Extract text from Family tree projects (FTZ)
To convert FTZ projects to another format, you need Family Tree Builder or other Backup software.
To convert other file formats to the "Family Tree Archive" file type, you need software like Family Tree Builder or a similar tool.
An .FTZ file is a compressed family tree backup archive. It is predominantly used by genealogy applications like MyHeritage Family Tree Builder, Software MacKiev Family Tree Maker, and Family Tree Heritage Gold to package a core database alongside its linked media. Typically, genealogy databases only store text and local paths to images stored elsewhere on your hard drive. The .FTZ format solves the broken-link problem by acting as a standard ZIP container that wraps the proprietary database file (like an FTW or FTM) and all associated photos, audio clips, and scanned documents into a single distributable file.
While convenient for backups, .FTZ files suffer from severe vendor lock-in. Because the archive contains a closed-source, proprietary database, you cannot easily migrate the family tree data to competing genealogy platforms without first having the original software installed. They also frequently exceed hundreds of megabytes due to unoptimized embedded media. Furthermore, standard web browsers and document viewers cannot natively read the genealogical structure trapped inside.
To share your family tree across different platforms, you need to convert the data to a GED (GEDCOM) file. GED is the universal text-based standard for genealogical data, though it will not embed the raw media files. Alternatively, converting or renaming the .FTZ to a standard ZIP file allows you to instantly extract the historical photos and source documents without needing expensive subscriptions to proprietary genealogy software.
Because the internal database schema is strictly proprietary and undocumented, standard online converters almost always fail to process the actual family tree relationships. Usually, only the original software can properly read or export the structured data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FTZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted FTT, ZIP, PDF, TXT, FTW, BIN, JPG, FZZ, SPV, SKP, PKPASS, RAR and SDOCX files.
If you want to convert FTZ file to ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ACE, ARJ or LHA, you can use Family Tree Builder or similar software from the "Compressed Genealogy Media Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to FTZ, try Family Tree Builder or another comparable tool in the "Compressed Genealogy Media Backup" category.
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 FTZ converter.