Genealogy Software Requirements & Compatibility
Many people ask the same question - "Will my family tree software work on...." which ever operating system their computer uses. The following should help iron out those questions. Software packages that work with the new Windows Vista System have the logo beside them and are coloured blue. We have included some Mac options here too.
| Family Tree Maker 2007 |
Windows
98, ME & XP 300MHz Pentium PC or better 32MB Memory (128MB if XP is the operating system) 150MB drive space (minimum) |
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| Legacy |
Windows
95, 98, NT, 2000, ME, XP & Vista Pentium compatible PC VGA display (monitor) 40MB drive space (minimum) 64MB minimum memory (128MB is recommended) |
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| Master Genealogist |
Windows
98, NT, ME, 2000 & XP Pentium PC |
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| Family Historian |
Windows
98, ME, 2000, XP & Vista 386 PC or better (Pentium recommended) 20MB drive space (minimum)
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| Brother's Keeper |
Windows
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP & Vista (For Mac Users, there is no version available) |
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| Hereditree |
Windows
XP & Vista 300Mhz Pentium PC or better |
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| Roots Magic | Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP & Vista |
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| Reunion |
Any
Power Mac, iMac or iBook Mac OS 8.5 or later operating system 12MB drive space (9 of which is the user manual !!) You need about 400KB of space to store 1000 person records |
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| iFamily for Tiger |
Mac OS
X 10.4 (or later) |
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| Mac Family Tree |
Mac OS
X 10.3.9 (or later) |
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| Heredis Mac X & X.2 |
Mac OS
X 10.1.3 (or later) 64MB memory 27MB drive space |
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| Ancestral Quest versions 3-11 |
Windows
95, 98, ME, 2000 & XP 32MB memory 40MB drive space |
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| Ancestral Quest version 12 |
Windows
2000, XP & Vista 128MB memory 40MB drive space |
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| Generations |
has
both Windows & Mac versions - but may not work properly on Vista
machines. |
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| Personal Ancestral File |
Windows
95A & 95B, 98, ME, NT (4.0 only), 2000, XP 32MB memory minimum (64MB recommended) between 20 and 72MB drive space |