Free family tree app

Know where
you come from.

Most of us cannot name our great-grandparents. We see relatives at family functions and do not know how they are connected to us. Every generation, a little more is lost.

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No credit card. Private by default.

"I don't know my great-grandfather's name. I see uncles and aunts at family functions and I don't know their names, or how they are even related to me. Every generation ends, and with it, another branch of the family quietly disappears."

This is the problem Sa Roots was built to solve. It is not a niche problem. It is the quiet reality for most families. History is stored in the memories of elders, and when they go, that history goes with them.

You can name your parents. Probably your grandparents. But can you name your great-grandparents? Do you know what they did, where they lived, what they went through? Can your children name yours?

At a family function, you smile at a face you vaguely recognise, someone calls them "uncle" or "auntie," and you nod along. You have no idea who they actually are to you, which branch they belong to, or how many generations separate you.

This is not laziness. It is a structural problem. There has never been a simple, visual, private place where a family can record itself, generation by generation, and pass that record forward.

Sa Roots is that place.

Private by default
Cloud synced
Invite your family
Works on any device
The canvas

Four generations, one view

Every grandparent, uncle, aunt, cousin, sibling and child has their own node. Tap any one to see who they are and how they connect to you.

Your tree looks like this
PG
Dad's Father
PG
Dad's Mother
MG
Mom's Father
MG
Mom's Mother
Un
Uncle
Da
Father
Mo
Mother
Au
Aunt
Co
Cousin
Br
Brother
You
You
Sp
Spouse
Si
Sister
Co
Cousin
S1
Son
D1
Daughter
Four generations · 14 people · all connected
How it works

Start with what you know

You do not need to know everything before you begin. Start with yourself and the people closest to you. The tree grows as you learn more.

1

Sign up and place yourself

Create a free account. You become the centre of the canvas. Add your name, birth year, and any details you have.

2

Add everyone you know

Tap any empty slot to add a person. Parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, spouse, children. Fill in what you know. Leave blank what you don't.

3

Invite family to fill the gaps

Share a link with a relative. They can sign in, see the tree, and add what only they would know. The record builds itself.

What it solves

Four things Sa Roots gives back

👴

Names that would otherwise be forgotten

Your great-grandfather had a name, a story, a life. Sa Roots gives you somewhere to write it down before the last person who remembers him is gone.

🤝

The uncle you never properly met

At every family function there are faces you half-recognise. Sa Roots tells you exactly who they are, which branch they belong to, and how you are connected.

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A record that outlasts any one generation

Each generation that contributes makes the record richer for the next. What you add today is something your children and grandchildren will thank you for.

🌱

Roots give you direction

Knowing where you come from changes how you see yourself. It gives children a sense of identity and continuity that no other app can provide.

Features

Everything built in, nothing to install

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Four-generation canvas
Both sets of grandparents, parents, your own siblings, cousins, spouse and children, all on one scrollable visual canvas.
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Rich family profiles
Each person gets a full profile: name, gender, birth year, occupation, location, personal notes, and how they relate to you.
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Real-time cloud sync
Every change saves automatically. Sign in from your phone or another computer and your tree is exactly where you left it.
📨
Family invitations
Generate a personal invite link for any relative. They sign up and connect their own branch to the shared tree.
🔒
Three privacy levels
Private for yourself, Family to share a view-only link, or Public for anyone with the link. Change it anytime.
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Try before you sign up
Explore a pre-built demo tree and see every feature working before you create an account.
Privacy

Your family's data stays yours

Family trees contain deeply personal information. Sa Roots is built with privacy as the default, not an afterthought. Your tree is invisible to everyone until you choose otherwise.

🔐
You control who sees your tree
Choose from three privacy levels at any time. Your tree starts as Private; only you can see it. Switch to Family to share a view-only link with relatives. Or go Public if you want anyone with the link to see it.
🔒 Private 👨‍👩‍👧 Family 🌐 Public

Start before it is too late

The elders who carry your family's history will not be here forever. Start with what you know today. Ask one question next time you see a relative. The tree grows one person at a time.

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No credit card required. Private by default.