Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FTB file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FTB to another file type
To convert your FTB file to another format, you need Family Tree Builder or other Database software.
Convert a file to FTB
To convert other file formats to the "Genealogy Data" file type, you need software like Family Tree Builder or a similar tool.
About FTB files
An .FTB file is the proprietary project database used by MyHeritage Family Tree Builder, a popular desktop genealogy application. Internally, this file is often an SQL-based database that stores the complete structure of a family tree, including individuals, relationships, dates, citations, and links to media files. While efficient for the software, the .FTB format is a classic "walled garden." It cannot be opened by web browsers, text editors, or competing genealogy platforms like Ancestry or Gramps. Users often run into immediate friction when trying to share their research with relatives who do not have the software installed, or when migrating data to a cloud service. Because the file is a binary database, it is not human-readable. To make the data useful outside of the MyHeritage ecosystem, the standard workflow is to convert the .FTB file into a GED (GEDCOM) file, which is the universal standard for genealogy data exchange. For visual sharing or archiving, converting to PDF charts or CSV spreadsheets is recommended.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FTB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert FTB file to DB, SQLITE, SQLITE3, MDB, ACCDB, DBF, ODB, FDB, GDB, MYD, FRM or SQL, you can use Family Tree Builder or similar software from the "Genealogy Project Database" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert NDF, SQLITE3, BAK, RDB, SQL, DB4, MDF, MDB, LDF, DB, DB3 or SQLITE files to FTB, try Family Tree Builder or another comparable tool in the "Genealogy Project Database" category.
The FTB Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our FTB converter.