Free Genogram Maker

All people, family links and markers in this exercise are fictional. Select Blank, name the identified person Alex Example and set Born to 2000. Select Alex’s symbol and choose Parents. Name the two parents Morgan Example, born 1972, and Taylor Example, born 1974.

Select Morgan and choose Parents; name them Jordan Example and Casey Example. Set Jordan’s Born to 1945 and Died to 2020. Select Taylor and add Parents named Robin Example and Jamie Example. You now have seven people across three generations.

Select Alex and choose Sibling. Name the new person Riley Example — long display label, set Born to 2004 and choose Adopted under Child line. The count should now read 8 people · 3 generations. The long name should wrap rather than disappear.

In Data, replace the first condition name with Example marker (fictional). Select Riley and enable that condition. Choose Relationship…, select Close, then select Alex. Check for the dashed adoption line, the two-line close relationship and their entries in the key.

Set the title to Illustrative Family Genogram and the subtitle to Synthetic family; no real personal or health data. Choose Clinical and Letter landscape, with the key enabled. Download PNG and inspect the 1056 × 816 file: eight complete names, three couple lines, Alex’s double outline, Jordan’s deceased marker and age 75, Riley’s wrapped name and fictional condition marker.

The ages calculated from birth years change with the current year and are not birthday-accurate. Jordan’s age at death remains 75 because both years are supplied. The condition fill illustrates a notation feature; it does not represent anyone’s health.

A selected person and a selected union offer different ways to add a child. A person’s Child action uses their latest union; a couple line’s Child action uses that specific union. With no partner, adding a child creates a single-parent branch. Check these connections when building a blended family.

The layout normally follows birth years from older to younger, with insertion order for unknown years. When both partners have parents in the diagram, their positions can change so they face each other. Dragging adds a horizontal nudge; Tidy up removes nudges, not family relationships.

Undo restores family and text changes, including replacement by a starter. It does not reverse appearance settings. After changing a theme, visibility toggle or canvas size, change that control back directly if needed. Review both the diagram and its key after an undo or layout adjustment.

The illustrative starters serve different practice tasks: Three generations introduces grandparents, parents and children; Blended family demonstrates separate unions and child lines; Medical history demonstrates supplied condition labels; Relationships demonstrates emotional-line types. Choose one for its structure, then replace its title, names and details.

Use the key to explain the symbols in this maker. For example, its diamond is labeled Non-binary / other, and its double outline marks the identified person. Do not assume every course or clinical pedigree system uses every symbol in the same way; check the convention required for your task.

The key lists the symbols, relationships and conditions used in the drawing. Years, ages, notes, emotional relationships and the key can each be hidden. Keep the information needed to interpret your diagram visible, and inspect a downloaded copy before presenting or printing it.

Use a family tree when your main task is to show names, descent and generations. Use a genogram when you also need selected union types, condition markers or emotional relationships, with a key explaining their meanings.

For names and descent, try family tree maker. For a genogram assignment or professional workflow, follow its required notation, dates and scope. GraphMake provides drawing controls and editable labels; it does not guarantee that a particular output meets every institution’s requirements.