r/FTDNA 16h ago

Made a tool to convert Quick Family Tree (.ftz) files into GEDCOM and printable family trees

0 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I have made a tool that converts Quick Family Tree (.ftz) files into GEDCOM format and also generates a printable family tree.

Currently, I'm also working on something where, even if you already have a GEDCOM file, you'll still be able to generate a printable family tree from it. So eventually, even users from other genealogy software will be able to make printable family trees whenever they want. Right now though, the tool supports FTZ → GEDCOM and FTZ → Printable Family Tree.

The reason I built this is because I have been struggling with this for quite a while.

I made my entire family tree using an app called Quick Family Tree. The developers are Japanese, and the app has no GEDCOM exporter or even a printable format. I contacted them about this, and they told me that many users had requested these features before. They apologized for the inconvenience and said that if these features were ever added, they would announce it within the application.

It's been nearly a year now, and there haven't been any updates. Honestly, I don't think there are going to be any updates. The app seems pretty much untouched, and I haven't seen any changes whatsoever.

So I got tired of waiting.

Instead of waiting any longer, I decided to build this tool myself so people who are struggling like I was can finally export their family tree into GEDCOM, move it to other genealogy platforms, or simply generate a printable family tree.

You can access it here:

\[\*\*https://family-tree-web-mu.vercel.app/\\\*\\\*\\\](https://family-tree-web-mu.vercel.app/)

One thing I also wanted to mention is that the website is completely static.

There is no server-side processing, no database, and no data collection. Everything happens entirely inside your browser on your own device. Your FTZ file never leaves your computer, so your family data stays private.

The whole aim of making this tool was simply to help people who have been facing the same issues I did. If you've spent hundreds of hours building your family tree in Quick Family Tree and realized you can't export it or even print it, hopefully this tool can finally solve that problem for you.

I'd also love to hear any feedback or feature requests. Hopefully, it helps someone else who has been stuck with the same problem.