Altema empowers you to back up your entire Ancestry.com tree in a single click, exporting your GEDCOM file alongside every photo and document you’ve ever uploaded. This tool is a lifeline for anyone fed up with manual downloads and for those who hope to reclaim and preserve their entire family archive in one effortless sweep.
- Complete media backup: Downloads all photos from your Ancestry tree
- Automatic organization: Sorts images into folders by person name
- Multi-threaded processing: Uses 5 parallel threads for fast analysis
- GED file download: Attempts to download your family tree data
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Ensure you have a userscript manager installed
- Tampermonkey: https://www.tampermonkey.net/
- Greasemonkey: https://www.greasespot.net/greasemonkey/
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Install the userscript with the button above or click here
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Navigate to your Ancestry family tree and Altema will do the rest
TreeName_complete_2025-01-15.zip
├── TreeName.ged # Family tree file (if available)
└── ancestry_media/
├── John_Smith/
│ ├── wedding_photo.jpg
│ └── family_portrait.jpg
├── Mary_Johnson/
│ └── graduation.jpg
└── Unknown_People/
└── unidentified_photo.jpg
GED file download may fail due to Ancestry API restrictions. If this happens:
- Go to your tree settings in Ancestry
- Look for "Export tree" options
- Download the GED file manually
- Use Altema for comprehensive media backup
- Script runs entirely in your browser
- No data sent to external servers
- Uses your existing Ancestry login session
- All downloads are local to your computer
This project was created by lolitemaultes with intent for educational and personal backup purposes. Please respect Ancestry's terms of service and only download content you have rights to access.