432 programs in total, including 7 new
 
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Family Tree Maker - Since Version 2008

by The Generations Network
The number one selling genealogy program of all time. Produces a wide variety of reports and charts. Their parent site is Genealogy.com that also operates Ancestry.com. They have a Family Tree Maker category in their blog. In 2008, Family Tree Maker was completely rewitten with a different look than previous versions. Use this entry to review the new version, and use the FTM Up To Version 16 entry to review the earlier versions.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.familytreemaker.com/
Enjoy Using It2.67 out of 52.67 out of 52.67 out of 52.67 out of 52.67 out of 5 2.67
Use It Often3.23 out of 53.23 out of 53.23 out of 53.23 out of 53.23 out of 5 3.23
Easy Input2.87 out of 52.87 out of 52.87 out of 52.87 out of 52.87 out of 5 2.87
Useful Output2.47 out of 52.47 out of 52.47 out of 52.47 out of 52.47 out of 5 2.47
Overall Rating2.57 out of 52.57 out of 52.57 out of 52.57 out of 52.57 out of 5 2.57
 

MacFamilyTree

by Synium Software
A comprehensive and full featured program for the Macintosh. Available in many languages

Purchase • Mac • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.synium.de/products/macfamilytree/
Enjoy Using It5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Use It Often5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Easy Input5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Useful Output4.82 out of 54.82 out of 54.82 out of 54.82 out of 54.82 out of 5 4.82
Overall Rating4.82 out of 54.82 out of 54.82 out of 54.82 out of 54.82 out of 5 4.82
 

FamViewer

by Aster Software
Genealogy software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It allows you to view GEDCOM genealogy database files on your iPhone. GEDCOM files can be uploaded to FamViewer from your desktop or downloaded from a website. Then you can view individuals, families, individual events and attributes, notes and sources.

Purchase • Handheld • Utility
http://www.astersoftware.biz/
Enjoy Using It4.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 5 4.66
Use It Often4.35 out of 54.35 out of 54.35 out of 54.35 out of 54.35 out of 5 4.35
Easy Input4.79 out of 54.79 out of 54.79 out of 54.79 out of 54.79 out of 5 4.79
Useful Output4.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 5 4.66
Overall Rating4.81 out of 54.81 out of 54.81 out of 54.81 out of 54.81 out of 5 4.81
 

Reunion

by Leister Productions, Inc. (Frank Leister)
Reunion is one of the easiest-to-use programs with superb charting capabilities and many features. Only available for the Macintosh.

Purchase • Mac • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.leisterpro.com/
Enjoy Using It4.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 5 4.62
Use It Often4.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 5 4.62
Easy Input4.71 out of 54.71 out of 54.71 out of 54.71 out of 54.71 out of 5 4.71
Useful Output4.56 out of 54.56 out of 54.56 out of 54.56 out of 54.56 out of 5 4.56
Overall Rating4.71 out of 54.71 out of 54.71 out of 54.71 out of 54.71 out of 5 4.71
 

TreeDraw

by SpanSoft (Nick Hunter - the author of Kith and Kin Pro)
TreeDraw is a specialized graphics editor for creating high quality genealogical drop-line charts.

Purchase • Windows • Utility
http://www.spansoft.org/trdrw.php
Enjoy Using It4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
Use It Often4.02 out of 54.02 out of 54.02 out of 54.02 out of 54.02 out of 5 4.02
Easy Input5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Useful Output5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Overall Rating4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
 

Brother’s Keeper

by John Steed
The most respected and successful shareware genealogical program. Has been around a long time and has many dedicated users. A DOS version is still available.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured
http://www.bkwin.org/
Enjoy Using It4.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 5 4.55
Use It Often4.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 5 4.44
Easy Input4.69 out of 54.69 out of 54.69 out of 54.69 out of 54.69 out of 5 4.69
Useful Output4.76 out of 54.76 out of 54.76 out of 54.76 out of 54.76 out of 5 4.76
Overall Rating4.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 5 4.60
 

The Master Genealogist (TMG)

by Wholly Genes, Inc. (Bob Velke)
A comprehensive program with many features that include a powerful report writer and excellent source referencing. It has User Groups.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.whollygenes.com/
Enjoy Using It3.29 out of 53.29 out of 53.29 out of 53.29 out of 53.29 out of 5 3.29
Use It Often3.37 out of 53.37 out of 53.37 out of 53.37 out of 53.37 out of 5 3.37
Easy Input3.03 out of 53.03 out of 53.03 out of 53.03 out of 53.03 out of 5 3.03
Useful Output3.57 out of 53.57 out of 53.57 out of 53.57 out of 53.57 out of 5 3.57
Overall Rating3.46 out of 53.46 out of 53.46 out of 53.46 out of 53.46 out of 5 3.46
 

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding

by Darrin Lythgoe
Produces really nice looking dynamically creating web pages from information stored in mySQL database tables using PHP scripting on the Web site.

Purchase • Windows • Utility • Builds Website
http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/software.php
Enjoy Using It4.59 out of 54.59 out of 54.59 out of 54.59 out of 54.59 out of 5 4.59
Use It Often4.29 out of 54.29 out of 54.29 out of 54.29 out of 54.29 out of 5 4.29
Easy Input3.99 out of 53.99 out of 53.99 out of 53.99 out of 53.99 out of 5 3.99
Useful Output4.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 5 4.83
Overall Rating4.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 5 4.55
 

Legacy

by Millennia Corp (Dave Berdan and Ken McGinnis)
A comprehensive Windows program with many features, nicely described on their web site. It has a standard version that is free, and is one of the better free genealogy programs available. It compares itself with Personal Ancestral File, Family Tree Maker, Roots Magic, and The Master Genealogist. They have a blog. They have a number of user groups.

Free • Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
Enjoy Using It4.63 out of 54.63 out of 54.63 out of 54.63 out of 54.63 out of 5 4.63
Use It Often4.48 out of 54.48 out of 54.48 out of 54.48 out of 54.48 out of 5 4.48
Easy Input4.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 5 4.44
Useful Output4.65 out of 54.65 out of 54.65 out of 54.65 out of 54.65 out of 5 4.65
Overall Rating4.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 54.66 out of 5 4.66
 

GRAMPS (Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System)

by Don Allingham
A GNOME genealogy program for Linux and FreeBSD and Mac OS X that allows you to easily build and keep track of your family tree. This is an Open Source project and is free. This is where you go to help with the development of GRAMPS. It is written in the language Python. The GRAMPS project has a blog.

Free • Unix • Full Featured
http://www.gramps-project.org/
Enjoy Using It4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
Use It Often3.98 out of 53.98 out of 53.98 out of 53.98 out of 53.98 out of 5 3.98
Easy Input3.15 out of 53.15 out of 53.15 out of 53.15 out of 53.15 out of 5 3.15
Useful Output3.23 out of 53.23 out of 53.23 out of 53.23 out of 53.23 out of 5 3.23
Overall Rating3.54 out of 53.54 out of 53.54 out of 53.54 out of 53.54 out of 5 3.54
 

Kith and Kin

by SpanSoft (Nick Hunter)
A Windows shareware program popular in the United Kingdom. Also known as “Of that Ilk” in Australia.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.spansoft.org/kkpro.php
Enjoy Using It4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
Use It Often3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 3.00
Easy Input4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
Useful Output4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
Overall Rating4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
 

Ages

by Jom Daub
The “comfortable” genealogy program, with a nice tree-drawing capability. Multi-lingual in 11 languages. Website in English or German.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured
http://www.daubnet.com/english/ages.html
Enjoy Using It3.49 out of 53.49 out of 53.49 out of 53.49 out of 53.49 out of 5 3.49
Use It Often3.49 out of 53.49 out of 53.49 out of 53.49 out of 53.49 out of 5 3.49
Easy Input3.13 out of 53.13 out of 53.13 out of 53.13 out of 53.13 out of 5 3.13
Useful Output3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 3.00
Overall Rating2.23 out of 52.23 out of 52.23 out of 52.23 out of 52.23 out of 5 2.23
 

PRO-GEN

by Johan Mulderij and Dinant Scholte in’t Hoff
A Dutch shareware program that has many European users.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured
http://www.pro-gen.nl/gbhome.htm
Enjoy Using It2.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 5 2.59
Use It Often2.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 5 2.59
Easy Input2.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 5 2.59
Useful Output2.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 5 2.59
Overall Rating2.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 52.59 out of 5 2.59
 

Family Tree Heritage

by Individual Software
Enter your data quickly and easily. Print trees, books, charts and reports. Create a multimedia presentation of your family history.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.individualsoftware.com/products/genealogy_family_trees/fami...
Enjoy Using It5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Use It Often3.2 out of 53.2 out of 53.2 out of 53.2 out of 53.2 out of 5 3.20
Easy Input4.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 5 4.40
Useful Output4.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 5 4.40
Overall Rating4.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 5 4.40
 

Ultimate Family Tree (UFT)

by Palladium Interactive, Inc.
Ultimate Family Tree was developed in 1997 when Palladium combined the ease of use of its Family Gathering program with the power and capabilities of the ROOTS software it purchased from CommSoft. UFT became the standard for other programs to achieve. In 2003, Ultimate Family Tree was purchased by Genealogy.com, who dropped it in favor our their Family Tree Maker software.

Unsupported • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://web.archive.org/web/20020906135607/http://www.uftree.com/UFT/UF...
Enjoy Using It5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Use It Often5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Easy Input5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Useful Output5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Overall Rating5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
 

PAF Companion

by Progeny Software
A utility program for Personal Ancestral File. It is designed to print a variety of high-quality genealogy charts and reports from Personal Ancestral File files.

Purchase • Windows • Utility
http://www.progenygenealogy.com/paf-companion-details.html
Enjoy Using It4.56 out of 54.56 out of 54.56 out of 54.56 out of 54.56 out of 5 4.56
Use It Often3.69 out of 53.69 out of 53.69 out of 53.69 out of 53.69 out of 5 3.69
Easy Input4.78 out of 54.78 out of 54.78 out of 54.78 out of 54.78 out of 5 4.78
Useful Output4.35 out of 54.35 out of 54.35 out of 54.35 out of 54.35 out of 5 4.35
Overall Rating4.78 out of 54.78 out of 54.78 out of 54.78 out of 54.78 out of 5 4.78
 

AniMap

by The Gold Bug
Displays more than 2000 different maps showing the changing county boundaries in each state from colonial times to the present. Its SiteFinder databases contain more than 1 million locations, including over 50,000 places no longer in existence.

Purchase • Windows • Auxiliary
http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html
Enjoy Using It4.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 5 4.45
Use It Often2.18 out of 52.18 out of 52.18 out of 52.18 out of 52.18 out of 5 2.18
Easy Input4.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 5 4.45
Useful Output4.79 out of 54.79 out of 54.79 out of 54.79 out of 54.79 out of 5 4.79
Overall Rating4.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 54.62 out of 5 4.62
 

Ancestral Quest

by Incline Software (Gaylon Findlay)
This is the program on which the Windows version PAF was based. It uses the same database structure as PAF (Personal Ancestral File). This program has continued to develop and is a very widely used program. PAF users who want to retain their current database but use a supported program might want to try this out.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.ancquest.com/
Enjoy Using It4.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 5 4.27
Use It Often5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Easy Input4.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 5 4.27
Useful Output4.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 5 4.27
Overall Rating4.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 54.27 out of 5 4.27
 

Legacy Charting

by Millennia Corp
A free charting utility by the maker of Legacy. It works with Legacy, Family Tree Maker, PAF, RootsMagic, and GEDCOM files. It appears to have originated from an early version of the Charting Companion programs by Progeny.

Purchase • Windows • Utility
http://www.legacycharting.com/
Enjoy Using It5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Use It Often4.08 out of 54.08 out of 54.08 out of 54.08 out of 54.08 out of 5 4.08
Easy Input5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Useful Output4.46 out of 54.46 out of 54.46 out of 54.46 out of 54.46 out of 5 4.46
Overall Rating4.46 out of 54.46 out of 54.46 out of 54.46 out of 54.46 out of 5 4.46
 

RootsMagic

by RootsMagic, Inc. (Bruce Buzbee)
A program from the developer of the very popular and well-liked Family Origins. This program is even better. Complete and easy to use with extensive reports. It has some active user groups. They also have a blog.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.rootsmagic.com/
Enjoy Using It4.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 5 4.94
Use It Often4.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 5 4.83
Easy Input4.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 5 4.94
Useful Output4.87 out of 54.87 out of 54.87 out of 54.87 out of 54.87 out of 5 4.87
Overall Rating4.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 54.94 out of 5 4.94
 

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