Anthropic's new Opus 4.6 is the top AI model for transcribing German Kurrent script, becoming the first to score over 80 on our accuracy benchmark test. This represents growth of 14% over the last 3 months in transcribing German Kurrent script. View our AI rankings: www.genea.ca/rankings/

Our website has been reorganized for easier access to all tools, documentation and downloads. Use the Genealogy Assistant menu bar to learn about every feature in detail ➡️ genea.ca

The latest version of Genealogy Blurring Tool includes more initial replacement and uses 50% less processing power. It's an easy-to-use educational tool for sharing screen recordings and live presentations of your research! It's free: blurringtool.genea.ca

New in Genealogy Assistant: Like we added for AncestryDNA, MyHeritage DNA now has additional pagination at the top of the matches list, so you can quickly page through without scrolling the entire page.

New in OpenTranscribe: Process the same images using multiple models with a live, editable, side-by-side diff view to see exactly how they vary and begin to build your perfected transcription.

Genealogy Assistant is the most powerful tool a family historian can have when researching using online platforms, used by thousands of top genealogists every single day! Try a 14-day free trial and supercharge your family history research: genea.ca/genealogy-as...

OpenTranscribe has been featured by Google in the Chrome Web Store! It's a complete toolkit for transcribing and editing large batches of historical documents using open, public AI models. Learn more and install for free: genea.ca/opentranscribe

Coming this week to Genealogy Assistant ➡️ A new feature adds page navigation to the *top* of matches lists on Ancestry. This helps to quickly navigate through your matches without the need to scroll to the bottom of a long list, reducing repetitive movements and saving research time.

Go directly to any persons page on Ancestry across multiple trees with just a few keystrokes! New in Genealogy Assistant: You can now add GEDCOM files from Ancestry to Quick Search, with support for up to 10 trees. Learn more about Quick Search in Genealogy Assistant: genea.ca/quick-search

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Two new features for Quick Search in Genealogy Assistant! • Collections you visit on FamilySearch will be automatically added to Quick Search • You can also index your Ancestry DNA tests from Account Settings > DNA Learn more about Quick Search: genea.ca/quick-search/ #genealogy #familyhistory

Coming this week: Quick Search in Genealogy Assistant will now automatically remember the collections you visit on Ancestry, so you can easily return to them from any page by pressing the Quick Search keyboard shortcut (ctrl + / by default) and typing any part of the name.

Google's Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the best model we've tested to date for handwritten text recognition. It scored a 99.14 on our 17th-19th Century English benchmark. View the full rankings on our website: genea.ca/rankings

Introducing OpenTranscribe! A free browser extension that helps genealogists, historians, and researchers transcribe collections of historical documents affordably using public, open AI models. Learn more and start transcribing: genea.ca/opentranscribe #genealogy #familyhistory #ai #transcription

Anthropic's new Claude Opus 4.5 model has topped the AI handwriting transcription rankings, with a highest-ever score of 98.66 on our English benchmark test. At $2.42 per 100 images, it's on the higher side for an open model but it's accuracy is second to none. ➡️ www.genea.ca/rankings/

NEW: Genealogy Blurring Tool now supports all International versions of MyHeritage, including German, Dutch, Norwegian, Italian and more! Learn more and get it for free: www.genea.ca/genealogy-bl...

Gemini 3 Pro Preview ranks among Google’s other top-of-class models for transcribing handwritten historical documents. See the full accuracy, cost, speed, and value rankings at www.genea.ca/rankings/ #genealogy #ai #familyhistory

ALSO NEW in Genealogy Assistant! Advanced Search has been added when reviewing hints on Ancestry, allowing you to search the record you are viewing on multiple Genealogy platforms including FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindAGrave and more with a single click.

NEW in Genealogy Assistant! When using the text index in Ancestry's image viewer, you can click the header bar to instantly maximize and minimize the list. This reduces the need to click then drag (not great for wrists!) and makes comparison a much smoother process.

OpenAI's new GPT-5.1 fares well on our latest accuracy benchmark. It's a capable model for AI transcription, but overshadowed by better and cheaper models from Google and Qwen. View our latest benchmarks: genea.ca/rankings/ #genealogy #familyhistory #ai #artificialintelligence

We have released our rankings of AI models based on their ability to transcribe handwritten family history documents. These benchmarks go beyond accuracy, allowing you to compare speed, cost, and value as well. See which model comes out on top: www.genea.ca/rankings/ #genealogy #familyhistory #ai

Our free AI Handwritten Text Recognition tool is designed to transcribe collections of historical documents into an easier to read and process format, like searchable PDF files, plain text files, or CSV files. Try it now with the latest models: www.genea.ca/htr-tool/ #genealogy #familyhistory #ai

Our website menu has been redesigned, making it easier than ever to discover the many ways Genealogy Assistant can empower your family history research. Check it out at genea.ca 🌿 #genealogy #familyhistory #dna

We have updated our Advanced Research Tools menu to work seamlessly Ancestry's new "sticky" header on profile pages. Existing users will need to click on the “Tools” menu from any profile page, then select “Show research tools” to view the updated menu. Learn more: www.genea.ca/updates-to-a...

The next version of Genealogy Assistant coming this week adds readability enhancements for AncestryDNA Clusters. - Names on the top are modified to match the names on the side and read vertically. - Hovering over the clusters will add highlighting to easier see the vertical and horizontal path.

ChatGPT user? Use Genealogy Assistant in the newly released Atlas browser for the ultimate family history research setup! Install for Atlas from the Chrome Web Store: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/genea... #genealogy #familyhistory #chatgpt

Did you know Genealogy Assistant can instantly convert text from ALL CAPS to Title Case? Try this handy keyboard shortcut! #genealogy #familyhistory #DNA

Now live in Genealogy Assistant: Get the macro-region percentage totals added to Ancestry's new ethnicity estimates.

With the latest update to Genealogy Assistant, you can now navigate directly to either the Trees tab or the Shared Matches tab of your DNA matches based on where you click. Learn more: www.genea.ca/opening-dna-...

Genealogy Assistant now supports additional international versions of popular family history websites like Ancestry and MyHeritage, bringing our powerful tools to users around the world!

The latest update for Genealogy Assistant adds support for new platforms and additional international versions of popular websites. This update will require you to accept updated permissions in your browser by clicking "Accept permissions" when prompted. Learn more: www.genea.ca/protecting-y...

Coming this week to Genealogy Assistant: You can now set the default sorting of your AncestryDNA match list from the "Quick Settings & Search" section of the popup panel.

The latest update for Genealogy Assistant coming early this week adds groups, star status and shared DNA percentage columns to CSV downloads across all platforms. 🌳

Genealogy Assistant is updated multiple times weekly! See what's new in the latest version. Learn more about Genealogy Assistant: www.genea.ca/genealogy-as...

New in Genealogy Assistant this week: Easily search multiple genealogy websites when viewing records on Ancestry as well as when viewing people in the MyHeritage family tree! Learn more and install: www.genea.ca/genealogy-as...

Our AI Handwritten Text Recognition Tool is ready to go with OpenAI's newest GPT-5 series of models! Try it out now: www.genea.ca/htr-tool/

The latest update for Genealogy Assistant is now available for Chome, Firefox and Edge! 🎉 · Updated keyboard shortcuts for Ancestry family tree · Added new feature "Easy Hide and Expand in Family Tree" · Internationalization improvements for a number of features genea.ca/genealogy-as...

Genealogy Assistant is now available for Mozilla Firefox! 🔥 Get access to all the tools that make your family history research more efficient on any platform. Try it now: addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefo...

Updates in version 2.2.6 of Genealogy Assistant ⬇️ - Quick Search: Better matching for searching people in your family tree. - Advanced Research Tools: Added support for View changes, Check for errors and Print. - Cluster CSV Downloads: Bug fixes and improvements. AND MORE!

Perplexity user? Use Genealogy Assistant in the new Comet AI Browser for the ultimate family history research setup! #genealogy #familyhistory #ai

Now available in Genealogy Assistant: Download your new Ancestry clusters data as a CSV file. Use the "Download CSV" button at the top of each cluster list to start the download.

The latest version of our free Genealogy Blurring Tool now supports Ancestry's new clustering feature! Hopefully this helps content creators share their knowledge about using this helpful tool. Install for free: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/genea... #ancestry #genealogy #dna

New in Genealogy Assistant v2.2.1! View DNA paths on Ancestry and copy all surnames from a match with a single click on AncestryDNA. Learn more: youtu.be/O4BgRJPirdw #genealogy #familyhistory #dna #ancestry

New update! Version 0.3.6 of our free AI Handwritten Text Recognition Tool now supports custom output locations as well as merged PDFs for your entire batch of images, making easily shareable and printable documents. Learn more: www.genea.ca/htr-tool/

Coming this week to Genealogy Assistant: Visualize the Y-DNA, mtDNA and X-DNA inheritance paths of people in your family tree from simple toggle buttons in the bottom right hand corner of your family tree. #DNA #genealogy #ancestry

New in Genealogy Assistant: Customize the keyboard shortcut to launch Quick Search, with the ability to set it to whatever is easiest for you and your workflow. Available now! You can record a custom keyboard shortcut in the Advanced Settings window.

NEW UPDATE! Our new handwriting text recognition tool now supports exporting your files as CSV or TXT files. Learn more: www.genea.ca/htr-tool/

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New update for Genealogy Blurring Tool! Updated blurring locations on Ancestry, added support for GEDmatch and future support for 23andMe. Install for free: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/genea... #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry

NEW FREE TOOL! Genealogy Assistant AI Handwritten Text Recognition Tool is a free cross-platform application designed to transcribe collections of historical documents into an easier-to-read format. Learn more ➡️ www.genea.ca/htr-tool/ #genealogy #familyhistory #ai