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Details about Family Tree Maker* Application: Family Tree Maker Current Version: 2017 Supported OS: Windows, Mac Mobile Apps: None Price: $69.95 (Windows or Mac), $89.95 (Family pack including both versions, 3 computers), $29.95 (upgrade from … [Continue reading] about Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 14: Family Tree Maker (Updated 22 May 2018)
Software MacKiev has recently published a FAQ for Family Tree Maker (FTM) that has some interesting information. Here are the main points as I see them: … [Continue reading] about MacKiev Publishes a Family Tree Maker FAQ
I just received this announcement from Ancestry.com, and it's posted on their blog (just in time for RootsTech): "New Family Tree Maker Options." These are the two new options Ancestry is offering: … [Continue reading] about Ancestry.com Backtracks on Family Tree Maker and Partners with RootsMagic
After Ancestry.com announced that they were abandoning (aka "retiring") their venerable Family Tree Maker (FTM) desktop application in Dec 2015, many users and genealogy bloggers asked, "What do I replace FTM with?" Several genealogy desktop app … [Continue reading] about Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 1: How to Scrub Your Data (Updated 16 May 2018)
A few of our readers have asked what problems Ancestry.com has with GEDCOM files. One reader reported, "If you mainly work on your tree online in Ancestry.com and rely on TreeSync to move the data to FTM [Family Tree Maker], a lot of the source and … [Continue reading] about How Well Does Ancestry.com Handle GEDCOM? (Updated 30 Apr 2016)