Comparison of genealogy software
This article compares several selected client-based genealogy programs. Web-based genealogy software is not included.
General information[edit]
| Software | Latest version | Latest release | Free to use | Free software | Software license | Windows | OS X | Linux | Android | iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agelong Tree | 4.7 | 2013-12-23 | No (40 Person Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| Ages! | 2.02 | No (Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No | |
| Ahnenblatt | 2.88 | 2015-06-16 | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| Aldfaer | 6.1 | 2015-03-01 | Yes | Yes | Freeware | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Ancestral Quest | 14.0.26 | 2015-04-8 | Yes (Basics version) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| Ancestris | 0.8.0 | 2015-03-18 | Yes | Yes | GNU GPL | Java[a] | Java[a] | Java[a] | ? | ? |
| Ancestrologie | 2015.1995 - Base 5.131 | 205-03-31 | No (30 Person Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| BegatAll Genealogy Chronicles | Release 6 | 2014-02-17 | No (1 day free trial) |
No | Proprietary | Metro UI[c] | No | No | No | No |
| Brother's Keeper | 7.1.3 | 2015-07-13 | Yes (Unreg. ver.) |
No | Shareware | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| Family Historian | 6.0 | 2014-12-09 | No
(30-Day Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| Family Tree Builder | 7.0 | 2013-04-17 | Yes (Free ver.) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Wine[b] | Yes | Yes |
| Family Tree | 1.2.1 | 2013-10-05 | No | No | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| Family Tree Maker | 2014, 22.0.0.1345 / 3, 21.2.4.475 | 2014-12-04 | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Wine[b] | Yes | Yes |
| GEDitCOM II | 2.0 | 2014-08-17 | No
(15-Day Free Trial, Read-Only afterwards) |
No | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | ? | Yes |
| GDS Sistema general de documentación familiar | 7.0.25 | 2014-06-02 | No (50 Person Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Genbox Family History | 3.7.1 | 2007-11-17 | No (30 Day Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| GenealogyJ | 3.0 | 2010-02-18 | Yes | Yes | GNU GPL | Java[a] | Java[a] | Java[a] | No | No |
| Généatique | 2015, 1.1.9.3 | 2015-17-04 | No (50 Person Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? |
| Généator | 1.7 | 2014 | No (21 Day Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| GenoPro | 2011, 2.5.4.1 | 2012-01-17 | No (25 Person Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | No | No |
| GENP | 5.00 | 2014-06-18 | No (Trial limit of 10 runs) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | ? | No | No |
| Gramps | 4.1.3 | 2015-05-01 | Yes | Yes | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Heredis 2015 | 14.2 (Win) / 3.3.2 (Mac) | 2015-4-8 | No (50 Person Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes |
| iFamily for Leopard | 2.895 | 2014-10-18 | No (16-Day Free Trial, No Export) |
No | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| Kith and Kin Pro | 3.2.2 | 2014-02-13 | No (30-Day Free Trial) |
No | Shareware | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Legacy Family Tree | 8.0.0.501 | 2015-07-08 | Yes (Standard Edition) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | ? | ? |
| LifeLines | 3.0.62 | 2007-10-06 | Yes | Yes | MIT License | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| MacFamilyTree | 7.3.4 | 2014-10-17 | No
(Free Trial, but you cannot save or export your entries) |
No | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| My Family Tree | 4.0.8.0 | 2015-03-14 | Yes | No | Freeware | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| MyBlood | 1.31 | 2010-07-24 | No
(Time-limited Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
| ohmiGene | 6.11.5 | 2014-07-28 | Yes
(509 person limit, watermarked reports) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Personal Ancestral File | 5.2.18.0 | 2002-07-23 | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | No | Wine[b] | ? | ? |
| Reunion | 10.0.6 | 2013-04-23 | No | No | Proprietary | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| RootsMagic | 7.0.5.0 | 2015-03-7 | Yes (Essentials) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Wine[b] | Yes | Yes |
| rootsTrust | 0.9 beta build 380 | 2015 | Yes (beta) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SmartGenealogy | 3.0c | 2013-01-06 | Yes | Yes | Freeware | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| The Master Genealogist | 9.1 | 2015-02-10 | No (30 Day Free Trial) |
No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Wine[b] | No | No |
General features[edit]
| 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 |
| Aldfaer | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| Ancestral Quest | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Ancestris | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Brother's Keeper | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | 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 (Windows) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Family Tree Maker for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | 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 |
| Généatique | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| GenoPro | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Gramps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Heredis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Heredis Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Heredis PC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Legacy Family Tree[b] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LifeLines | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? |
| MacFamilyTree | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| MyBlood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | Yes |
| ohmiGene | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 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 |
| rootsTrust | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| SmartGenealogy | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | ? |
| My Family Tree | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| The Master Genealogist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? |
- a 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.
- b 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]
| 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Ahnenblatt | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | No | No | Yes |
| Aldfaer | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Ancestral Quest | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| Ancestris | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Brother's Keeper | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Family Historian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Family Tree Builder | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Family Tree Maker (Windows) | Yes | Yes | Partial One partner mislabeled[1] |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Family Tree Maker for Mac | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| GEDitCOM II | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Genbox Family History | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| GenealogyJ | Yes | ? | Partial One partner's gender mislabelled |
No | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| Généatique | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| GenoPro | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Gramps | Yes | Yes | Partial One partner's gender mislabelled[2] |
Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Heredis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Heredis Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Heredis PC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Legacy Family Tree[b] | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| LifeLines | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MacFamilyTree | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MyBlood | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| ohmiGene | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Personal Ancestral File | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Reunion | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| RootsMagic | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes (paid version) |
Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| rootsTrust | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SmartGenealogy | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| My Family Tree | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The Master Genealogist | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Languages[edit]
Available user interface languages
| Name | English | Afrikaans | Danish | Dutch | French | German | Italian | Norwegian | Polish | Spanish | Swedish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agelong Tree | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Ahnenblatt[a] | Yes | No[d] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aldfaer | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ancestral Quest[i] | Yes | No[d] | Yes | No[d] | Yes | Yes | No[d] | Yes | No[d] | Yes | Partial |
| Ancestris[k] | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brother's Keeper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[d] | Yes | Yes | No[d] | Yes |
| Family Historian | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Family Tree Builder | 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 |
| Family Tree Maker for Mac | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GEDitCOM II | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Genbox Family History[b] | Yes[e] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| GenealogyJ | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Généatique | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GenoPro[g][h] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GRAMPS[c] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Heredis | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Heredis Mac | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Heredis PC | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Legacy Family Tree | Yes[l] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[e] | No | public test |
Yes |
| LifeLines | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| MacFamilyTree | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MyBlood[d] | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| ohmiGene | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Personal Ancestral File | (v4.x/5.x) | No | No | No | (v4.x) | (v4.x/5.x) | No | No | No | (v4.x) | (v5.x) |
| Reunion | Yes | No | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | No | Yes* | No | No | No |
| My Family Tree[j] | Yes[f] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| RootsMagic | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| rootsTrust | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SmartGenealogy | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| The Master Genealogist | Yes[f] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | No[g] | No[g] | Yes |
- a Ahnenblatt is also available in Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Turkish
- b Genbox Family History is also available in Russian, Slovak, Slovenian; partial translations are available for Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Vietnamese.
- c GRAMPS is also available in Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Esperanto, Finnish, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, and Slovak.
- d Can be created by available translation program.
- e Includes both nynorsk and bokmål
- f Includes UK English and US English.
- g Can be created using the built-in translation tables.
- h GenoPro is also available in Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian/Lettish, Russian 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), and 18 more languages translated less than 50%.
- i Ancestral Quest also has partial translations in Chinese (Traditional) and Finnish.
- j My Family Tree also has complete translations in English (Australian), Protuguese (Brazil and Portugal varients)and partial translations in Arabic (Saudi Arabian), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Finnish and Uyghur.
- k Ancestris is also available in Portuguese and Greek.
- l Includes Australian English, Canadian English, UK English, and US English.
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