Like lots of you genealogy buffs I am currently exploring updating my genealogy software on my home PC. I am motivated not only by the demise of Family Tree Maker but also by the fact that over the past year or so I've mainly been updating my online version of my tree via my Ancestry app which is very convenient but also means my files and general organisation are in a bit of a mess.
As a result I am looking for a genealogy software package that is versatile, easy to use and has some great features. One of main selling points for me is great reporting and statistical functionality. I find it odd but hardly any software or genealogy packages (apart from some basic statistics on RootsMagic and Family Tree Maker) provide statistical data.
I have come across My Heritage's Family Tree Builder software which is free to download but I am not keen on paying £8 per month indefinitely for the pleasure of accessing my own data and information. There family history sites do however do include some pretty cool statistical reports (45 different types of stats eg date of earliest and latest marriage, most marriages, oldest and youngest person, zodiac signs, months of birth, latest death in some great colourful charts).
In an effort to find an alternative, I've just come across a great software package called "My Family Tree" provided by Chronoplex Software. It is FREE to download. It also provides really useful statistical information and doesn't come with the downsides of My Heritage's monthly subscription model.
Here is a link to a short video -
https://vimeo.com/149845249 showing some of the features.
It seems to have a lot going for it and I am surprised it is not my heavily advertised and promoted as it seems to offer most of what I am looking for (and is bang up to date). Only downside is that I don't think it has a related app (but that might be in the pipeline). I think this is my new favourite software package and I think I might stick with it.
I'd recommend others looking to change software packages as well to check it out too.
Ed Osborne