GenealogyTools

Genealogy Software Tutorials for Mac & PC

PC Software

Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 5: MacFamilyTree 10 (Updated 4 April 2022)

by 42 Comments

Details about MacFamilyTree 10*

Application: MacFamilyTree
Current Version: 10
Supported OS: Mac
Mobile Apps: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch (MobileFamily Tree)
Price: $69.99 (limited demo available), $29.99 (MobileFamily Tree)
Publisher: Synium Software
Website: http://www.syniumsoftware.com
GenSoftReviews: 4.15 stars out of 5

[Read more…] about Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 5: MacFamilyTree 10 (Updated 4 April 2022)

Where Are the Free Family Tree Maker Updates?

by 23 Comments

Software MacKiev FTM

 

FTM FAQ
Fig 1 FTM FAQ

When Software MacKiev first announced that they had purchased Family Tree Maker (FTM) from Ancestry.com, they stated in an online FAQ that owners of FTM 2014 and FTM 3 would receive free updates (Fig 1). It seemed to me that the FAQ implied that the updates would come out the same time as the new versions were for sale on their store. [Read more…] about Where Are the Free Family Tree Maker Updates?

Why All Genealogy Apps Should Support GEDCOM 5.5.1 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)

by 8 Comments

7 Roman Standards
Standards, schmandards, who cares about standards? (Credit: 7 Roman Standards, Wenceslaus Hollar [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)
Readers who have been following this series will know that I believe genealogy apps should support GEDCOM 5.5.1. There are two versions of GEDCOM (GEnealogical Data Communication) reported in GEDCOM files by most genealogy software today: versions 5.5 and 5.5.1. The last “official” version dated 1996 from the Family History Department (today known as FamilySearch) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was [Read more…] about Why All Genealogy Apps Should Support GEDCOM 5.5.1 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)