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Skrevet af Gemma Davison d. 6. maj 2020
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Heredis Overview: Family Tree Software with a Wide Variety of Charts 

Heredis empowers you to construct a comprehensive family tree, commencing with a chosen root individual. The software imposes no restrictions on the number of relatives you can include, facilitating in-depth genealogical research. While it may require some initial familiarization with its features, once acclimated, updating your family tree becomes a seamless and efficient process.

Heredis offers access to an extensive array of online genealogy sources, including Heredis Online, FamilySearch, Ancestry, and MyHeritage. This provides you with a convenient avenue to explore and search through a vast repository of records and documents. It’s essential to note that access to certain historical records may require a subscription.

To experience the full range of features, you can download the free demo version of Heredis, which is compatible with both Mac and Windows devices. This allows you to test the software’s capabilities without any financial commitment. The demo version permits you to create multiple family trees, although each tree is limited to 50 individuals.

In the following sections, I will share my comprehensive thoughts on Heredis, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. This will aid you in making an informed decision as to whether Heredis is the ideal family tree builder for your genealogical pursuits.

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If you’re curious about what Heredis can do, you can give it a whirl with the demo version, and the best part is, it won’t cost you a thing. You’re free to create as many family trees as you’d like, as long as they don’t go over 50 individuals per file.

The demo version doesn’t have a time limit, so you can take your time exploring all that Heredis has to offer before deciding if you want to go for the paid version. Here are just a few of the  features:

  • You can add media, events, notes, facts, and more to each entry in your family tree.
  • Need to dig up some public records or search genealogy databases? Heredis lets you tap into resources like FamilySearch, MyHeritage, Ancestry, and FindMyPast.
  • Want to create stunning charts and reports based on your family tree? Heredis has got you covered.
  • If you’re curious about your ancestors’ migration patterns, Heredis has an interactive mapping feature that lets you track their journeys.

With the demo version of Heredis Online, you have the ability to publish your family tree online, no matter its size. However, it’s important to note that if your tree contains over 50 relatives, editing or printing capabilities are not available.

Getting the demo version is very straightforward. There’s no requirement for credit card details or any other complex information. Simply provide your name and email address to begin. Additionally, Heredis offers numerous informative video tutorials on their website to help you get started.

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Family Tree Builder Software – Appealing Charts, but Not the Most Intuitive Interface

Upon launching the Heredis software, you’re given the option to open a demo family file, which proves beneficial for newcomers to family tree software. It offers a preview of what your family tree and various chart styles could look like. Personally, I find the charts to have a modern and visually appealing design.

Exploring the sample project proved to be an efficient way of acquainting myself with Heredis. It offered valuable insights into the types of data I could input for each family member and how this information would be displayed on the tree. This hands-on experience helped me quickly grasp the software’s functionalities and layout.

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The software is not the easiest to use, and on my Windows 10 machine at times it was painfully slow. Adding family members is quite a labor-intensive process, but you can add quite a lot of information about each relative, including birth dates, death dates, marriages, job information, and your own customized facts.

No hints are visible on your family tree to potential matches to genealogy websites, but you can search them nonetheless through Heredis. Accessing historical records from MyHeritage and Ancestry requires a paid subscription.

There were a few drawbacks to the software, including the lack of an undo function, which is very frustrating if you make a mistake. Plus, there is no option to input any DNA information, which can be a really useful tool to find distant relatives for your family tree.

5 Standout Features of Heredis

Excellent Android and iOS Apps

You can take your family tree and your genealogy research with you wherever you go, using the Heridis app for Android and iOS devices. The app is free to download and allows you to:

  • Add and modify persons on your family tree
  • Send your family tree via email to print out
  • Add to your media collection from photos on your mobile devices
  • View, browse, and share your family trees with your Mac and Windows computers.
  • Input a family tree created using other genealogy software as a GEDCOM file

Any modification you make to your family tree on the app will be updated on your computer and vice-versa. Plus, the apps can be used, even if you’re not a Heredis user.

Search Family Trees from Other Heredis Users for Family Connections

Search other family trees created by Heredis Online users for matches to your own relatives. With a Heredis Online account, you can search over 400 million family trees for relatives that fit a number of criteria.

The more you know about a relative, the more likely you are to find a match in another user’s family tree. This may unveil a comprehensive branch of your family tree that you had no information on, proving very useful in your genealogy research.

Track the Migration of your Ancestors with Interactive Mapping

When you add an event to your family tree (eg. birth, death, marriage, job, etc.), you can assign it to a location, which is then logged on an interactive map. This allows you to see the migration patterns of your entire family at a glance.

In just a few moments, you can trace the movements of an individual family member or an entire lineage, whether it be over just a few miles or over entire continents. Each marker on the interactive map, shows a list of events, dates, and individuals, helping to give you a better grasp of your family’s geographical origins and movements.

Browse FamilySearch’s Historical Records for FREE

Heredis is certified by FamilySearch, which means you can browse its historical records from within the family tree program. Better yet, you can access more than six billion person entries, completely free of charge.

With access to FamilySearch, you can search its universal Family Tree and access many digital documents to further your research into your ancestors. Compare relatives in your tree with those in FamilySearch and potentially find additional ancestors from their historical records. You can also import descendants and ancestors from FamilySearch’s universal Family Tree to your Heredis tree.

Choose From Dozens of Chart and Report Options

Heredis has a wide variety of charts, reports, and booklets available, which can be shared via email. Unlike some of the other family tree programs I have reviewed, Heredis’ charts are visually appealing, modern, and of high quality, so you could print them out and give them to relatives as thoughtful gifts.

Choose from over 40 charts and more than 30 report styles, which include ancestor and descendant charts, location trees, a supersized family tree, and more than 30 illustrated tree options, which can be customized to create an original and beautiful family tree.

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Growing Your Tree – Impressive Visuals, but not the Easiest Software to Use

Despite experimenting with the sample project for a while, I still found it quite difficult to get to grips with the data entry process. Once I figured out how to add family members, I had the basis of my family tree in a few hours. To each entry, you can add images and numerous facts, including your own customized information.

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After exhausting my initial knowledge of relatives, I hoped for hints next to family members that could lead to potential matches on genealogy websites. Unfortunately, this feature was not available, necessitating individual research for each family member to uncover information on additional generations. This process proved to be quite time-consuming.

However, utilizing the Search Wizard tool, you can select a family member and explore matches across various genealogy websites. While Heredis allows free access to FamilySearch records, accessing historical records on platforms like MyHeritage and Ancestry requires a paid subscription.

For those without subscriptions, there are several other online archives organized by country. In the case of the UK, where my family hails from, available resources included British History Online, National Archives, Old Bailey, and more.

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Heredis sets itself apart from the competition when it comes to the variety of charts, all of which have great visual appeal. You can print sheets, colorful charts, and fully illustrated books, as well as create your own website, using Heredis online.

Unfortunately, there were a number of things I didn’t like about the software. At times it ran painfully slow on my Windows machine, with lag and windows becoming unresponsive being a real issue. There is also no undo function, which makes it awkward to correct mistakes.

Another major drawback is the inability to upload DNA information, which could further research into distant and unknown relatives via matches on genealogy websites.

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No Subscription Costs for the Software, but Genealogy Sites Cost Extra

Once you have grown your family tree beyond the capacity of the free version, you’ll need to purchase a download – either for your Mac or Windows computer – to continue your genealogy research.

Heredis for Windows cost $29.99 for the latest version of the software or $19.99 for an upgrade from a previous version. The Mac version of the software is priced at $49.99, or you can purchase the Mac and Windows versions in one package for $79.98. Each license allows installation on three computers.

There are no subscription costs for the Heredis software and you can access quite a lot of genealogical records for free. However, the biggest sources of historical records – MyHeritage and Ancestry – require paid subscriptions, and you may find it difficult to build a detailed family tree without them.

So, is Heredis worth the cost? Personally, I believe there are better family tree programs available that have a one-off cost, Family Historian being one of them. Plus, if you’re serious about creating an extensive family tree, you’re better off using the family tree software that comes with a subscription to MyHeritage or Ancestry.

The good news is, you can decide for yourself if Heredis is worth the cost, before you buy, with the free Demo version. If it’s not for you, you still have a GEDCOM file that you can save and export into a different family tree builder.

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Excellent Help Available Through Forums, but Customer Support Lacking

If you have any questions regarding Heredis, there is an extensive Knowledge Base on the website, complete with FAQ, how-to videos, guides, and tips for getting started and building your tree. There are also detailed user guides for both the Mac and Windows versions available to download for free.

While I was researching Heredis, before trying out the software for myself, it wasn’t immediately clear to me if you needed to pay subscriptions for My Heritage and other genealogy sites to access its records.

Although there are helpful user forums you can access through the website, I thought the best way to get an accurate and swift response was to contact customer service directly. However, the only way to contact customer support is through an email ticket system, so I fired off my query and awaited a response.

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It was almost 24 hours later when I received a response, and unfortunately didn’t really answer my question. I would have preferred a more specific answer instead of a response that was overly vague.

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It’s disappointing that there is no live chat support available since it was a while until I received a response to my query. This could really slow you down if you were experiencing technical issues, particularly as you may have to search through forums for a solution to your problem. However, it is worth noting that the forums are a good source of information, with the Heredis user community being very helpful and supportive.

Not a Family Tree Program for Beginners

Heredis allows you to build as many family trees as you like, going back as many generations as you can. Using your family tree you can create some beautiful custom charts, reports, and books.

There is a wide range of shareable reports and charts available, so if you have an existing GEDCOM file, you can input it into the Heredis software. However, some users have experienced inaccuracies when importing GEDCOM files from other programs.

Additionally, the software is not very user-friendly. I have used numerous family tree builders and found Heredis to be particularly difficult to use, with a cluttered user-interface and labor-intensive methods of imputing data. Plus, the search function to find historical records from outside sources is difficult to get to grips with.

You do get access to quite a lot of historical records for free, including from Family Search, as well as being able to check for matches for relatives in over 400 million family trees from other Heredis users.

You can also search other genealogy sites from within Heredis, but if you want to access records from My Heritage or Ancestry, you need to pay subscription fees. This can quickly add to the one-off download cost for the software.

Overall, if you’re familiar with family tree programs, you will probably appreciate all the tools and customization options of Heredis. If you’re a beginner, you may find it all a little overwhelming, so the very intuitive Family Historian 6 is probably a better option for you.

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FAQ

Can I build a family tree for free with Heredis?

Yes, you can. Heredis offers a demo version, that allows you to start building your family tree for free. It can be downloaded onto Windows and Mac devices and allows you to build as many family trees as you like, with up to a maximum of 50 individuals. No credit card information is required, just a name and email address.

Is there a Heredis mobile app?

Heredis has great mobile apps for iOS and Android devices that allows you to take your family tree with you wherever you go. It’s free to download and enables you to view and modify your family tree, anywhere at any time. Any changes you make to your family tree on the app will automatically sync with the file on your computer, and vice-versa.

Can I import existing family trees from other genealogy programs?

You can. However, many Heredis users have experienced some inaccuracy when importing GEDCOM files. I attempted to add a GEDCOM file from a previous Family Historian project and there were a few pieces of information missing, which I had to re-enter manually, but that was no major inconvenience.

If you do have a GEDCOM file, you import it into Heredis to create some beautiful family trees and charts, but it’s worth double-checking the information has transferred over correctly.

How many computers can I install Heredis on?

Each Heredis license can be installed on three computers. Plus, here is a great mobile app for Android and iOS that can be downloaded for free, so you can work on your family tree on the move.

Will I get a free upgrade to the next version of Heredis if I purchase the 2021 version?

Unfortunately not. However, if you have the Windows version of the software, you can get the next version of Heredis for a discounted upgrade price. For Mac users it is different. As they are present on the App Store there is no upgrade price, but Heredis often launches the new Mac versions at a discounted launch price to compensate.

Don’t forget, you can try out the features of Heredis for free with the Demo version, but you are limited to adding just 50 members to your family tree.

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Gemma Davison
Gemma Davison
Gemma is an Applied Biology graduate who has always had an interest in DNA, spending a few years after her degree researching epigenetics. She always keeps up to date with the latest advancements in DNA technology and has even DNA-tested her puppy.

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