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Comparison of genealogy software

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

General information

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Software	Latest version	Initial release	Latest release	Free to use	Free software	Software license	Windows	macOS	Linux	Android	iOS
Agelong Tree	5.6	?	2021-09-09	No (40 Person Free Trial)	No	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	Using Wine	No	No
Ahnenblatt	3.60	2001	2023-10-10	No (Free demo, 50 person limit, watermarked reports; latest free version: 2.99p)	No	Proprietary	Yes	No	Using Wine	No	No
Ancestral Quest	16.0.11	1994	2022-03-19	Yes (Basics version)	No	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	Using Wine	No	No
Ancestris	12	2009	2024-06-08	Yes	Yes	GNU GPL	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Brother's Keeper	7.5.15	1988	2024-03-31	Yes (Unreg. ver.)	No	Shareware	Yes	No	Using Wine	No	No
FamilyGTG	1.3.9	?	2018-03-03	Yes (Free ver.)	No	Shareware	No	No	No	Yes	No
Family Historian	7.0.23	2002	2024-07-06	No (30-Day Free Trial)	No	Proprietary	Yes	using Crossover	Using Wine	No	No
Family Tree Builder	8.0	2003	2016-08-12	Yes (Free ver.)	No	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	Using Wine	Yes	Yes
Family Tree Maker	2019 (24.2.2)	1989	2023-09	No	No	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
GEDitCOM II	2.3	1998	2016-11-17	No (15-Day Free Trial, Read-Only afterwards)	No	Proprietary	No	Yes	No	?	Yes
Genbox Family History	3.7.1	1992	2007-11-17	No (30 Day Free Trial)	No	Proprietary	Yes	No	Using Wine	No	No
GenealogyJ	3.0^[1]	1998	2010-02-19	Yes	Yes	GPL-2.0-or-later	Java^[a]	Java^[a]	Java^[a]	No	No
GenoPro	2016, 3.0.0.7	1998	2016-01-27	No (25 Person Free Trial)	No	Proprietary	Yes	No	Using Wine	No	No
Gramps	5.2.3^[2]	2001	2024-07-13	Yes	Yes	GPL-2.0-or-later	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Heredis	2023	?	2022-09-20	No (50 Person Free Trial)	No	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Kith and Kin Pro	3.3.0	1999	2019-09-14	No (30-Day Free Trial)	No	Shareware	Yes	No	No	No	No
Legacy Family Tree	10.0.0.179	1997	2024-06-10	Yes^[b]	No	Proprietary	Yes	No	Using Wine	No	No
LifeLines	3.1.1^[3]	1992	2016-03-17	Yes	Yes	MIT	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
MacFamilyTree	10.3.1^[4]	1998	2024-04-03	No (Free Trial, but you cannot save or export your entries)	No	Proprietary	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Personal Ancestral File	5.2.18.0	1983	2002-07-23 (discontinued 2014)	Yes	No	Proprietary	Yes	No	Using Wine	?	?
Reunion	13.0 (build 220214)	1988	2022-02-14	No (Free demo, 50 person limit, no import/export, watermarked reports)	No	Proprietary	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
RootsMagic	10.0.0	2003	2024-06-20	Yes (Essentials)	No	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	Using Wine	No	Yes
The Master Genealogist	9.05.0000	1993	2014-12-03 (discontinued 2015)	No (30 Day Free Trial)	No	Proprietary	Yes	No	Using Wine	No	No

^ ^a ^b ^c Using Java Virtual Machine

^ As of version 10; prior versions had free and premium editions

General features

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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).

Get acquainted with the terms of use and privacy policy of your app provider to understand what happens with your data. For example, the Family Tree Builder by MyHeritage claims a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual and non-exclusive license to host, copy, post and distribute your content.

Name	Individual view	Family view	Pedigree view	Chronology view	Ancestor charts	Ancestor narrative reports	Ancestor pedigree reports	Descendant charts	Descendant narrative reports	Fan charts	Research Manager	DNA charts	Research Guidance	Mapping
Agelong Tree	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Ahnenblatt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Ancestral Quest	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Ancestris	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Brother's Keeper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
FamilyGTG	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Family Historian^[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Family Tree Builder	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Family Tree Maker	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
GEDitCOM II	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Genbox Family History	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
GenealogyJ	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
GenoPro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	Yes
Gramps	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Heredis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Kith and Kin Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Legacy Family Tree^[b]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
LifeLines	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	?
MacFamilyTree	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Personal Ancestral File	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	No	?
Reunion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
RootsMagic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Master Genealogist	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	?

^ 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.

^ 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

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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.

Name	Unicode Support	Single parent family	Same sex marriage	Witness to events	Name variants	Conflicting evidence	Source surety	Adoption & foster parent	non-standard calendar in date fields
Agelong Tree	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ahnenblatt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial christening and marriage only	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ancestral Quest	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Ancestris	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No^[a]
Brother's Keeper	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
FamilyGTG	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes
Family Historian	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Family Tree Builder	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Family Tree Maker	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
GEDitCOM II	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Genbox Family History	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GenealogyJ	Yes	?	Partial One partner's gender mislabelled	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
GenoPro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gramps	Yes	Yes	Partial One partner's gender mislabelled^[5]	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes^[a]
Heredis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Legacy Family Tree^[b]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
LifeLines	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
MacFamilyTree	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Personal Ancestral File	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Reunion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
RootsMagic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (paid version)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Master Genealogist	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

^a Supports handling of dates according to several calendars (Gregorian, Julian, Jewish, French Republicain)

Languages

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Available user interface languages

Name	English	Afrikaans	Danish	Dutch	French	German	Italian	Norwegian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish	Swedish
Agelong Tree^[a]	Yes	No^[b]	No^[b]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No^[b]
Ahnenblatt^[c]	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ancestral Quest^[d]	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	Partial	?	No	Yes	Yes
Ancestris^[e]	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	Yes
Brother's Keeper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No^[b]	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No^[b]	Yes
FamilyGTG	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Family Historian	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No
Family Tree Builder	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Family Tree Maker (Windows)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No
Family Tree Maker for Mac	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No
GEDitCOM II	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	No	Yes	Yes
Genbox Family History^[f]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	?	Yes	Partial	Partial
GenealogyJ	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No
GenoPro^[g]^[h]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gramps^[i]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Heredis	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	No	No
Legacy Family Tree	Yes^[j]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[k]	No	?	No	public test	Yes
LifeLines	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	No	Yes
MacFamilyTree	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Personal Ancestral File	(v4.x/5.x)	No	No	No	(v4.x)	(v4.x/5.x)	No	No	No	?	No	(v4.x)	(v5.x)
Reunion^[l]	Yes	No	No	Yes^[l]	Yes^[l]	Yes^[l]	No	Yes^[l]	No	?	No	No	No
RootsMagic	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No
The Master Genealogist	Yes^[m]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	No^[g]	?	No	No^[g]	Yes

Notes

^ Agelong 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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Can be created by available translation program or language file.

^ Ahnenblatt is also available in Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Vietnamese (see ^[6]).

^ Ancestral Quest also has partial translations in Chinese (Traditional) and Finnish.

^ Ancestris is also available in Breton, Catalan, Czech, Greek, Finnish, Hungarian, Latvian.

^ Genbox Family History is also available in Slovak, Slovenian; partial translations are available for Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Vietnamese.

^ ^a ^b ^c Can be created using the built-in translation tables.

^ GenoPro 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).

^ Gramps 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%. Allows users to translate the interface to other languages.^[7]

^ Includes Australian English, Canadian English, UK English, and US English.

^ Includes both nynorsk and bokmål.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.

^ Includes UK English and US English.