SmartCopy by Jeff G, Dan Bodenheimer

Streamline your genealogy research by copying profiles, family data, and records directly into Geni with built-in consistency checks and tools.

4.7 (7 reviews)

144 Users

Download Firefox and get the extension

Download file

About this extension

SmartCopy is a powerful browser extension that helps Geni users seamlessly transfer and update genealogical profiles, records, and entire family branches from across the web into the Geni World Family Tree.

By analyzing the structure of the source webpage, SmartCopy automatically maps vital statistics, flags potential duplicates, and performs automated consistency checks to ensure your tree remains clean and accurate. It also provides quick access to external research links and additional HistoryLink tools.

Semi-Automated Data Extraction: Quickly copy individual profiles or full family groups without manual retyping.
Consistency & Duplicate Warnings: Automatically detects discrepancies (e.g., impossible birth/death dates, overlapping parents) before data is committed to Geni.
Direct Integration with HistoryLink: Easily trigger external research searches and HistoryLink utilities.

SmartCopy reads profile and record data directly from:
* Geni (Native Smart Match suggestions)
* MyHeritage (Data Matches, SuperSearch & Genealogies)
* FamilySearch (Trees, Records & Memories view)
* Ancestry (Public tree profiles & person records)
* Find A Grave
* BillionGraves
* WikiTree
* Geneanet
* Filae
* RootsWeb (WorldConnect)
* WeRelate
* FamilyTreeMaker (Web-published trees)
* The Next Generation (TNG) (Works on any site built with TNG software)
* Gravez
* Yad Vashem
* Toldot
* BeZikaron

Geni Account: Using SmartCopy requires an active Geni account and joining the official SmartCopy Project on Geni for authorization.
Subscriptions: Some third-party match data (such as MyHeritage Smart Matches) may require a paid subscription with that service.
Copyright Notice: Users are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions prior to copying protected biographies, personal notes, or copyrighted images.

Rated 4.7 by 7 reviewers

Permissions and data

Required permissions:

Access browser tabs
Access your data for www.geni.com

Optional permissions:

Access your data for sites in the geni.com domain
Access your data for sites in the findagrave.com domain
Access your data for sites in the familysearch.org domain
Access your data for sites in the familysearchcdn.org domain
Access your data for sites in the wikitree.com domain
Access your data for sites in the billiongraves.com domain
Access your data for sites in the ancestrylibrary.com domain
Access your data for sites in the ancestry.com domain
Access your data for sites in the myheritage.com domain
Access your data for sites in the mhcache.com domain
Access your data for sites in the filae.com domain
Access your data for sites in the gravez.me domain
Access your data for sites in the toldot.ru domain
Access your data for sites in the yadvashem.org domain
Access your data for sites in the geneanet.org domain
Access your data for sites in the bezikaron.co.il domain
Access your data for sites in the online-ofb.de domain
Access your data for familysearch.org
Access your data for billiongraves.com
Access your data for filae.com
Access your data for historylink.herokuapp.com
Access your data for maps.googleapis.com
Access your data for gravez.me
Access your data for toldot.ru
Access your data for yadvashem.org
Access your data for geneanet.org
Access your data for bezikaron.co.il
Access your data for online-ofb.de
Access your data for ofb.genealogy.net

Data collection:

The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.