasting. This feature is particularly helpful when saving large numbers of text records during long research sessions, reducing repetitive tasks and ensuring consistent name entry.

Image Records Name Auto-fill: The name associated with the image record you are viewing is detected and automatically filled into the Person in tree input box on the Save to Tree popup window. This eliminates the need for manual entry and is particularly useful when working with multiple records in a single research session.

FamilySearch Wiki Links in Profile: Clickable links titled FamilySearch Wiki are added to the birth and death place names in individual profiles on your family tree. Clicking these links automatically runs a search for the location in the FamilySearch Wiki, opening the results in a new tab for easy access to relevant genealogical information. This feature saves time by integrating FamilySearch Wiki searches directly into the profile view, helping you quickly access valuable location-based research resources.

Change Text Case via Shift + Up/Down: Holding the shift key and pressing the up or down arrows on your keyboard will change the text case of any input to uppercase or standard case, so you can quickly change the capitalization of a field to suit your preference.

Prevent ThruLines from Auto-Collapsing: All pedigree links in ThruLines are expanded by default, and the limit of how many you can have open at one time is removed. This allows for a complete view of all potential connections without sections automatically closing and is especially useful for taking screenshots or performing detailed analyses of all connections in your ThruLines without interruption.

Always Use Advanced Search Page: All searches will automatically use the advanced search layout by default. Searches will also include all record and media types by default, ensuring you are able to find the result you are looking for.

Always Search Global Records in Catalog: All searches on the card catalog will automatically default to searching global records instead of searching only within your own country. The checkbox at the top of the Filters section to display national records only will automatically be unchecked when you run your search.

AND MUCH MORE!

Latest update: Tuesday April 15th, 2025.
v2.0.7: Updates for "Hide Matches Already Connected to Tree", improvements for CSV download tools.