Best family tree software?

[JAP]

Hi Julian,

That's an interesting and informative site.

Though, as I keep saying (harping?!), it's like asking which CAR is BEST!

An unanswerable question

It's like asking how long is a piece of string

Virtually all genealogical computer programs are very very good (they wouldn't still be around if they were not), and reliable, and do the basic job very well indeed.

There's no absolute BEST - just what is best for YOU (i.e. for each person) given each person's own requirements, whether the person wants a quick and easy program, how much time the person is prepared to spend learning and practising, whether the person wants the program to decide what to do or wants to make those decisions him/herself, the constraints of the person's purse, etc, etc.

 

JAP

[MaryA]

Did you use Gedmill 1.5 or 1.5Pro?
Does Gedmill generate the site's index page, or can you use another index page and then link to the gedmill-created pages?

Paul, you can try out Gedmill for free, only takes a couple of seconds to download and it does no harm to your gedcom file, doesn't make any changes or anything, just produces the html files in a separate folder so you can see whether you like it.  Yes it did produce the index page, but the website said that you couldn't customise the free version, also it didn't include the trees at the top, which was something I wanted, so £15 seems more like a donation than an actual purchase and worth it since I believe I've got a website starting off as I want and can add to it as I please.

Mary

[1000xlch]

Hi all

I use Family Tree Maker 10 and have no problems with the 12600 ancestors on it including photos and a lot of text.  I just love collecting all branches and twigs as it helps you go back.  Importing gedcoms and merging is very easy and searching for duplicates.  Tend not to use the match on the web as it is very slow with 12600 names but even the small selection tends to be American biased.  I tend not to use the CDs as not very relevant yet to my research.  Produces outline and detailed word docs and prints out the box tree or fan.  Been very happy with the FTM software since I bought version 7 about 7 years ago.  Never had a problem.

John Rowley

[langtry]

Hi Sam,

I have been researching for some years now and have tried just about all the genealogy programs available,these comments are just my own personal thoughts for what they may be worth,One of the best I have used was Generations De-luxe 8,and I still use it but alas it is no longer available,and it could not be used to its full potential in Windows XP.
the program I am currently using the most is Personal Ancestral File (PAF 5) with its sister program for creating tree's etc,Good programs and they are both free to dpwnload from Latter day Saints,try them,I do not think you will be dissapointed.

Regards,

langtry

[Burrow Digger]

Legacy is the best program around IMO. And you can download it for free. If you want the extra bells & whistles, it costs just US $20 to upgrade.

http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Index.asp

The latest version - number 6 has just been released. 


BD

[Wendi]

Why BD ?

What are the bells & whistles?

Wendi