Ahnenblatt
{{Infobox Software
| name = Ahnenblatt
| logo =
| screenshot = Ahnenblatt1.jpg
| caption = Ahnenblatt Navigator
| developer = Dirk Böttcher
| released = {{Start date and age|2001}}
| latest_release_version = 4.17
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2024|10|20|df=yes}}
| platform = Windows
| language count = 24
| language footnote = .[https://www.ahnenblatt.com/languages/ Languages] – ahnenblatt.com
| language = Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Espanol, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
| genre = Genealogy software
| license = Freeware and Commercial software
| website = {{URL|//www.ahnenblatt.com}}
}}
Ahnenblatt is a genealogy software application for Microsoft Windows developed by German programmer Dirk Böttcher. It features data entry, plausibility check and creation of charts and reports. The software imports and exports GEDCOM files and exports Web pages.[https://www.datormagazin.se/2015/programtips-ahnenblatt-2-88/ Programtips: Ahnenblatt 2.88 (Swedish language)] – Dator Magazin[https://dspace.vutbr.cz/bitstream/handle/11012/180347/final-thesis.pdf PROGRAM FOR INTERACTIVE FAMILY-TREE MAKING (Czech language)] – MASTER’S THESIS – BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – Bc. EVA NAVRÁTILOVÁ - 2019[https://sanet.st/blogs/casper03/ahnenblatt_a_multilingual__portable.2684950.html Ahnenblatt 2.99a Multilingual + Portable] – SoftArchive Applications[https://www.dobreprogramy.pl/Dementor/Programy-i-serwisy-genealogiczne-na-ktorych-za-darmo-zbudujesz-wlasne-drzewo-rodzinne,85768.html Programy i serwisy genealogiczne — na których za darmo zbudujesz własne drzewo rodzinne (Polish language)] – dobreprogramy blog
The name of the software is German and literally means "ancestor sheet".[http://genealogical-musings.blogspot.com/2014/10/free-family-tree-software-review.html Free Family Tree Software Review: Ahnenblatt] – Genealogical Musings[https://www.ahnenblatt.com/why-is-it-called-ahnenblatt/ Why is it called "Ahnenblatt"?] – ahnenblatt.com
History
= The Beginning (2001–2008) =
Ahnenblatt started 2001 as a free software and was available on a webpage in German language only.[https://www.ahnenblatt.de/infos/historie/ Programmhistorie (German language)] – ahnenblatt.de
There are also portable versions to use Ahnenblatt from a USB stick.
= Internationalization (2008–2019) =
With release 2.50 Ahnenblatt began to be multi-lingual. Since then Ahnenblatt is available in 24 languages.
At the same time a branded free version of Ahnenblatt called "It's Our Tree Home Edition"[https://www.tamurajones.net/ItsOurTreeHomeEdition1.0.xhtml It’s Our Tree Home Edition 1.0] – TechCrunch was published for genealogy network verwandt.de[https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/28/geni-clone-growing-faster-than-geni/ Geni Clone Growing A Lot Faster Than Geni] – Modern Software Experience by OSN GmbH. This branded version of Ahnenblatt was given up in 2010 when OSN was acquired by MyHeritage.[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100202007384/en/MyHeritage.com-Acquires-Major-Family-Network-OSN-Verwandt.de MyHeritage.com Acquires Major Family Network OSN (Verwandt.de) to Accelerate Building the World’s Family Graph] – businesswire[https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/02/myheritage-buys-germanys-osn-now-540-million-profiles-strong/ MyHeritage Buys Germany's OSN, Now 540 Million Profiles Strong] – techcrunch
With version 2.99 Ahnenblatt integrated internet search at online genealogy platform MyHeritage.[https://blog.myheritage.de/2018/08/ahnenblatt-fuegt-myheritage-matching-technologien-hinzu/ Ahnenblatt fügt MyHeritage-Matching-Technologien hinzu (German language)] – MyHeritageBlog
= Commercial (since 2019) =
While free software Ahnenblatt 2.99 is still available, in March 2019 a commercial version 3 was released with extended data features[http://www.ahnenblattportal.de/viewtopic.php?t=7547 3.0 final to be released] – Ahnenblattportal