Start with the original provider export

How to download your raw DNA

Follow the step-by-step guide for your provider. The download is free and you keep full ownership of your data.

Choose your DNA provider

Each provider uses a different account flow and file shape. Open the dedicated guide for the service that produced your test instead of adapting another provider’s steps.

23andMe

Free

Download the raw genotype export from your 23andMe account, recognise the four-column text file and keep the original archive intact.

Expected raw-data format

TXT or ZIP · 4 tab-separated columns

Open the 23andMe guide →

AncestryDNA

Free

Request AncestryDNA raw data, complete its email confirmation and identify the separate allele1 and allele2 columns.

Expected raw-data format

TXT or ZIP · 5 tab-separated columns

Open the AncestryDNA guide →

MyHeritage

Free

Request the MyHeritage raw DNA export and retain the original quoted CSV or the ZIP that contains it.

Expected raw-data format

CSV or ZIP · quoted comma-separated values

Open the MyHeritage guide →

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Downloaded your file? Read our guide on how to interpret your 23andMe raw data →