Last updated August 24, 2009
Ancestral Author is a program that constructs Adobe Acrobat
PDF files from GEDCOM files, text files, images, and other sources of user
input. It is very simple to use, and creates high quality documents that
can be printed, emailed, published on the internet, or sent to a service
bureau for conversion into a bound book.
http://www.ancestralauthor.com/
Ancestral Quest Ancestral Quest (AQ) family
tree software is the easiest to use and most versatile genealogy program
on the market. Its format is perfect for the beginner and yet powerful enough
for the most advanced genealogist. Easy data entry, keyboard shortcuts,
scrapbooking, and excellent sourcing capabilities are just some of this genealogy
software program's wonderful award-winning features.
http://www.ancquest.com
Ancestry Family Tree Use this Free Family Tree Software
to search billions of names and access user-submitted family trees. You can
also share and collaborate online with family, friends and fellow family
historians. This easy-to-use software will also help you: quickly organize
your discoveries, search Ancestry.com databases for your ancestors, and add
multiple generations to your family tree.
http://landing.ancestry.com/family_trees/family_tree_maker_free.aspx
Brother's Keeper Brother's Keeper is a Windows genealogy
shareware program that will help you organize your family history information
and let you print a large variety of charts and reports. BK5 works with Windows
3.1 and up with 8 megs RAM or more. BK6 works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT,
2000, XP, and even Vista. There is no charge to download BK to try it out.
http://www.bkwin.net/
Cumberland Family Tree Cumberland Family Tree (Version
3) is a powerful second generation genealogy program - many features,
multi-lingual, easy-to-use! Automatically links names as they are added to
the database. Include 250 events per person, multiple marriages, scanned
photos and documents, sources, stories and more... Print 31 different reports.
Even create your very own indexed family history book!
http://www.cf-software.com
Family Matters Family Matters 97 is now available at version
4.22b (Views: added Forward button on all. Web Output: choice of sorting
child births with family events, choice to sort pictures with person events,
choice to limit Picture size, ordered person links on Picture web pages by
birth date, and a web-generation fix - see versions.txt). Unlimited Source
Citations allow linking of sources to persons, person events, families, and
family events. For web generation, you can now include those photographs
in your database, and the picture/person links you have in your database
can be included in your web site. Additionally for web generation, there
have been significant improvements in the creative control provided. FM97
is a full 32-bit Microsoft Access 97 application (so savvy users can extend
FM's capabilities). There is also a version for users of Access 2000 or
better.
http://www.matterware.com/
Family Reunion Family Software 2005 is a
comprehensive system for recording and sharing family and genealogical
information. Great for beginners as well as the more experienced genealogy
hobbyist.
http://www.famware.com
Family Tree Builder is a genealogy software for Windows.
It offers excellent quality, supports 15 languages and is one of the best
genealogy software programs you'll ever find.
http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/family-tree-builder.php
Family Tree Legends version 5.0 is a powerful and sophisticated
genealogy program designed to make it easy for you to collect, display, and
organize information about your family history. Whether it’s notes,
medical facts, pictures, or multimedia files, Family Tree Legends provides
you with a single tool to capture every bit of information about the history
of your family
http://www.familytreelegends.com/
Family Tree Maker Family Tree Maker® 2009, the latest
version of the world's best-selling family tree software, gives you an easy
way to build and share your family tree - and preserve your precious family
history.
http://familytreemaker.com/
Genealogy Research Organizer is a program for
Windows that lets you manage your genealogy data. Even complex family
relationships become instantly clear, with GRO's intuitive drop-line chart.
You can arrange your ancestors as you desire, and GRO automatically draws
the lines between individuals representing their relationship.
http://go.to/gro
GedHTree is a program for Windows 95 / 98 / ME / XP / NT4.0
/ 2000 users. The program processes GEDCOM files to generate output pages
in HTML format. These HTML files can be uploaded to a personal Web site to
share your family genealogy with others on the Web. The same files can be
copied onto CD-ROM disks to share data that way as well.
http://www.gedhtree.com.
GENMatcher quickly compares two genealogy files for matches,
or one genealogy file for duplicates.GENMatcher is a Windows-based application
that is used to find matches and duplicates in GEDCOM and PAF 3, 4, 5, TMG
4.x, Legacy, and Family Tree Maker genealogy files.
http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com
GENViewer GENViewer is a Windows based application
that is used to view and analyze GEDCOM and PAF 3, 4, 5 ,TMG 4.x, Legacy
and Family Tree Maker genealogy files. Use GENViewer to search your computer
for individuals and the Internet. With GENViewer, you can view dozens of
files in minutes.
http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com
Ilanot Jewish Genealogy Program DoroTree is
the revolutionary new program for Jewish genealogists. DoroTree was developed
with an emphasis on user friendliness. DoroTree performs simultaneously in
two character sets: Latin characters (English, French, German, Spanish or
Portuguese) on the left and Hebrew on the right. (You can type in and display
Hebrew characters without a Hebrew operating system.)
http://www.jewishstore.com/Software/Ilanot.htm
Kith and Kin Kith and Kin Pro is a software package
for storing, interrogating and documenting family trees. It features an easy
to use graphical interface and powerful data management tools which makes
it ideal for large or small trees. Each family tree is stored in a
relational database with a capacity of over 2,000 million records and you
can have as many databases as you like. Kith and Kin Pro uses the powerful
SQL (Structured Query Language) and other search tools to find data in the
family tree. Results from SQL queries can be used to form custom reports
or text files for exporting to other programs such as spreadsheets.
http://www.spansoft.org/
Legacy 7.0 The full-featured professional genealogy
program that helps you track, organize, print, and share your family history.
Includes sourcing, reports, merging, To Do list, slide shows, multimedia,
Web pages, spell checking, import and export and much more. And, it's
free!
Click here
to visit Legacy Family Tree Online Store
LifeLines
LifeLines is a genealogy program to help with your family history research.
Its primarily strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability
easily import and export information in the GEDCOM format.
http://lifelines.sourceforge.net/
Personal Ancestral File Personal Ancestral File 5.2 is
a Windows®-based version of one of the most widely used genealogical
management programs for home computers. The software program can be downloaded
free from the Internet. PAF 5.2 does not provide genealogical data. Instead,
it helps users organize their family history records. It can produce, either
on screen or on paper, family histories, pedigree charts, family group records,
and other reports to help users in their search for missing ancestors.
http://www.familysearch.org/
Reunion Reunion is a genealogy software program --
a "family tree program" -- for the Macintosh.
Reunion helps you to document, store, and display information about your
family -- your ancestors, descendants, cousins, etc. It records names, dates,
places, facts, plenty of notes, sources of information, pictures, sounds,
and videos. It shows family relationships in an elegant, graphic form --
people and families are linked in an easy-to-understand fashion.
http://www.leisterpro.com
Roots Magic RootsMagic is the easiest to use family tree
software available for Windows XP, 95, 98, ME, NT, and 2000, yet is also
one of the most powerful. See why professional genealogists and beginners
alike say RootsMagic is the best genealogy software in the world.
**Version 4 is now available! For a limited
time get RootsMagic V4 for $19.95. Use the upgrade from any competing Genealogy
Software program. Price good until April 30, 2009.
http://www.rootsmagic.com/
The Master Genealogist The Master Genealogist (or
"TMG") v7 is the gold standard in family history software. Used by novices
and professional researchers alike, the latest version reinforces TMG's
reputation as the most powerful family history project manager on the market
while adding many new features to make it easy and fun to use.
http://www.whollygenes.com