Free Genealogy Software You Can Use in 2024

Features

Free Version

Paid Version

Runs under Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2000

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Runs under Mac OS X

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Back up directly to CD, Dropbox, Google Drive

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Free technical support

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WebHints automatically search online and for records that match your people

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Pedigree View (5 or 6 generations)

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Family View

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Descendant View (2-7 generations)

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WebSearch

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RootsMagic To-Go lets you run RootsMagic (program AND data) directly off your flash drive *

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Easy file management

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Family members are automatically linked as you add them

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Display relationships to root person on status bar

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Drag and drop people between databases

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Add unlimited people, facts/events, notes, sources, and more

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Easily track multiple relationships, such as adoptions, foster parents, etc

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Sharing events among multiple people lets you assign witnesses or other people involved in an event

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DNA test recording

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Search by name, record number, dates, places, notes, and many other types of data

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NameFind lets you easily find people by their married name or nickname

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Search for people based on genetic lines (mtDNA, Y-Str)

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Print to any printer connected to your computer

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Save reports to PDF (Adobe Acrobat)

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Save reports to your word processor (RTF)

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E-mail reports directly from the print preview *

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Pedigree Charts (standard and cascading)

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Box charts - Select box style

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Narrative reports (modified register and ancestor)

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Relationship chart shows exactly how two people are related

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"On This Day" List - view family events of the year

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"Who Was There" Report shows you which people in your file may have been in a given location on a given date

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Timeline (or chronology) list that can include events of other people

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Photo Tree - Tree with 3 generations of pictures

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Address List - A list of the addresses in the database

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Correspondence List - A list of the correspondence in the database

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Publish your family history and pictures online

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Customize your index format and number of columns

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Ancestor Wall Charts in any orientation (left to right, bottom to top, etc)

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Descendant Wall Charts in any orientation (top to bottom, left to right, etc)

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Timeline Charts

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Add a background image or color

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Print charts up to 100 feet wide

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Attach photographs, sound clips, and video clips to any person, family, place, source, or event

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Hints in the Source fields guide you in entering your sources

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Add a source to multiple people at once

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Print your documentation (notes and sources) in your reports, summaries, and forms

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Spell checking

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Create dynamic websites with pedigree, family, and individual views and supporting notes, sources, and media

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Family Reunion Planner

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GenSmarts integration to get research suggestions from inside RootsMagic *

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"To-do" list lets you keep track of research you still need to do for any person or family

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Date calculator

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Pop up calendar when entering dates

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Soundex calculator (including alternate methods)

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Color coding to highlight groups of people's names in color so they are easy to spot

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Relationship calculator shows you the relationship between any two people

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Powerful merge capabilities

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SmartMerge automatically handles the "obvious" duplicates

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