About
The story behind our fantasy family tree maker app.
Why it exists
Your characters may not have real birth certificates....but they have bloodlines, secrets, and complicated histories that no genealogy tool was intended to hold. Adopted heirs, secret lineages, magical bloodlines that skip three generations — the moment your family tree gets interesting, the software gives up.
Our family tree maker was built specifically for fictional storytelling. Whether you're writing a fantasy novel, building a DnD campaign, creating OCs, or designing a fictional world, this gives you a canvas built around your imagination.
It's free to start, works in your browser without any sign-up, and is designed to stay out of the way so you can focus on your story.
Built for creators and story lovers
Fiction writers & authors
Map genealogies for novels, series, and screenplays. Track bloodlines across centuries, manage succession chains, and keep your cast from tangling.
Fan fiction & OC creators
Visualize relationships across fandoms and original universes. Keep track of who's related to whom without needing a spreadsheet.
Tabletop RPG & DnD game masters
Create dynasty charts and noble house trees for your campaign. Give NPCs real families so your world feels lived-in and consistent across sessions.
Worldbuilders
Design fictional civilizations with bloodlines, succession webs, and multi-generational dynasties. Let your world's history breathe.
How it's different
Fictional family structures
Traditional and blended families, connect your characters family tree structure the way you want.
Canvas-first
Drag, drop, and connect characters on an easy to use visual canvas. See your family tree come alive.
No account required
Start immediately in your browser. Your tree is saved locally unless you choose to sign in and sync to the cloud.
Exports built for storytellers
Export as JSON, Markdown, plain text, PNG, SVG, or PDF — formats that work in StoryLegend Studio, Notion, and other writing & AI Chat tools.
Actively evolving
We maintain and release updates regularly so you can always check the app's changelog to see what's shipped, or read the docs for a full guide to what you can do today.
About StoryLegend
StoryLegend is a product of a dedicated development team building tools for storytellers. This family tree maker is one of those tools built from the ground up to help handle the messy complexity of fictional families and make it easy to get started on any device day-one.
Our family tree builder, the core app is free to use. Our premium Pro plans add cloud sync, unlimited trees and characters, advanced exports, and more — upgrade anytime.
Ready to build your family tree?
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Family Tree Builder by StoryLegend — for writers, worldbuilders & storytellers.
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