Download Pedigree Forge Free Trial

Download the trial version of Pedigree Forge and try it free for 30 days. During the trial you have almost the full power of the application, except any reports you create are only viewable inside Pedigree Forge and any charts you create will have a trial watermark.

System Requirements

Pedigree Forge requires a 64-bit PC running Windows 11 or Windows 10 (updated to at least version 1903). It will not run on macOS, iOS, Android or other systems.

Installation Guide

Click on the "Install Now" button above, or click here. Your browser will download the installer, possibly prompting you to set the folder in which to save it, depending on how your web browser is configured.

If you are using Microsoft Edge as your web browser, a message saying “What do you want to do with Pedigree Forge” will pop-up, click “Open”.

If you are using Chrome as your web browser, you will have to click on the “downloaded” button, and then click on the “Open” button next to “Pedigree Forge Installer_x64.appinstaller”.

If you are using Firefox as your web browser, you will have to click on the “downloaded” button, and then click on the “Pedigree Forge Installer_x64.appinstaller”.

Other browsers will require a similar action to start the installation.

Your computer will then display the “Install Pedigree Forge?” dialog. Make sure that the Publisher’s name is correct (this verifies that the install file hasn’t been tampered with) and then click on the “Install” button:

Pedigree Forge will be installed, it should only take a few seconds, depending on your internet connection.

As long as you left “Launch when ready” checked on the above screen, Pedigree Forge will start as soon as the install is finished.

You will be prompted with the License Terms screen. Please read the terms, and click on the check box “I agree to the terms in the license agreement” if you wish to continue.

Once the check box has been ticked, the “OK” button will become enabled. Click the “OK” button to complete the installation:

Pedigree Forge is now installed on your computer and is ready to use.

Information for Advanced Users

The installer uses Microsoft's MSIX package format. It gives the system some protection and allows automatic updates, but less control over the installation — the installation directory, for example, is fixed by Microsoft.