Full McGoldrick notation — multiple marriages, step-children, unknown parents, adoptions, emotional patterns (close, conflict, cut-off, enmeshed) — in a browser. Save as JSON, export to SVG, share a link. No desktop install, no Windows dependency, no $129 upfront.
A relationship-as-entity genogram engine. Persons, relationships, child-links, and emotional ties are separate registries — so the complex cases (remarriage, step, unknown parent, adoption, cut-off, enmeshment) all fit cleanly in the same model.
Squares, circles, diamonds, ghost-boxes for unknowns, deceased X-through, marriage / cohabitation / divorced / separated / widowed markers, step / adopted / foster / raising child-links. McGoldrick conventions.
Close, distant, conflict, cut-off, enmeshed, fused. Rendered as a toggleable layer on top of the structural graph — turn it on for a session, off for a family reunion.
Open in a browser. Works on a tablet. Autosaves locally. Export to JSON or SVG. No install, no license key, no cloud lock-in unless you want it.
The gold-standard desktop tool (GenoPro) is Windows-only, single-user, and feels like 2003. The web ecosystem is pedigree-first — you can draw a family tree on Ancestry.com but you can't render a cut-off relationship on it. We're filling the middle: a real clinical genogram, on the web, in your browser right now, with the notation therapists actually need.
| Feature | GenoPro | Gramps | Ancestry | Genogram (this) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full McGoldrick notation | ✓ | partial | — | ✓ |
| Runs in a browser | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cross-platform | Windows-only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Emotional-relation overlay | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Collaborative editing | — | — | partial | planned |
| Price | $69–$129 upfront | free | $25–$50/mo | preview free |
Draw a client's family system in session. Save per-client. Keep the emotional overlay toggled for supervision, off for client view.
Intake assessment, case conference, court-appropriate family mapping. Export a clean SVG for reports.
Teach Bowen, McGoldrick, and structural-family-systems patterns with live interactive examples. No install on student laptops.
Preview build. The editor works; data lives in your browser. Save/export to JSON today; SVG export, login + cloud save, and collaborative editing coming. If you're a practitioner who wants early access — or input on what the paid tier should contain — email hello@planchart.ai.