Genealogy Software
- Legacy Family Tree 9 (Windows, can run on Mac with emulator, Standard Edition is free)
- Family Tree Maker (Windows & Mac)
- RootsMagic 7 (Windows & Mac, RootsMagic Essentials is a free)
- Family Historian 6 (Windows, free trial, UK company)
- Heredis 2017 (Windows & Mac, free trial, French company)
- Ancestral Quest 14 (Windows and Mac; Ancestral Quest Basics is free)
- Reunion 12 (Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, demo version available)
There’s a wide range of both software programs and options about what’s best. Your best bet is to download a trial (if available) of the software you’re thinking about using and try it out using some of your data. (It isn’t unusual to try several programs before you find the best one for you.)
You can find more information about available software on:
- the FamilyTree Wiki for Windows and Mac,
- on Cyndi’s List,
- The Genealogy Guide,
- Family History Daily, and
- a Comparison of genealogy software on Wikipedia