Free Customizable Family Tree Templates
How to Use the Family Tree Templates in Creately
- Choose a template that suits your needs
Pick a family tree template by scale and style—a compact three-generation tree, a wide ancestor chart, or a detailed descendant layout. Click “Edit This Template” to begin.
- Sign in or create a free Creately account
Sign in or create a free Creately account. You’ll need an account to edit and save your family tree; setting one up takes a moment, with no credit card required.
- Open the template and customize it
Add family members and connect them with parent, marriage and sibling links, then personalize each node with names, dates and photos.
- Add person cards for each relative across generations
- Draw marriage, parent-child and sibling connections
- Attach photos, birth/death dates and short notes
- Expand the tree upward (ancestors) or downward (descendants)
- Recolor branches to distinguish family lines
- Grow the tree without breaking layout
Add new generations and Creately keeps the connecting lines aligned, so a growing tree stays readable instead of turning into a tangle.
- Collaborate with your team
Invite your team to collaborate. Share the family tree by email or link so colleagues can co-edit in real time, comment, and track changes together.
- Save, export, or present
Save, export, or present. Store the family tree in your workspace, download it as PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF, embed it in a document, or run it full-screen in presentation mode.
FAQs about Family Tree Templates
They are. You can access and edit the majority of family tree templates for free on a basic account, with no download needed. Premium templates and some pro features are available on paid plans if you need them later.
Absolutely. Your family tree exports as PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG, so you can insert it into Word or PowerPoint, attach it to documentation, or share it as a standalone file.
You can build several family-tree styles:
- Ancestor charts - trace back through parents and grandparents
- Descendant charts - map all descendants of one couple
- Three/four-generation trees - a balanced everyday view
- Photo family trees - image-led trees for keepsakes and gifts
- Extended family trees - include aunts, uncles and cousins
Yes. Each person card holds a photo plus fields for names, birth and death dates and notes, so your tree doubles as a visual family record you can print or share.