Comparison of genealogy software

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

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General information

  1. 1 2 3 4 Using Java Virtual Machine
  2. As of version 10; prior versions had free and premium editions

General features

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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.

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

Languages

Available user interface languages

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Can be created by available translation program or language file.
  3. Ahnenblatt is also available in Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Vietnamese (see [6] ).
  4. Ancestral Quest also has partial translations in Chinese (Traditional) and Finnish.
  5. Ancestris is also available in Breton, Catalan, Czech, Greek, Finnish, Hungarian, Latvian.
  6. Genbox Family History is also available in Slovak, Slovenian; partial translations are available for Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Vietnamese.
  7. 1 2 3 Can be created using the built-in translation tables.
  8. 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).
  9. 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]
  10. Includes Australian English, Canadian English, UK English, and US English.
  11. Includes both nynorsk and bokmål.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  13. Includes UK English and US English.

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