Legacy Family Tree

What Legacy Family Tree does

Legacy Family Tree is a Windows desktop genealogy software application originally founded in 1998 and headquartered in Surprise, Arizona. The product enables individual family historians — ranging from beginners to professional researchers — to build, document, and preserve family trees, with automated Hinting that searches FindMyPast, FamilySearch, GenealogyBank, and MyHeritage for matching ancestor records, source citation tooling (SourceWriter), Google Maps-based location mapping, GEDCOM 5.5 import/export for data portability, and a library of 100+ reports and charts including the FAN Club Report, Origins Report, and publishable family history books. The product ecosystem extends beyond the desktop application to include the Legacy FamilySearch companion app for syncing with FamilySearch.org's collaborative family tree, the Legacy Charting Companion add-on, a Pocket Genealogist mobile companion, and the FamilyTreeWebinars.com online education platform.

The company operates a freemium business model: Legacy 10 is offered as a free download from the company's website, with a paid Deluxe edition available as an annual upgrade whose specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely self-serve via direct download, augmented by a content-marketing and community-led growth strategy that includes a 496+ page blog, email newsletter, an extensive webinar library, an active Facebook user group, and in-person Legacy User Groups across Australia, Canada, the United States, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and New Zealand. Legacy Family Tree is owned by MyHeritage, as confirmed by the "© 2025 MyHeritage Legacy Family Tree" copyright footer, and operates as a distinct brand within MyHeritage's genealogy software portfolio; the legal entity name is MyHeritage Legacy Family Tree.

Name

Legacy Family Tree

Legal name

MyHeritage Legacy Family Tree

Website

https://legacyfamilytree.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Legacy Family Tree is a Windows desktop genealogy software product (founded 1998) serving individual family historians with tree-building, automated record hinting, and reporting; owned by MyHeritage and distributed freemium via direct download.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Genealogy Software

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (519210)

akta.pro primary industry

Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF)

Keywords

• Genealogy software
• Family tree software
• Ancestry research
• Desktop genealogy
• Family history records

Headquarters

HQ city

Surprise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing (Freemium): Free Legacy 10 basic version with optional paid Deluxe edition upgrade for advanced features. The free version provides core genealogy functionality while Deluxe offers enhanced capabilities.
2. Legacy FamilySearch App: FamilySearch synchronization tool integrated with main software

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Legacy Family Tree is a Windows desktop genealogy software application that enables individuals to build, grow, research, and document their family trees. It features automated Hinting that searches major genealogy databases (FindMyPast, FamilySearch, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage) for ancestor records, a SourceWriter citation tool, 100+ reports and charts, Google Maps integration, and FamilySearch.org synchronization via the Legacy FamilySearch companion app.

Product overview

Legacy Family Tree offers a comprehensive genealogy software ecosystem centered on Legacy Family Tree 10 as the core desktop application for building and managing family trees. The product portfolio includes Legacy FamilySearch App for FamilySearch.org integration, Legacy Charting Companion for advanced visualization, and the FamilyTreeWebinars.com online learning platform. The software supports GEDCOM import/export for interoperability with other genealogy programs, offers hinting features that search major genealogy websites (FindMyPast, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, GenealogyBank), and provides over 100 reports and charts for sharing family history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legacy 10: Current version of the genealogy software with features including Hinting, Reports and Charts, and genealogy tools
• Legacy FamilySearch
• Legacy Charting Companion
• FamilyTreeWebinars.com

Products and services

• Legacy Family Tree 10 Main genealogy desktop software for building, growing, researching, and improving family trees. Features Hinting to key genealogy websites, 100+ reports and charts, source documentation tools, and media management for photographs and videos. Targeted at individual genealogists ranging from beginners to professional researchers.
• Legacy FamilySearch App Companion application that connects Legacy Family Tree to FamilySearch.org for syncing genealogical data, temple ordinances, and collaborative family tree features.
• Legacy Charting Companion Add-on companion product for advanced charting and visualization of family tree data.
• Pocket Genealogist Mobile application for accessing Legacy family files on Windows Mobile/PocketPC devices. Version 4 available with Legacy 6 compatibility and DNA tab support.
• FamilyTreeWebinars.com Online webinar platform hosting genealogy education content, training videos, and tutorial libraries for Legacy Family Tree users.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MyHeritagecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMyHeritage owns the Legacy Family Tree brand. Legacy Family Tree operates as part of MyHeritage's genealogy software portfolio. © 2025 MyHeritage Legacy Family Tree.
• FamilySearchcoreTechnology or IntegrationLegacy Family Tree integrates with FamilySearch.org through the Legacy FamilySearch app, allowing users to sync their family tree with FamilySearch's collaborative genealogical database. This is a key product feature enabling access to FamilySearch records and ordinances.
• FamilyTreeWebinars.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamilyTreeWebinars.com hosts the Legacy Family Tree webinar library with educational content. The platform was upgraded in May 2026 with new ultra-fast infrastructure and closed captioning capabilities for live webinars.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ancestry: Largest consumer genealogy platform (owned by PE sponsor Blackstone/GIC) offering family tree building, record search, and DNA testing. Direct competitor to Legacy Family Tree across the same hobbyist user base, with web-first delivery and a much larger record library.
• FamilySearch: Free, nonprofit genealogy platform operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the world's largest shared family tree and record archive. Competes directly for the same hobbyist users and is also a critical integration partner for Legacy's Hinting feature.
• FindMyPast: Subscription genealogy service focused on UK, Ireland, and Commonwealth records. Direct competitor to Legacy's record-search functionality and an integrated data source for Legacy's Hinting feature.
• RootsMagic: Long-standing desktop genealogy software (Windows/Mac) competing head-to-head with Legacy for hobbyist power-users, with comparable reports, charts, and GEDCOM-based family-tree workflows.
• Family Tree Maker: Heritage desktop genealogy software now owned and distributed by Ancestry. Directly competes with Legacy in the desktop family-tree software category and benefits from Ancestry's record ecosystem integration.
• Ancestral Quest: FamilySearch-affiliated desktop genealogy software for Windows. Competes in the same niche as Legacy with overlapping feature set including FamilySearch tree synchronization.

Broad incumbents

• MyHeritage: Parent company of Legacy Family Tree and a major direct competitor in its own right. Operates a global web-based genealogy platform with DNA, records, and family-tree tools that overlap directly with Legacy's user value proposition.

Emerging players

• Gramps: Open-source desktop genealogy software with an active developer community. Competes for price-sensitive and technical hobbyists by offering a free, cross-platform alternative to Legacy's Windows-only desktop client.
• 23andMe: Consumer DNA testing and ancestry service with growing family-tree and genealogy features. Competes for the same consumer interest in family history, but from a DNA-first rather than records-first angle.

Others

• HeritageQuest Online: Genealogy research database available primarily through libraries and educational institutions. Adjacent rather than directly competitive — functions as both a complementary record source for Legacy users and a partial substitute via library access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/legacyfamily
• Facebookfacebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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