Gramps by Don Allingham A GNOME genealogy program for Linux and FreeBSD and Mac OS X and Windows 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. See also Gramps Portable. Free • Windows • Mac • Unix • Full Featured • Builds Website http://www.gramps-project.org/

41 Reviews, latest 1 day ago Overall 41 2.93 2013 8 2.69 2012 8 3.03 Earlier 25 3.21 Add Your Review

Vivify: The GEDCOM Birth Date Estimator by Tim Forsythe Estimates a birth date for every person found missng one in your GEDCOM file. Free • Online • Utility http://timforsythe.com/tools/vivify	1 Review, latest 2 days ago Overall 1 5.00 2013 1 5.00 2012 0     No Ratings Earlier 0     No Ratings Add Your Review

Family Tree Builder by MyHeritage Ltd. (Gilad Japhet) Intuitive, easy to use software that includes features such as smart matching technology, chart designs, smart research, consistency checking and online family tree publishing among others. It supports 36 languages and dual language input. Free • Subscription • Windows • Full Featured http://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder	40 Reviews, latest 2 days ago Overall 40 3.67 2013 9 3.64 2012 1 4.00 Earlier 30 3.71 Add Your Review

The Next Generation (TNG) 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 • Online • Utility • Builds Website http://www.tngsitebuilding.com/	87 Reviews, latest 5 days ago Overall 87 4.67 2013 13 4.68 2012 36 4.72 Earlier 38 4.45 Add Your Review

Ahnenblatt by Dirk Böttcher A free and easy-to-use genealogy software for Windows. It is available in several languages (English, German, French, Spanish and more). It also has a website in German and a Portal in German.  Can run as a portable application on a USB stick. Free • Windows • Full Featured http://www.ahnenblatt.com/	105 Reviews, latest 5 days ago Overall 105 4.89 2013 44 4.95 2012 55 4.83 Earlier 6 5.00 Add Your Review

Family Tree Maker - Up To Version 16 by Ancestry.com The number one selling genealogy program of all time. Produces a wide variety of reports and charts. This entry is for Family Tree Maker as it existed up to Version 16, which was then rewritten entirely in 2008. Because the versions are so different, please use this entry for the older versions and use the FTM - Current Version to review the newer versions. Unsupported • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website http://web.archive.org/web/20060803064623/http://familytreemaker.com/

51 Reviews, latest Jun 12, 2013 Overall 51 4.03 2013 6 3.51 2012 10 4.57 Earlier 35 4.18 Add Your Review

Personal Ancestral File (PAF) by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Personal Ancestral File is a very popular genealogy program that has been available free for many years and has a large following. The LDS has stated that it will no longer be updating the program. The final version is 5.2.18.0 (2005). But LDS still answers questions about it and they have an active Users Group. Free • Windows • Full Featured http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/

27 Reviews, latest Jun 11, 2013 Overall 27 4.68 2013 4 4.55 2012 3 5.00 Earlier 20 4.61 Add Your Review

VGedX Web Service by Ancestors Now (Tim Forsythe) This is an online version of the VGed GEDCOM validator and supports validating GEDCOM 5.5, 5.5.1 and 5.6 files. Free • Online • Utility http://ancestorsnow.com/tools/vgedx.php	1 Review, latest Jun 11, 2013 Overall 1 5.00 2013 1 5.00 2012 0     No Ratings Earlier 0     No Ratings Add Your Review

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. There is a free version called RootsMagic Essentials. There is a free app for iOS. It has some active user groups. They also have a blog. Free • Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website http://www.rootsmagic.com/

59 Reviews, latest Jun 9, 2013 Overall 59 4.03 2013 7 3.88 2012 6 3.74 Earlier 46 4.45 Add Your Review

Geni by Geni, Inc. (David Sacks, Alan Braverman) Allows families to collaboratively build their family tree. When the user adds a relative’s email address, that relative is invited to join the tree. Your family’s information is kept private as you can only search for people who are in your family. When separate trees begin to overlap, they can be merged, with the potential of producing a world family tree. Free • Subscription • Online • Full Featured http://www.geni.com/

137 Reviews, latest Jun 8, 2013 Overall 137 1.86 2013 9 1.71 2012 61 1.97 Earlier 67 1.71 Add Your Review

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/

91 Reviews, latest Jun 7, 2013 Overall 91 4.02 2013 8 3.73 2012 10 4.39 Earlier 73 4.06 Add Your Review

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. Purchase • Windows • Full Featured http://www.bkwin.org/	64 Reviews, latest Jun 7, 2013 Overall 64 4.45 2013 6 4.44 2012 9 4.51 Earlier 49 4.42 Add Your Review

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/	128 Reviews, latest Jun 7, 2013 Overall 128 3.47 2013 6 2.83 2012 30 3.63 Earlier 92 3.61 Add Your Review

Family Tree Maker - Current Version by Ancestry.com The current version of Family Tree Maker is followed by its release year, e.g. 2012. It was completely rewritten in 2008 and is very different than its previous incarnation. There is also a Mac version. They have a Family Tree Maker category in their blog. Use this entry to review the current version, and use the FTM Up To Version 16 entry to review the versions prior to the rewrite. Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/

153 Reviews, latest Jun 5, 2013 Overall 153 2.26 2013 20 2.32 2012 26 1.90 Earlier 107 2.51 Add Your Review

Pandora’s Hope Chest by Pandora’s Hope (Eric Vance) A Google Chrome browser extension that helps users of the FamilySearch.org website by searching your family tree and collecting Temple work that is ready to request. Free • Windows • Mac • Unix • Utility https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pandoras-hope-chest/gjneklba...	2 Reviews, latest Jun 3, 2013 Overall 2 4.00 2013 2 4.00 2012 0     No Ratings Earlier 0     No Ratings Add Your Review

Reunion by Leister Productions, Inc. 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/	31 Reviews, latest Jun 1, 2013 Overall 31 3.94 2013 2 3.45 2012 3 4.05 Earlier 26 4.36 Add Your Review

LostCousins by Lost Cousins Ltd. (Peter Calver) A family history site that matches you with others searching the same relatives. It does this by collecting only your relatives from specific Censuses. It is free to search and basic membership is free. http://www.lostcousins.com/ Free • Online • Utility http://www.lostcousins.com/	1 Review, latest Jun 1, 2013 Overall 1 5.00 2013 1 5.00 2012 0     No Ratings Earlier 0     No Ratings Add Your Review

Findmypast Family Tree Explorer by findmypast.com (Matt Garner) A full featured web-based genealogy software and family history sharing site. The web-based Family Tree Explorer program allows you to easily organize your research via your web browser. It is available from findmypast’s various websites and is also called “Family Tree builder” and “Family Tree”. This program was known as PedigreeSoft up to 2007. Free • Online • Full Featured http://www.findmypast.co.uk/family-tree-explorer.jsp

3 Reviews, latest May 24, 2013 Overall 3 1.89 2013 1 1.00 2012 2 2.64 Earlier 0     No Ratings Add Your Review

Adam: The GEDCOM Family Tree Builder by Tim Forsythe Aa free web service to build your family tree from a GEDCOM file. Your family tree, once built, will be compressed and presented as a ip file, which can be downloaded, extracted and then uploaded to your favorite hosting service or viewed independently. Free • Online • Utility • Builds Website http://timforsythe.com/tools/adam	1 Review, latest May 14, 2013 Overall 1 5.00 2013 1 5.00 2012 0     No Ratings Earlier 0     No Ratings Add Your Review

Family History System by Phillip Brown A program with a well laid out and very unique “Relative Report”. It started out as a DOS program in the 1990’s and recently has been converted to Windows. There is a free version plus an extended version. Free • Purchase • Windows • Full Featured http://www.familyhistorysystem.com/	3 Reviews, latest May 13, 2013 Overall 3 4.83 2013 2 5.00 2012 0     No Ratings Earlier 1 3.00 Add Your Review

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