webtrees
webtrees is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Genealogy category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in PHP. It has 834 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 834
- Forks
- 362
- Open issues
- 348
- Commits, last 12 months
- 516
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- 2.2.6Apr 29, 2026
- Created
- Aug 2, 2013
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 516 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases4 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 516 |
| Latest release | 2.2.6 (Apr 29, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 |
| Releases, all time | 120 |
| Open issues | 348 |
| Open pull requests | 45 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Aug 2, 2013 |
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About webtrees
Webtrees is the web's leading online collaborative genealogy application.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/fisharebest/webtrees.
Topics
- webtrees
- genealogy
- family-history
- family-tree
- gedcom
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Is webtrees free and open source?
Yes. webtrees is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run webtrees with Docker?
webtrees does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to webtrees?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to webtrees include GeneWeb, Genealogy and Genea.app.
Is webtrees actively maintained?
The most recent commit to webtrees was on Oct 24, 2026 with 516 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.2.6, published Apr 29, 2026. It had 348 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.