Family Tree Maker

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Family Tree Maker
Original author(s) Kenneth Lafferty Hess [1]
Developer(s) Software MacKiev
Initial release1989;35 years ago (1989) [2]
Stable release
2023 (Version 24.2) (February 2023;1 year ago (2023-02)) [3]
Operating system Windows, Mac OS X
Available inEnglish
Type Genealogy software
License Proprietary
Website familytreemaker.com

Family Tree Maker is genealogy software for Windows and Mac that allows the researcher to keep track of information collected during research and to create reports, charts, and books containing that information. [4] The software was originally developed by Kenneth Hess of Banner Blue Software, [1] which was purchased by Broderbund in 1995. [5] It passed through the hands of The Learning Company, SoftKey, Mattel, and others before coming under its current ownership. A redesigned Family Tree Maker 2008 was released on August 14, 2007. [6] The 2009 version of the program corrected some of the errors and omissions of its predecessor, and introduced a few new features. [7] Family Tree Maker 2010 claimed to further enhance the radical redesign and be more powerful and feature-packed with faster navigation and quicker load times. [8]

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A version for the Mac was released in 1997; due to low market demand, for over a decade it was discontinued. [9] A new version of Family Tree Maker for Mac was released on November 4, 2010. [10] Family Tree Maker Version 16 was awarded a Codie award in the "Best Consumer Productivity Solution" category in 2006. [11] On December 8, 2015, Ancestry.com announced that it would discontinue Family Tree Maker. The announcement was met by fierce protest from Family Tree Maker users. [12] On February 2, 2016, Ancestry.com announced that Software MacKiev, the company that had developed the Mac version of the software for more than six years, would acquire the Family Tree Maker brand, and take over the development and publishing of Mac and Windows editions. [13]

The core functionality and user interface of Family Tree Maker 2017 have changed little since 2010. Software MacKiev touted four major improvements: FamilySearch integration, FamilySync, Color Coding, and Photo Darkroom. FamilySearch integration provides potential matches to the FamilySearch.org Family Tree, and their record collections. FamilySync is a replacement for Ancestry.com's TreeSync feature; it provides potential matches to family trees, indexes, and records at Ancestry.com. It was necessitated by Ancestry.com retiring their TreeSync application programming interface (API). While the old API was used exclusively by Ancestry.com, since they also owned Family Tree Maker, the new API is open to other software developers to use. Color Coding allows users to assign up to four different colors to a person and their ancestors. Photo Darkroom can darken faded black and white photos. [14]

FTM version history

Meaning
RedNot supported
YellowStill supported (update to the last patch for that version)
GreenCurrent version
VersionRelease dateReleased byEdition/sNotes
1.01989 [15] Banner Blue SoftwareDOSSupplied on 3.5 and 5.25 floppy disks. Data file used .FTM as a file extension on DOS. No GEDCOM support.
1.011990[ citation needed ]Banner Blue SoftwareDOSNo GEDCOM support.
2.0January 1994Banner Blue SoftwareWindows 3.1 / DOSData file used .FTW as a file extension on Windows. Supplied on two 3½ inch floppy disks. Supported GEDCOM import/export. [16]
2.??October 1994[ citation needed ]Banner Blue SoftwareWindows 3.1 / DOSSecond version (patch?)
3.024 October 1995Brøderbund SoftwareWindows 3.1 and 95 (16-bit) / DOSSupplied on three floppy disks. 16 bit application compatible with Windows 95. DOS version shipped with the DEU (Data Exchange Utility) [17] [18] [19] [20]
3.01February 1996Brøderbund SoftwareWindows 3.1 and 95 (16 bit and 32 bit) / DOSBeginning with this version every copy of Family Tree Maker for Windows came with both a Windows 95 (32-bit) and Windows 3.1x (16-bit) version. [21] [22]
3.02October 1995Brøderbund SoftwareWindows 32 bit [23]
3.02 MacJanuary 1997Brøderbund SoftwareMacintosh (PowerPC processor only)Marketed as Family Tree Maker Deluxe Edition II for Macintosh. [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
3.4November 1996 [31] [32] Brøderbund SoftwareWindows 3.1 and 95 (16-bit and 32-bit) / DOS
4.0September 1996Brøderbund SoftwareWindows 3.1 and 95 (16-bit and 32-bit) / DOSFirst release on a CD-ROM. [33]
4.0a?Brøderbund SoftwareWindows [34]
4.0b?Brøderbund SoftwareWindows [34] [35]
4.4?Brøderbund SoftwareWindows [36] [37]
4.4 File Fixer Patch?Brøderbund SoftwareWindows [34]
5.0(before) August 1998[ citation needed ]The Learning CompanyWindows [38]
5.0a (Patch)?The Learning CompanyWindows [39] [40]
5.0b?The Learning CompanyWindows [34]
6.0after May 1999[ citation needed ]The Learning Company (Mattel Incorporated)Windows [41] [42]
6.0a (Index Optimization Update)?The Learning Company (Mattel Incorporated)Windows [34]
7.0October 1999The Learning Company (Mattel Incorporated)Windows [43] [ failed verification ]
7.5April 2000Genealogy.comWindows [44]
8.0October 2000Genealogy.comWindows [45] [ failed verification ] [46]
9.0October 2001Genealogy.comWindows [47] [ failed verification ] [48]
9.0 (patch after release)October 30, 2001Genealogy.comWindows [49]
10.0September 2002Genealogy.comWindows [50] [51]
11.0September 2003MyFamily.comWindows [52] [ failed verification ] [53]
2005August 2004MyFamily.comWindows [54] [55]
200612 September 2005MyFamily.comWindows [56] [57]
2006 Patch?MyFamily.comWindows [58]
16September 2006MyFamily.comWindows [59]
200814 August 2007Ancestry.comWindowsReturned to using the .FTM extension for windows datafiles. [60] [61]
2008 Service Pack 1?Ancestry.comWindows [62]
2008 Service Pack 2November 2007Ancestry.comWindowsAn initial release was in September but this was withdrawn 24 hours later. [62]
2008 Service Pack 3 (17.0.0.965)May 2008Ancestry.comWindows [62]
200928 August 2008The Generations NetworkWindows [63]
2009 Patch 18A (18.0.0.94)?The Generations NetworkWindows [64]
2009 Patch 18B (18.0.0.95)?The Generations NetworkWindows [64]
2009 Patch 18C (18.0.0.305)?The Generations NetworkWindows [64]
2009 Patch 18D (18.0.0.307)?The Generations NetworkWindows [64]
201019 August 2009Ancestry.comWindows Vista and XP SP2 [65] [66]
2010 Service Pack 1 (19.0.0.206)?Ancestry.comWindows 7, Vista, and XP SP2 [67]
201131 August 2010Ancestry.comWindows 7, Vista, and XP SP2 [68]
2011 Service Pack 1 (20.0.0.376)?Ancestry.comWindows 7, Vista, and XP SP2 [69]
2010 Mac4 November 2010Ancestry.comMac OSX 10.5 or later (Intel-based Mac)Marketed as Family Tree Maker for Mac. Supplied on 2 × CD-ROM [70] [71]
2010 Mac (Update 19.2.0.241)1 February 2011Ancestry.comMac OSX 10.5 or later (Intel-based Mac) [72] [73]
201229 September 2011Ancestry.comWindows 7, Vista, and XP SP2 [74]
World Express2013Ancestry.comWindows 7, Vista, and XP SP2With restricted functionality, only in German and Swedish [75]
201410 September 2013Ancestry.comWindows 7, Vista, and XP SP2 [76]
2014 Mac13 December 2013Ancestry.comMac OSX 10.6 or later (Intel-based Mac)Marketed as Family Tree Maker Mac 3. [77]
FTM 2014.11 January 2017mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 [78] [79]
FTM Mac 3.11 January 2017mackiev.comMac OSX 10.8 or later, including macOS Sierra 10.12 [78] [79]
FTM 2017 (Version 23.0)16 July 2017mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + Mac OSX 10.9 or later, including macOS Sierra 10.13 [80]
FTM 2017 (Version 23.1)February 2018mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + Mac OSX 10.9 or later, including macOS Sierra 10.13 [80]
FTM 2017 (Version 23.2)September 2018mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + Mac OSX 10.9 or later, including macOS Sierra 10.13 [80]
FTM 2017 (Version 23.3)December 2019mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + Mac OSX 10.9 or later, including macOS Catalina 10.15 [80] [81]
FTM 2019 (Version 24.0)28 September 2019mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + OS X 10.10 or later, including macOS Catalina 10.15 [82]
FTM 2019 (Version 24.0.1)November 2019mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + OS X 10.10 or later, including macOS Catalina 10.15 [83]
FTM 2019 (Version 24.1)August 2022mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + OS X 10.10 or later, including macOS Catalina 10.15 [3]
FTM 2019 (Version 24.2)February 2023mackiev.comWindows 7 or later, including Windows 10 + OS X 10.10 or later, including macOS Catalina 10.15 [84]

FTM merger history

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