Hope Chest
Searches your family tree.
As of June 2026, Hope Chest has 20,000 users and a 4.12/5 rating from 395 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.
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395 reviews
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395
Version
12.0.5
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since May 3, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 20.0K | 4.12 | 399 | 12.0.5 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 20.0K | 4.12 | 398 | 12.0.5 |
| Now | 20.0K | 4.12 | 395 | 12.0.5 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabsstorageunlimitedStorageactiveTabscripting
- Host access
- https://familysearch.org/*, https://www.familysearch.org/*, https://hopechestsoftware.com/*
Screenshots
About
Hope Chest is fun and easy to use!
You can...
★ Search a specific family line.
★ Search the descendants of an ancestor you share with a friend or family member.
★ Print the search results and share them.
★ Create a folder for each search.
★ Discover specific ordinances needed for male and/or female ancestors.
★ Search your ancestor’s descendants for:
• Available ordinances
• Records needing more information
• Data problems
• Record hints
Hope Chest is an extension that helps users of the FamilySearch.org website.
After installing the extension just go here to get started: https://familysearch.org/tree/
v12.0.0 - Full rebuilt front-end using Google Chrome v3 manifest and permissions, removed all jQuery with full Javascript, and new grids and updated UI!
12.0.1 - update to work about portrait mode, and small bug fixes.
12.0.2 - Portrait view prompt
12.0.3 - Fixed null error on some searches saving names
12.0.4 - Family Search changes - FIXED!
12.0.5 - Family Search changes - FIXED AGAIN!
TECH SUPPORT - [email protected]
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By installing and using Hope Chest you are agreeing to the following legal agreements:
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https://hopechestsoftware.com/pdf/HopeChestPrivacyPolicy.pdf
https://hopechestsoftware.com/pdf/HopeChestTermsAndConditions.pdf
https://hopechestsoftware.com/pdf/Software_License_Agreement.pdf
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Website Home Page: https://hopechestsoftware.com/Index.html
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What our users say about it:
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Hope Chest has been the greatest blessing for me. I have found thousands of names that needed additional work and it has keep my grandchildren very busy. Thank you for taking it over and keeping it running. - Ed Seegmiller
I have been using Hope Chest for 10 yrs. My experience and others I have introduced it to have been exceptional. It is the best tool available to search ancestors and descendants. I have found it accurate, thorough, and easy to use. - ReNae Romney
Very helpful for finding relatives. - CBS MTechnical
- Version
- 12.0.5
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 1.21MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gjneklbanpnnjdeddbnkkgeljkhpblhp
- Developer ID
- u3fb224cdd807f831c89326800b0dc8f0
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 11, 2013
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jan 8, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 3, 2026
- Support URL
- https://hopechestsoftware.com/FAQ.html
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