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Ancestry Add to Tree Auto-Clicker for Google Chrome

The Ancestry Add to Tree Auto-Clicker is a lightweight extension for Google Chrome which automatically selects all checkboxes attached to parents, spouses and children in a single click when adding new information or people to your Ancestry family trees. It does not select the checkboxes attached to the facts below the people, as they should be manually verified and is not always wanted.

I find this incredibly useful especially when building out trees for genetic genealogy as well as my traditional family history research. Follow the guide below to add the Ancestry Add to Tree Auto-Clicker to your Google Chrome web browser.

Part 1: Installing the Extension

Open Google Chrome: Ensure you are using the Google Chrome browser on your computer.
Visit the

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Genealogy ToolsJune 3, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Highlight high mutual DNA matches on MyHeritage

MyHeritage has an excellent feature on their DNA matching platform which not only shows you how many shared cM you have with a match, but also shows you how many cM your mutual matches share with each other. This is incredibly helpful for determining which of your matches are closely related to each other, allowing you to target your research in an effort to triangulate a most common related ancestor between yourself and multiple of your shared matches.

For many research tasks I am often looking for these high mutual matches so I created a custom tool which makes the shared cM count of mutual matches red and larger than normal if the amount is over 50cM. This helps to find substantial connections much easier at a glance...

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Genealogy ToolsMay 25, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Autofill names from the Ancestry image viewer to the save pop-up

When I am building out trees for family and clients I am regularly saving hundred of records within a short period. In an effort to save some time and make life easier, I developed a tool which copies the name of the person attached to the record you were viewing and autofills that name into the appropriate box in the “Save to tree” pop-up dialog.

When you activate Ancestry Image Records Name Autofill, as soon as you click the “Save to tree” button in the Ancestry image viewer, it will automatically add the name of the person selected on the record to the appropriate box within the pop-up window.

Ancestry Image Records Name Autofill is available in Genea Research Tools for Google Chrome, it can be installed in one...

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Genealogy ToolsMay 22, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Highlight DNA Matches over 25cM on MyHeritage

MyHeritage is a great tool to identify DNA matches beyond Ancestry, however the ways you can filter through your matches are not quite as advanced. On Ancestry, you can set a minimum amount of shared cM for your displayed matches, which helps a lot when sorting by your most recent DNA connections.

This minimum shared cM filter does not exist on MyHeritage so I created a custom tool which makes the cM count appear larger than normal, as well as making the cM count red if the amount is over 25cM. This makes finding substantial connections much easier at a glance and saves time searching for new solid matches.

When you activate MyHeritage Highlight DNA Matches 25cM+, When activated, all shared cM counts on MyHeritage will appear larger, and...

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Genealogy ToolsMay 21, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Remove unneeded items from Ancestry trees for better screenshots

Many times I share screenshots of Ancestry trees with family and clients. The Ancestry interface is great for doing work, but when taking a screenshot I don’t always want the user-interface items to appear. I created a custom tool that eliminates many unnecessary buttons on the Ancestry tree interface so you can take cleaner screenshots.

When you activate Ancestry Tree Cleaner, any family tree you are viewing will have a cleaner look for user-friendly screenshotting. Simply de-activate the style when done screenshotting your tree to view the user-interface again.

Ancestry Tree Cleaner is available in Genea Research Tools for Google Chrome, it can be installed in one click from the Chrome Web Store: Click here to install Genea Research Tools from the...

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Genealogy ToolsMay 21, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Get a cleaner look for screenshots on Ancestry’s ThruLines

I am often taking screenshots of Ancestry’s ThruLines page to share with family and clients. While I like the layout, some of the elements on the page are distracting and not needed in my images. I developed a custom tool which makes the layout a little cleaner and more appropriate for sharing with others.

When you activate Ancestry ThruLines Cleaner, any ThruLines you are viewing will have cleaner lines and larger user photos, so we can see our matches better. Simply de-activate the style when done screenshotting your ThruLines to return to the normal clickable web interface.

Ancestry ThruLines Cleaner is available in Genea Research Tools for Google Chrome, it can be installed in one click from the Chrome Web Store: Click...

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Genealogy ToolsMay 21, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Give the Ancestry interface a darker look and feel

In April of 2023 Ancestry modified their website to make the menu bar a bright white colour, as well as generally lightening up the entire interface. I prefer a slightly more subdued look to the site with the original black menu bar, so created a tool which adds a darker look to the Ancestry user interface. This changes the look and feel to something a little easier on the eyes for extended periods.

When you activate Ancestry Darker Styled Look and Feel, all Ancestry pages will be automatically be loaded with a darker, easier on the eyes colour palette.

Ancestry Darker Styled Look and Feel is available in Genea Research Tools for Google Chrome, it can be installed in one click from the Chrome Web Store: ...

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Genealogy ToolsMay 20, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Ancestry Save to Tree Name Autofill

While building out family trees, particularly for mapping DNA matches, I am often saving hundreds of people from other trees to my own. This tool automatically takes the persons name whose details your viewing and auto-populates it into the “Person in tree” field of the “Save to tree” form. It saves quite a bit of copying and pasting and makes things much more efficient. This tool now also bypasses the “Heads up!” warning pop-up when no trees are attached to a source.

When you activate Ancestry Save to Tree Name Autofill, as soon as you click the “Save to tree” button on a persons details page it will automatically add their name to the appropriate box within the pop-up window.

Ancestry Save to Tree Name Autofill is available...

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Genealogy ToolsMay 20, 2024By

Dan Maloney

Ancestry Add to Tree Auto-Clicker for Google Chrome

Part 1: Installing the Extension

Highlight high mutual DNA matches on MyHeritage

Autofill names from the Ancestry image viewer to the save pop-up

Highlight DNA Matches over 25cM on MyHeritage

Remove unneeded items from Ancestry trees for better screenshots

Get a cleaner look for screenshots on Ancestry’s ThruLines

Give the Ancestry interface a darker look and feel

Ancestry Save to Tree Name Autofill

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