Install Ancestris
Install, re-install or update Ancestris on MacOS, Windows and Linux. Java pre-requisite. Files location, launch settings and user settings.
Install and start Ancestris
Read license and user rights Ancestris is free software, licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC ...
Versions compatibility
The table below shows the versions that are necessary to make Ancestris work depending on the ver...
Reinstall or upgrade Ancestris
There are several situations where you may need to reinstall Ancestris, but they all end up follo...
Update Ancestris
The Ancestris team constantly works on improving the Ancestris software. All updates we make to ...
Step-by-step installation on macOS
This page documents a detailed step-by-step installation of Ancestris on a macOS system. We will...
Step-by-step installation of the stable version on Windows
This page shows step-by-step how to install Ancestris version 12 on a Windows system. If you hav...
Step-by-step installation of the development version on Windows
This page shows step-by-step how to install Ancestris on a Windows system. The sections below ar...
Step-by-step installation on Linux
Installation with AppImage Download the AppImage file from Ancestris web site hovering the mous...
Java installation
Ancestris needs Java. Check the Versions compatibility page. If Ancestris does not start, or sho...
Launch settings
It is possible to personalise the launch settings of Ancestris. In general, you should not need ...
Software files and User settings files
There are two groups of files for running Ancestris. The software files run the application, ...
Privacy Policy
The following describes the Privacy Policy of the Ancestris software. License The Ancestris s...
Release notes
Version 12 - 08 June 2024 We are pleased to announce the release of Ancestris version 12. The...