Free Phylogenetic Tree Generator — From Text

See it work

Phylogenetic tree examples.

Same tool, four requests. Every drawing below is a real render.

What you type

Draw a rectangular primate phylogram with lemur, macaque, gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, human, and chimpanzee, highlighting the ape and great-ape clades with a substitutions-per-site scale.

Then tryAdd a baboon next to macaque.Change the ape clade color to green.

Phylogenetic tree: Primate relationships

Phylogenetic tree · Newick + NHX extensions · schematex-phylo

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The drawing

What a phylogenetic tree is.

A phylogenetic tree shows a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships among taxa. Branching order shows relationships, while a phylogram can also display branch lengths and a cladogram focuses on topology.

For an analysis result, use the Newick tree and labels exported from the inference workflow. Clearly distinguish illustrative teaching trees from trees inferred from data.

Standard: Newick + NHX extensions
Engine: schematex-phylo
Editable: Double-click text, drag nodes
Export: SVG · PNG · PDF

Phylogenetic tree: What a phylogenetic tree is

Who uses it

Who uses phylogenetic trees.

Biology students

Compare representative taxa and identify named clades in coursework and presentations.

Researchers

Render an existing Newick result with branch support, clade labels, and a scale.

Science communicators

Explain a compact group of relationships with highlighted branches for an audience.

How it works

How to make a phylogenetic tree in three steps.

Describe it

One paragraph is enough to start.

“Draw a rectangular primate phylogram with lemur, macaque, gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, human, and chimpanzee, highlighting the ape and great-ape clades with a substitutions-per-site scale.”