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This article compares several selected client-based genealogy programs. Web-based genealogy software is not included.

General information[edit]

SoftwareLatest versionLatest releaseFree to useFree softwareSoftware licenseWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS
Agelong Tree4.72015-12-04No

(40 Person Free Trial)

NoProprietaryYesNoUsing WineNoNo
Ahnenblatt3.022019-06-07No

(Free demo, 50 person limit, watermarked reports; latest free version: 2.99j)

NoProprietaryYesNoUsing WineNoNo
Ancestral Quest15.0.192019-02-25Yes

(Basics version)

NoProprietaryYesYesUsing WineNoNo
Ancestromania2017.2.1.2.YesYesGNU GPLYesNoYesNoNo
Brother's Keeper7.4.52019-09-11Yes

(Unreg. ver.)

NoSharewareYesNoUsing WineNoNo
Family Historian6.2.72018-05-01No

(30-Day Free Trial)

NoProprietaryYesNoUsing WineNoNo
Family Tree Builder8.02016-08-12Yes

(Free ver.)

NoProprietaryYesYesUsing WineYesYes
Family Tree Maker2017 (23.0)2017-7-16No
NoProprietaryYesYesNoNoNo
Family Tree1.2.12013-10-05NoNoProprietaryNoYesNo??
GEDitCOM II2.32016-11-17No

(15-Day Free Trial, Read-Only afterwards)

NoProprietaryNoYesNo?Yes
Genbox Family History3.7.12007-11-17No

(30 Day Free Trial)

NoProprietaryYesNoUsing WineNoNo
GenealogyJ3.02010-02-18YesYesGNU GPLJava[a]Java[a]Java[a]NoNo
GenEarth1.4.12017-05-02No

(1-Week Free Trial, no limitation)

NoProprietaryYes

(Windows 10)

NoNoNoNo
Genney2.1.182019-01-24No

Demo-mode: Up to 100 persons with some functions disabled.

More than 100 persons: Only view mode

NoProprietaryYesYesYesNoNo
GenoPro2016, 3.0.0.72016-01-27No

(25 Person Free Trial)

NoProprietaryYesNoUsing WineNoNo
Gramps5.1.12019-09-15YesYesGNU GPLYesYesYesNoNo
Heredis19.22018-12-05No

(50 Person Free Trial)

NoProprietaryYesYesNoYesYes
Kith and Kin Pro3.2.52016-08-01No

(30-Day Free Trial)

NoSharewareYesNoNoNoNo
Legacy Family Tree9.0.0.1692017-05-02Yes

(Standard Edition)

NoProprietaryYesNoUsing Wine??
LifeLines3.1.12016-03-17YesYesMIT LicenseYesYesYesNoNo
MacFamilyTree8.3.52018-04-24No

(Free Trial, but you cannot save or export your entries)

NoProprietaryNoYesNoNoYes
My Family Tree7.1.1.02017-05-31YesNoProprietaryYesNoNoNoNo
Personal Ancestral File5.2.18.02002-07-23 (discontinued 2014)YesNoProprietaryYesNoUsing Wine??
Reunion12.0 (build 181218)2018-12-18No

(Free demo, 50 person limit, no import/export, watermarked reports)

NoProprietaryNoYesNoNoYes
RootsMagic7.5.6.02018-04-27Yes

(Essentials)

NoProprietaryYesYesUsing WineYesYes
The Master Genealogist9.05.00002014-12-03 (Discontinued:2014-12-31)No

(30 Day Free Trial)

NoProprietaryYesYesUsing WineNoNo

Picture Family Tree Chart - The options to print 1, 2, and 4 generations has been added. If printing one generation, you can move the picture higher, lower, left, or right. Name List Report - You can build three separate custom lines per record now. This gives you much more flexibility when laying out the information you want to include. More On Family Trees. Family trees are made for people to know about their ancestry. It can span from two generations two a whole lot more. Some make family trees using their artistic hands, while some opt to use genealogy software programs to do such thing. The family tree created by these software allows you to view members of different generations in a tree structure format. Plus, associated information like name, born date, born place, etc. Can also be viewed in the final family tree chart.

General features[edit]

Genealogy software products differ in the way they support data acquisition (e.g. drag and drop data entry for images, flexible data formats, free defined custom attributes for persons and connections between persons, rating of sources) and interaction (e.g. 3D-view, name filters, full text search and dynamic pan and zoom navigation), in reporting (e.g.: fan charts, automatic narratives, relationship between arbitrary people, place of birth on virtual globes, statistics about number of children per family), validation (e.g.: consistency checks, research assistants connected to online genealogy databases), exporting (e.g.: export as web page, book or wall chart) and integration (e.g.: synchronisation with tablet version). Some software might include also fun and entertainment features (e.g. quizzes or slideshows).

NameIndividual viewFamily viewPedigree viewChronology viewAncestor chartsAncestor narrative reportsAncestor pedigree reportsDescendant chartsDescendant narrative reportsFan chartsResearch ManagerDNA chartsResearch GuidanceMapping
Agelong TreeYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
AhnenblattYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYes
Ancestral QuestYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Brother's KeeperYesYesYes?YesYesYesYesYesYes??No?
Family Historian[a]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYes
Family Tree BuilderYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Family Tree MakerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?YesYes
GEDitCOM IIYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Genbox Family HistoryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
GenealogyJYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYes
GenEarthYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYes??Yes
GenneyYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?Yes?Yes
GenoProYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes??NoYes
GrampsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
HeredisYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Legacy Family Tree[b]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
LifeLinesYesYesYes?????????No?
MacFamilyTreeYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Personal Ancestral FileYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNo?No?
ReunionYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYes
RootsMagicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
The Master GenealogistYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes??No?
  1. ^Family Historian users can also optionally install free plugins (access to the Family Historian plugin store is integrated into the program). Scripting tools are included for automation of repetitive tasks, and much more.
  2. ^Legacy Family Tree can also save DNA Test Results and Print the values. Mapping is included to automatically pinpoint and plot important locations in ancestors' lives.

Genealogical features[edit]

Besides exchange between systems (e.g. GEDCOM support for import and export), flexible data handling (e.g. custom attributes and multiple kinds of relations between people) is relevant.

NameUnicode SupportSingle parent familySame sex marriageWitness to eventsName variantsConflicting evidenceSource suretyAdoption & foster parentnon-standard calendar
in date fields
Agelong TreeYesYesNoYesYes?YesYesYes
AhnenblattYesYesYesNoNo?NoNoYes
Ancestral QuestYesYesNo?YesYesYesYes?
Brother's KeeperNoYesYesYesYes?YesYesYes
Family HistorianYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Family Tree BuilderYesYesYes?Yes?YesYesYes
Family Tree MakerYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNo
GEDitCOM IIYes?Yes??????
Genbox Family HistoryYes????????
GenealogyJYes?Partial
One partner's gender mislabelled		NoYesYes?Yes?
GenEarthYesYesNoNoNo??YesYes
GenneyYesYesYes?Yes?YesYesYes
GenoProYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
GrampsYesYesPartial
One partner's gender mislabelled[1]		YesYes?YesYesYes
HeredisYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Legacy Family Tree[b]NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?
LifeLinesYes?No??????
MacFamilyTreeYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Personal Ancestral FileYes?No??????
ReunionYesYesYesYesYesYes?YesYes
RootsMagicYes?YesYes
(paid version)		YesYesYesYesYes
The Master GenealogistNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Languages[edit]

Available user interface languages

NameEnglishAfrikaansDanishDutchFrenchGermanItalianNorwegianPolishRussianSpanishSwedish
Agelong Tree[a]YesNo[b]No[b]YesYesYesYesNo[b]YesYesYesNo[b]
Ahnenblatt[c]YesNo[b]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Ancestral Quest[d]YesNo[b]YesNo[b]YesYesNo[b]YesPartialNoYesPartial
Brother's KeeperYesYesYesYesYesYesNo[b]YesYesYesNo[b]Yes
Family HistorianYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Family Tree BuilderYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Family Tree Maker (Windows)YesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Family Tree Maker for MacYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
GEDitCOM IIYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Genbox Family History[f]YesNoYesYesYesYesYesPartialYesYesPartialPartial
GenealogyJYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNo
GenEarthYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
GenneyYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
GenoPro[g][h]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Gramps[i]YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
HeredisYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Legacy Family TreeYes[j]YesYesYesYesYesYesYes[k]NoNopublic
test		Yes
LifeLinesYesNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoYes
MacFamilyTreeYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Personal Ancestral File(v4.x/5.x)NoNoNo(v4.x)(v4.x/5.x)NoNoNoNo(v4.x)(v5.x)
Reunion[l]YesNoNoYes[l]Yes[l]Yes[l]NoYes[l]NoNoNoNo
RootsMagicYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
The Master GenealogistYes[n]YesYesYesYesYesPartialYesNo[g]NoNo[g]Yes
aAgelong Tree is also available in Arabic, Armenian, Bashkir, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Circassian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Galician, Georgian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Tajik, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian and Uzbek.
b Can be created by available translation program or language file.
cAhnenblatt is also available in Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian and Turkish.
dAncestral Quest also has partial translations in Chinese (Traditional) and Finnish.
eAncestris is also available in Portuguese and Greek.
fGenbox Family History is also available in Slovak, Slovenian; partial translations are available for Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Vietnamese.
g Can be created using the built-in translation tables.
hGenoPro is also available in Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian/Lettish and Vietnamese. Partial translations are available in Portuguese (Brazil), Indonesian, Dutch, Hebrew, Swedish, Portuguese (Portugal), Lithuanian, Turkish, Chinese Traditional/Taiwan (Big5), Albanian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Scots Gaelic, Chinese simplified (Gb3312).
iGramps is also available in Catalan, Czech, Esperanto, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Slovak, Slovenian, and Ukrainian. Partial translations are available in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Vietnamese, and 11 more languages translated less than 50%.[2]
j Includes Australian English, Canadian English, UK English, and US English.
k Includes both nynorsk and bokmål.
l English is the only language officially supported by the vendor of Reunion, but instructions for producing a translation are included, and users have made available the indicated translations.
m My Family Tree also has complete translations in English (Australian), Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal variants) and partial translations in Arabic (Saudi Arabian), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Turkish, Vietnamese, Finnish and Uyghur.
n Includes UK English and US English.
o Ages! is also available in Catalan, Czech, Finnish, Greek, Portuguese and Ukrainian.

References[edit]

  1. ^'0003346: Same gender relationship reports'.
  2. ^'Portal:Translators'. Gramps. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

External links[edit]

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  • Professional look familytree - design a beautiful familytree with ease. Map your family history and keep it for future generations. Give your genealogy search a professional look. Heritio creates a representative familytree.

    • HeritioSetup-2.13.exe
    • Martin Veskrna
    • Shareware ($13.00)
    • 29.36 Mb
    • Win2000, WinXP, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 10, WinServer, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

  • Whether you are new to discovering your family genealogy or have been the family historian for years, Redwood FamilyTree Software will help you to organize and view your research.

    • redwoodsetup.exe
    • NCH Software
    • Freeware (Free)
    • 457 Kb
    • WinXP, WinVista, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows 10, Windows 8

  • Used by millions of people worldwide, FamilyTree Builder helps you research your family history, build your familytree and add photos, historical records and more.

    • family_tree_builder_8404.exe
    • MyHeritage Ltd.
    • Freeware (Free)
    • 48.75 Mb
    • Win2000, WinXP, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 10, WinServer, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

  • A program for the preservation of a history and genealogical familytree The Family Tree of Family (Unicode) is a program intended for the preservation of a history and construction of a genealogical tree of families. Create a detailed list of family members, add biographies, photos and video materials.

    • familytree.tar.gz
    • Perun, Ltd
    • Shareware ($39.95)
    • 4.19 Mb
    • Linux

  • Create a family tree using personal photos and print it out.

    • familyt.zip
    • Two Pilots
    • Freeware (Free)
    • 6.75 Mb
    • Win98, WinME, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP

  • Share your familytree and photos with the people you know and love Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and loveFun to useBuild a family tree visually, add thousands of people quicklySupports 35 languages Bi-lingual trees and charts, automatic name translationsNew: MapsDiscover where your ancestors came from, enhance your family treeSmart Matchingd-OC?D? technologyMatches your tree to millions of others & discovers new relatives.Private family sitePublish your family tree and share it .

    • family_tree_builder_1168.exe
    • MyHeritage Ltd.
    • Freeware (Free)
    • 22.98 Mb
    • Win All

  • Familier is a handy, easy-to-use application specially designed to offer users a familytree management (Genealogy) software. Now you can explore the genealogy tree of your family whenever you want. You will be able to keep track of all your. ...

    • familier-inst.exe
    • Neeraj Jakhar
    • Freeware (Free)
    • 5.9 Mb
    • WinXP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64

  • Create and maintain a comprehensive familytree. Manage your family's history records, learn about your ancestors and teach your kids about your family in an entertaining way. Clarityx Family Chronicle draws a perfect familytree for the whole family. ...

    • cfc_inst.exe
    • Clarityx Software
    • Shareware ($45.00)
    • 6.27 Mb
    • WinXP, Windows2000, Windows2003, Windows Vista

  • FamilyTree Legends is the newest familytree software. With a fresh approach, FamilyTree Legends has 3 advanced features that no other genealogy program has: Real-Time Internet Backup, Real-Time Internet Publishing, and SmartMatching.

    • setup.exe
    • Pearl Street Software
    • Shareware ($39.95)
    • 860 Kb
    • Windows 9X, ME, 2K, XP, 2003

  • 1. Five Generations at Once Hereditrees unique Navigation Screen shows both Ancestors and Descendants in the one display. With Hereditree you no longer need to switch between ancestor and family views to get the full picture of your familytree. ...

    • Hereditree-Trial-Setup.exe
    • Hereditree Pty Ltd
    • Demo ($37.00)
    • 4.77 Mb
    • Windows Vista, XP

  • EZTreezy is a simple to use, yet powerful tool for creating and maintaining your own family history. Features Simple to use Allows the creation of sub trees, where big trees can be split across many pages Allows you to place people wherever you like. ...

    • Setup.msi
    • Bill Angold
    • Shareware ($39.99)
    • 49.3 Mb
    • Windows 2003, XP, 2000, 98, Me

  • Visual FamilyTree Maker simplifies this process of building your familytree. Just fill in the blanks for name, birth, death and other vital information. Individuals are automatically linked with family members.

    • VisualFamilyTree_Win.zip
    • Jerry C. DeKeyser
    • Freeware (Free)
    • 4.54 Mb
    • Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Win98, WinOther, WinServer, WinVista, WinVista x64, WinXP, Other

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