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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
Overall412.93 out of 52.93 out of 52.93 out of 52.93 out of 52.93 out of 5 2.93
201382.69 out of 52.69 out of 52.69 out of 52.69 out of 52.69 out of 5 2.69
201283.03 out of 53.03 out of 53.03 out of 53.03 out of 53.03 out of 5 3.03
Earlier253.21 out of 53.21 out of 53.21 out of 53.21 out of 53.21 out of 5 3.21
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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 1 day ago
Overall403.67 out of 53.67 out of 53.67 out of 53.67 out of 53.67 out of 5 3.67
201393.64 out of 53.64 out of 53.64 out of 53.64 out of 53.64 out of 5 3.64
201214 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
Earlier303.71 out of 53.71 out of 53.71 out of 53.71 out of 53.71 out of 5 3.71
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Ahnenblatt

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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
Overall1054.89 out of 54.89 out of 54.89 out of 54.89 out of 54.89 out of 5 4.89
2013444.95 out of 54.95 out of 54.95 out of 54.95 out of 54.95 out of 5 4.95
2012554.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 5 4.83
Earlier65 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
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Family Tree Maker - Up To Version 16

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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 6 days ago
Overall514.03 out of 54.03 out of 54.03 out of 54.03 out of 54.03 out of 5 4.03
201363.51 out of 53.51 out of 53.51 out of 53.51 out of 53.51 out of 5 3.51
2012104.57 out of 54.57 out of 54.57 out of 54.57 out of 54.57 out of 5 4.57
Earlier354.18 out of 54.18 out of 54.18 out of 54.18 out of 54.18 out of 5 4.18
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Personal Ancestral File (PAF)

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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
Overall274.68 out of 54.68 out of 54.68 out of 54.68 out of 54.68 out of 5 4.68
201344.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 54.55 out of 5 4.55
201235 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Earlier204.61 out of 54.61 out of 54.61 out of 54.61 out of 54.61 out of 5 4.61
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RootsMagic

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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
Overall594.03 out of 54.03 out of 54.03 out of 54.03 out of 54.03 out of 5 4.03
201373.88 out of 53.88 out of 53.88 out of 53.88 out of 53.88 out of 5 3.88
201263.74 out of 53.74 out of 53.74 out of 53.74 out of 53.74 out of 5 3.74
Earlier464.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 5 4.45
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Legacy

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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
Overall914.02 out of 54.02 out of 54.02 out of 54.02 out of 54.02 out of 5 4.02
201383.73 out of 53.73 out of 53.73 out of 53.73 out of 53.73 out of 5 3.73
2012104.39 out of 54.39 out of 54.39 out of 54.39 out of 54.39 out of 5 4.39
Earlier734.06 out of 54.06 out of 54.06 out of 54.06 out of 54.06 out of 5 4.06
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Brother’s Keeper

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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
Overall644.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 54.45 out of 5 4.45
201364.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 54.44 out of 5 4.44
201294.51 out of 54.51 out of 54.51 out of 54.51 out of 54.51 out of 5 4.51
Earlier494.42 out of 54.42 out of 54.42 out of 54.42 out of 54.42 out of 5 4.42
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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
Overall1283.47 out of 53.47 out of 53.47 out of 53.47 out of 53.47 out of 5 3.47
201362.83 out of 52.83 out of 52.83 out of 52.83 out of 52.83 out of 5 2.83
2012303.63 out of 53.63 out of 53.63 out of 53.63 out of 53.63 out of 5 3.63
Earlier923.61 out of 53.61 out of 53.61 out of 53.61 out of 53.61 out of 5 3.61
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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
Overall1532.26 out of 52.26 out of 52.26 out of 52.26 out of 52.26 out of 5 2.26
2013202.32 out of 52.32 out of 52.32 out of 52.32 out of 52.32 out of 5 2.32
2012261.9 out of 51.9 out of 51.9 out of 51.9 out of 51.9 out of 5 1.90
Earlier1072.51 out of 52.51 out of 52.51 out of 52.51 out of 52.51 out of 5 2.51
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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
Overall24 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
201324 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
20120    No Ratings
Earlier0    No Ratings
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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
Overall34.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 54.83 out of 5 4.83
201325 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
20120    No Ratings
Earlier13 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 3.00
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GenealogyJ

by Nils Meier
A full-featured standalone Java application that can handle all of your genealogic information (GEDCOM compliant). It provides different graphical components for working on your Family Tree. This is an Open Source project and is free. This is where you go to help with the development of GenealogyJ. It is written in the language Java.

Free • Windows • Mac • Unix • Full Featured
http://genj.sourceforge.net/
5 Reviews, latest May 9, 2013
Overall54.5 out of 54.5 out of 54.5 out of 54.5 out of 54.5 out of 5 4.50
201314 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 4.00
201225 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Earlier24.41 out of 54.41 out of 54.41 out of 54.41 out of 54.41 out of 5 4.41
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Family Historian

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by Calico Pie (Simon Orde)
A new kind of family tree program with a design with strengths in its user interface, use of GEDCOM, graphics and picture handling. See their Design Goals & Philosophy page to see their ideas. It has a User Group.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured • Builds Website
http://www.family-historian.co.uk/
21 Reviews, latest Apr 28, 2013
Overall214.48 out of 54.48 out of 54.48 out of 54.48 out of 54.48 out of 5 4.48
201354.2 out of 54.2 out of 54.2 out of 54.2 out of 54.2 out of 5 4.20
201245 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Earlier124.63 out of 54.63 out of 54.63 out of 54.63 out of 54.63 out of 5 4.63
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FastFilm

by J. Bejaran
A program to speed up the process of downloading records from Family Search. It is a free Java program that works on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Free • Windows • Mac • Unix • Auxiliary
http://students.cs.byu.edu/~jbejaran/FastFilm/
1 Review, latest Apr 7, 2013
Overall15 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
201315 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
20120    No Ratings
Earlier0    No Ratings
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Clooz

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by Ancestral Systems, LLC (Joe Bissett and Richard Thomas, Jr.)
Clooz is a document based sophisticated research assistance tool and database for systematically researching, accumulating, analyzing, organizing and storing the clues to your ancestry, and interfaces with certain established family tree programs.

Purchase • Windows • Auxiliary
http://www.clooz.com/
18 Reviews, latest Mar 25, 2013
Overall184.38 out of 54.38 out of 54.38 out of 54.38 out of 54.38 out of 5 4.38
201333.42 out of 53.42 out of 53.42 out of 53.42 out of 53.42 out of 5 3.42
2012154.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 5 4.60
Earlier0    No Ratings
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My Family Tree

by Chronoplex Software (Andrew Hoyle)
A genealogy product to create your family tree. Privacy controls. Translated into many languages. Support for left to right and right to left languages. Video player and picture slideshow. And more.

Free • Windows • Full Featured
http://chronoplexsoftware.com/myfamilytree/
2 Reviews, latest Mar 10, 2013
Overall25 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
201315 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
201215 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
Earlier0    No Ratings
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ScionPC

by Robbie J Akins
A genealogical management system with a modern, easy to-use interface.

Free • Windows • Full Featured
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/scionpc/
1 Review, latest Feb 21, 2013
Overall15 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
201315 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
20120    No Ratings
Earlier0    No Ratings
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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
7 Reviews, latest Feb 18, 2013
Overall74.64 out of 54.64 out of 54.64 out of 54.64 out of 54.64 out of 5 4.64
201315 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 5.00
20120    No Ratings
Earlier64.25 out of 54.25 out of 54.25 out of 54.25 out of 54.25 out of 5 4.25
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GenoPro

by Daniel Morin
The only program that displays genograms. Many unique features including the ability to write macros in VBScript and JavaScript to perform complex computations and transformations on your family tree. It used to be freeware but is now shareware. Has had millions of downloads from shareware sites. They have a list of essential features of sound genealogy software.

Purchase • Windows • Full Featured
http://www.genopro.com/
12 Reviews, latest Jan 30, 2013
Overall122.87 out of 52.87 out of 52.87 out of 52.87 out of 52.87 out of 5 2.87
201322.47 out of 52.47 out of 52.47 out of 52.47 out of 52.47 out of 5 2.47
201223.07 out of 53.07 out of 53.07 out of 53.07 out of 53.07 out of 5 3.07
Earlier83.93 out of 53.93 out of 53.93 out of 53.93 out of 53.93 out of 5 3.93
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