![]() While several of those listed have been discontinued many folks stick with them as they are used to them, they do what they want, and as long as they keep with the same PC should be OK. Over all it boils down to personal choice and what you want to do with your genealogy, the bells and whistle you want and the OS and PC you are using. I have Ancestral Quest, PAF, Roots Magic, FTM, Heredis, Gramps, Legacy Family Tree, Ancestris, Dorot Tree, Brothers Keeper, Family Tree Builder installed on my laptop which I use as part of teaching and presentations to show the various software packages available. ![]() I do use Dorot Tree for my Jewish Genealogical Research. Prior to that I was using Brothers Keeper, and prior to that ROOTS III. In Windows my main program is Roots Magic which I have been using since it's original Family Origins day. Right now it depends which machine or OS I am using or what I am doing. ![]() Over the decades have prob used most of them. Thank you for that so I don't think I am crazy.Įnjoying your blog! Thank for all the time it takes! It is a big commitment on your part and oh, so helpful to all of us. Being able to store those notes on a cloud drive that I can access from any computer is enticing. This is the first place I have seen that productive, respectable genealogists solely use a word processing software like MS Word as I have often thought about that for my notes along with an online system. I appreciate all the comments that have been made because it gives me a better idea of what is working for others. I am still in the 'thinking' stage about how I want all of this information to be stored and organized. I have purchased RootsMagic and installed it but have not yet used it. I have an account at because I think there is a potential for nieces, nephews, cousins - people who are living - to add memories there but I haven't pushed it yet. I loaded my tree into WikiTree for safekeeping and for the fact that I am always drawn to the 'one tree' concept, life familysearch. I started my ancestry tree from scratch to be able to check and add to his work but can access MyHeritage if I have a question. I took my dad's PAF file and loaded it into MyHertitage for reference. In the meantime, I have been primarily using due to the number of people using it and the varied resources available. My ultimate goal is to get it all into because I believe the LDS Church's commitment to long-time safekeeping can be trusted. My desire is to get it computerized so it isn't in one place, notebooks on my desk, but can be accessed by many. Over the past nine months, my mother has slowly trusted me with the family genealogy. ![]() i adamantly disagree and speculate that although casual genealogists are likely to use online versions, serious genealogists are probably more likely to utilize desktop programs. I have seen articles that say that desktop programs are dead. Online is probably the quickest and easiest way to get new people to join up and hence increase revenues. I agree with others that have mentioned that desktop software offers much greater control and power over online versions, however companies seem to be pushing and investing more in online. I am very hopeful that Ancestry will invest more into programming for the FTM desktop programs. I started a blog to help others with problems that wasn't able to find solutions to (link below). FTM has had quite a few growing pains but the last few updates seem to have stabalized the program - there are still problems however. ![]() I switched from PAF to Family Tree Maker (FTM) for Mac about 4 years ago when PAF fizzled out. Have any readers seen a similar survey with as many respondents?įor my readers: What desktop software programs and/or online family trees do you use for your genealogy research? Please tell me in Comments. It is free to use, works on all platforms, has many language versions, etc. I have not heard of Ancestris, but it has 1% of the responses. I was surprised by the 18% vote for FamilySearch Family Tree because it is relatively new, and is not a GEDCOM upload (although some software programs can interact with it). The high Family Tree Maker response (47%) may reflect both platforms - the old (Version 16 and before) and the new (Version 2008 to 2014). They may be reflected in the 7% for another desktop or online tree program. It appears that they did not include MyHeritage, WeRelate and other online trees and Family Historian, Brothers Keeper, and other software programs on the list for some reason (perhaps they were overlooked), which is unfortunate. UPDATE: I added the other two items to the list per Tony Proctor's suggestion. Responders could vote for any number of responses. * 6%: Don't use an online tree or software program for research * 7%: Another software program not listed ![]()
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