Your family's story, told by the people who lived it
Build your family tree online, with photos, voices and memories. One link is all your family needs to explore it.
Build a family tree in three steps
Add a face
A first name, and a photo if you have one. The rest can wait.
Tell the story
A story, a vacation photo, their voice on the phone. Everyone adds what they know.
Share the link
Your family opens the tree from a message. No account, no app to install.
A family tree with photos, to explore
Click a face to open their profile. This is a demo tree, no account needed.
From a grandson of 8 to a grandmother of 80
Parenthèse reads like a family album. You recognize a face, you click, you listen.
And it will stay that way
No subscription, no paid tier that locks your memories away.
Anyone can check it
The code is public. A family can even host its own Parenthèse.
Delete it anytime
The tree and the account can be deleted from the app. Nothing is sold.
Guides to make your family tree
How to make a family tree
Start with yourself, talk to the elders, find records for free at town halls and archives, then let the family fill in the rest.
Read the guideWhich family tree app should you choose?
Geneanet, MyHeritage, Filae, FamilySearch, Parenthèse. Researching ancestors and keeping a living memory are not the same need.
Read the guideMaking a family tree with photos
Gather, scan with a phone, name and date, then add the videos and the voices.
Read the guideOrganizing a family reunion
Find every branch, set the date, collect memories on the day, and keep a record everyone can find.
Read the guideTelling your family's story
Who to start with, the questions that get people talking, recording rather than writing, and where to keep what you've gathered.
Read the guidePrintable family tree
Five blank templates to print as PDF, from three to five generations, with photo boxes or a drawn tree. And how to fill them in.
Read the guideStart with a single face
Yours, or the face of someone you'd like to keep close.