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MyHeritage Alternatives for Recording Oral Histories

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MyHeritage is a powerful genealogy platform, but families often look for tools that focus specifically on oral history interviews. If you want to record long-form stories, these alternatives can be a better fit.

VoiceHistory (audio-first oral history)

VoiceHistory is designed for recording and transcribing spoken stories. It keeps everything organized and turns recordings into shareable books.

DIY oral history workflows

You can record interviews with a phone and store them in cloud storage, but managing transcripts and organization is time-consuming.

Which is right for you?

If your priority is genealogy research, MyHeritage is strong. If your priority is capturing real voices and long-form interviews, an oral history tool like VoiceHistory is a better fit.

Start here: record family stories or build a family history book from your interviews.