Your family tree, right inside WhatsApp
Grandparents don't need a new app. They send Kinidhi a voice note on WhatsApp, and it is saved to your family's private tree. They can ask who someone is in their mother tongue, hear a relative's stories, and answer one question at a time about their life.
Free. Replies in English and nine Indian languages. Tap Connect and sign in once, and the family's tree is in the chat.
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Kinidhi on WhatsApp
India's elders already live in WhatsApp. So Kinidhi answers there, in the language they think in. Every step is a tap on a button or a list, and anything else brings the menu back.
Amma sends a photo on WhatsApp in Vijayawada. You see it in Kinidhi in Toronto. 24 seconds.
Share a memory by voice note
Send a voice note, a photo or a few lines. It is saved to the family's tree as theirs, or about anyone they pick. A whole photo album stays together as one memory.
Tell a story, one question at a time
Kinidhi asks a gentle question, like "Where did you grow up?" or "What did your father teach you?", and keeps the spoken answer with the question.
"Who is this to me?"
Type any name and get the word you call them, like మామయ్య, चाचा or அத்தை, worked out from the tree.
The whole tree as one picture
The full family tree arrives as a picture to zoom into, with photos and kinship words. Or walk it person by person.
A relative's stories and card
Pick a person to see their details and hear their voice notes. Get their card, with photo and dates, to forward to the family group.
What's new, and on this day
Today's birthdays, memories from this date in past years, and who and what joined the tree this week. There are also upcoming birthdays and anniversaries, and a family timeline by decade.
Grow the tree from the chat
Add a father, a daughter or a brother by name, with Undo if it was a mistake. Kinidhi can also ask for missing birthdays one by one.
Invite the family
Pick a relative and Kinidhi makes their invitation, ready to forward in WhatsApp with one tap.
- 1. Message KinidhiSay hi to Kinidhi's WhatsApp number from the phone that will use it.
- 2. Tap ConnectSign in to Kinidhi once and confirm. Or, in the app, open Me → Connect WhatsApp.
- 3. Pick a languageEnglish, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati or Punjabi. Then just chat.
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. In the app, it walks you along that path one relative at a time, then gives the word.
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.
Every family is a kolam
The family tree, memories in your elders’ own voices, the right word for every relative — and all of it on WhatsApp for anyone who would rather not install an app.
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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. When you add someone, the tree glides straight to them, so you see where they belong.
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. On the day itself, their row lights up when you open Kinidhi. 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
What one relative calls another, the ages of the living family, names handed down the generations, and a year wheel of birthdays, anniversaries and remembrance days. It also shows which elders' stories are not yet recorded, with a button to ask them on WhatsApp, and who still needs a birthday, to fill in one by one. Made from your tree, with nothing to set up.
Calm and clear for elders
Every save ends with a small drawn tick, so it is obvious the tap worked. Movement is brief and gentle, and it switches off if your phone is set to reduce motion.
All of it on WhatsApp too
Memories, stories, kinship words, the tree and birthdays, for relatives who would rather chat than open an app. See Kinidhi on WhatsApp.
Kinidhi is free
There are no 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, the printable family book, and Kinidhi on WhatsApp.
Want to help?
Kinidhi is paid for by one family. If it helps yours, a small voluntary contribution keeps it running: once, or every month as a Family Keeper (₹99 a month or ₹999 a year, from Me in the app). It unlocks nothing, because nothing is locked.
Rather we build it for you?
For families abroad, we talk to your elders in India, record their stories and build the tree for you. See the service.
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. From their phone, message Kinidhi's WhatsApp number (+91 86398 76672), tap Connect and sign in once. Or, in the app, open Me, then Connect WhatsApp. After that, they just chat. A voice note, photo or a few lines is saved as a family memory. Kinidhi can ask them one story question at a time, and tell them who someone is to them. It also shows the whole family tree as a picture, plays a relative's stories and voice notes, sends a person's card to forward, and shows what's new, the timeline and upcoming birthdays. They can add relatives, fill in birthdays and invite family from the chat. It works in any of the ten app languages, and it is free. Only connected numbers get answers about a family.
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.