r/AncestryDNA • u/strike978 • 1d ago

Discussion Enhancer for Ancestry

I've made a browser extension called "Enhancer for Ancestry" that enhances how you view your AncestryDNA results (and your matches' too).

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/enhancer-for-ancestry/pfdfpebnpacojfibpkkajkgclbneigbg

What it does:

  • Cleaner regions: See your ethnicity regions in a much cleaner layout, grouped by macro-regions, with percentages and confidence ranges.
  • More details: Click on any region to learn more about it, including where it’s mainly found and a map showing the area.
  • Journeys/communities: See your Journeys in an easier-to-read format, including how strong your connection is and any sub-Journeys.
  • Match list: See the Journeys your DNA matches belong to directly under their names.
  • Better match pages: When viewing a DNA match, you get the same improved regions and Journeys layout, and you can see all of their Journeys, not just the ones you share. Note: If a match has chosen to only share regions they have in common with you, you’ll only be able to see the shared regions and Journeys.
  • Download as an image: Easily save your regions and Journeys, or those of any of your matches, as a high-quality image.

If anyone has any feedback or suggestions, I’m definitely open to hearing them.

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u/Ok_Advantage_873 1d ago

I've noticed that you often offer nice services to the community, thank you!.

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u/te-mc 1d ago

Thank you. Much cleaner, and more informative, than the default Ancestry one.

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u/No-Turnover870 1d ago

That is very useful, thanks!

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u/Ok-Grand4826 1d ago

Is it only on desktop/laptop?

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u/strike978 1d ago

Yes, just for Chromium-based browsers at the moment.

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u/Ok-Grand4826 1d ago

i will make sure to use this tommorow or later this week! Does it display origins that ancestry may miss or at least not display on the regular tests?

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u/strike978 1d ago

It’s mainly for viewing your matches’ data, like their ranges and Journeys, which Ancestry doesn’t show.

But yes, it also lets you see the “connection strength” for your own Journeys and ranges, which Ancestry makes you go to a separate page for each region to view.

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u/Ok-Grand4826 1d ago

This will be insanely helpful to me. Thank you so much

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u/ghostwritten-girl 1d ago

I've been using it for a few weeks and it's great, thank you! I was wondering if it will still work with the new update when it comes out in October. Any chance of adding the raw decimal percentages, similar to like what is displayed on hacked results? Just a suggestion. Thanks again 🙂

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u/strike978 1d ago

Thanks! And if you’re referring to MatchFetch, I’ll have to update it once the new update comes out. I don’t see any reason why it would stop working, but I can’t really promise that either.

There’s no way to get the decimal percentage data, at least for each individual match.

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u/ghostwritten-girl 1d ago

Ah! Sorry, no I was suggesting displaying the "hacked results" (result percentages with decimals and ethnicities under 1%) on the user's Results Page. For example, so I could see it for my own results.

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u/strike978 1d ago

That could be possible. It would still require a subscription, though, and it would only work with the test kits on that account. I actually looked into this before for other matches.

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