Your family tree, with the words you call each other
Kinidhi is a private home for your family tree, your elders' voices, and the kinship words of your mother tongue. A grandmother and a grandchild can both use it.
Free. No sign-up. Works in your browser, in English and nine Indian languages.
Who is Ravi to Lakshmi?
మామయ్య
Māmayya, her mother's brother
ಮಾವமாமாमामाমামাഅമ്മാവൻ
For the whole family
Grandparents and grandchildren share one tree. Speak instead of typing, hear every kinship word read aloud, and use the app in your own language.
In your language
The app and its kinship words in English, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati or Punjabi, with the right word for father's side or mother's side, elder or younger.
Private to your family
Only your family can see its tree, photos and voice notes. They are kept in private storage, and nothing is ever posted publicly.
What do I call this person?
Most family tree apps draw boxes and lines. Kinidhi works out the word your family would use for each relative, from the real path between you.
How is Ravi related to you?
- LLakshmiYou
- AAnitaYour mother
- RRaviYour mother's brother
Ravi is your
మామయ్య
Māmayya, in Telugu
Your mother's brother, the maternal uncle. He calls you alludu (if you are a boy) or kōḍalu (if you are a girl).
Make your family tree now, for free
The Kinidhi tree maker needs no account and no install. Build the tree, see every kinship word, and download a picture of it.
Names stay on your device
The tree maker runs in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded or shared. Close the tab and the names are still only on your phone or computer.
Kinship words in your language
Every person you add gets the right word in your mother tongue: అమ్మ, నాన్న in Telugu, ಅಮ್ಮ, ಅಪ್ಪ in Kannada, அம்மா, அப்பா in Tamil, അമ്മ, അച്ഛൻ in Malayalam, माँ, पिता in Hindi, মা, বাবা in Bengali, आई, बाबा in Marathi, મમ્મી, પપ્પા in Gujarati and ਮਾਂ, ਪਿਤਾ in Punjabi. Each word is worked out from the tree.
Download a picture of the tree
One tap saves a framed image with your family name and today's date, ready for the family WhatsApp group or for printing.
Keep it in the app, also free
When you want to keep the tree, a free Kinidhi account shares it with relatives and adds photos, voice memories and birthday reminders.
What the Kinidhi app does
Everything here works today. Open Kinidhi and try it with your own family.
See the tree two ways
A classic top-down tree for showing family, and rings of generations for everyday use. Pinch, pan and tap any person.
Record voices
Tap once and talk. The recording is saved with the memory, so the family can hear a grandparent in their own voice and download it to keep.
A family feed
Photos, voice notes, stories, comments and reactions, newest first. Only your family sees it, and it has no ads.
Birthdays and anniversaries
See upcoming birthdays, wedding anniversaries and remembrance days. Each has a ready wish that uses the word you call them, sent on WhatsApp in one tap. Phone reminders and a weekly family email are optional.
A family timeline and map
Births, marriages, remembrances and dated memories on one timeline, with a map of the places they happened.
A family book to print
A PDF with the tree, a timeline, and a page for each relative with their photo and the word you call them, in English or your language.
Invite relatives by link
Send a link on WhatsApp. When a relative opens it, they see the whole tree from their own place in it.
Your family at a glance
An age chart of every generation, one relationship named in ten languages side by side, names shared across generations, and a calendar of every birthday. Made from your tree, with nothing to set up.
Kinidhi on WhatsApp
For elders who would rather not open an app. Link their number once from the Me page. Then they simply message Kinidhi:
- Send a voice note or a photo, and it is saved as a family memory
- Ask "who is this to me?"
- Go through the tree, one person at a time
- Listen to a relative's stories and voice notes
- See the timeline and upcoming birthdays
Kinidhi replies in the language they choose, in any of the ten.
Me or someone else
Kinidhi is free
There are no plans, subscriptions or paywalls, and no ads inside your family's app.
Every feature, for every family
₹0 for the family tree and the kinship words in ten languages, the family feed, unlimited photos and voice notes, birthday and anniversary reminders, invites, the timeline and map, and the printable family book.
Want to help?
Kinidhi is paid for by one family. If it helps yours, a small voluntary contribution keeps it running. It unlocks nothing, because nothing is locked.
Common questions
Is the family tree maker really free?
Yes. The tree maker needs no account, no payment, and no install. Open it in any browser, build your tree, and download the image. The full Kinidhi app is free too: every feature, with no limits on photos or voice notes.
Do I need to create an account to make a family tree?
No. The free tree maker runs entirely in your browser. You only need an account to keep the tree permanently, share it with relatives, and add photos and voice memories.
Where is my family's data stored?
In the free tree maker, nothing leaves your device. Names are stored only in your own browser. In the app, your family's data lives in a private, access-controlled database. Only members of your family can see it, and you can delete everything at any time.
What are kinship terms, and which Indian languages does Kinidhi support?
Indian languages have a precise word for each relationship. In Telugu, మామయ్య is the maternal uncle and పెదనాన్న is father's elder brother. Kannada has its own set (ಮಾವ, ದೊಡ್ಡಪ್ಪ), and Hindi is different again: मामा is mother's brother, चाचा is father's younger brother, and a sister's son is भांजा. Kinidhi follows your actual family tree to find the correct word for any two people, instead of guessing from labels. Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati and Punjabi are supported today, with more Indian languages coming.
Can I download or print my family tree?
Yes. One tap saves a framed image with your family name and the date, sized for sharing on WhatsApp or for printing.
Does Kinidhi work for elders who aren't comfortable with apps?
That is who it is built for. Names and stories can be spoken instead of typed, voice notes keep their own words, every kinship term can be read aloud, and the whole app can be set to your language. Elders who would rather not open an app at all can use Kinidhi from WhatsApp.
Can my parents use Kinidhi on WhatsApp?
Yes. In the app, open Me, then Connect WhatsApp, and send the short code it shows to Kinidhi's WhatsApp number. After that, just message Kinidhi. Send a voice note or photo and it is saved as a family memory. You can also ask who someone is to you, go through the family tree person by person, listen to a relative's stories and voice notes, and see the family timeline and upcoming birthdays. It works in any of the ten app languages, and it is free. Only numbers linked from inside the app get answers.
Start your family tree today
Every feature is free for every family, with no ads inside your family's app. Bring your parents and grandparents along.
- Kinidhi runs in your browser. No app store is needed.
- On Android: open app.kinidhi.com in Chrome and choose Add to Home Screen.
- On iPhone: open it in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
- A native Android app is on the way.