I could fill this post up with all kinds of stats and charts, and maybe I’ll do one of those in the future, but for now I’ll try and make recommendations based on very specific circumstances, and I will include links to the websites where you can download demos or even the full Mac genealogy applications. Different people have different needs and tastes, as well as requirements. For an application that you will probably be using for many months, if not years ahead, it’s worth putting the time into finding the one that meets your needs and that you feel comfortable with. It’s just that because genealogy software is something that you will be spending so much time with, I think it’s something where you should be willing to download several of the applications and try them out for a day or two, or even three. With the exception of Family Tree Maker for Mac 2, all of the actively developed Mac genealogy apps have demos that you can download and try out. What Mac Genealogy Software Do I Recommend?įor years, when people have asked me, I inevitably send them links to the major Mac genealogy software developers and tell them to download the demos and try each of them out. There is an article over at Genealogy Tools, What Genealogy Software Do We Recommend? that you should check out if you get a chance. The information below is nearly three years out of date (as of February 2015), and a new article/guide will be posted shortly. The Place Advisor coverage now covers the entire world down to, and including, the city, town, and village level. In Version 1.7 Build 2, you can now attach latitude and longitude to any address in your genealogy file.Ī “Visit” event has been added to individuals and families that can map travels. CAn be for: an individual, a family and its individuals, or all individual and family records listed in the current front window.Īs noted, for the mapping feature to work fully, you need to have latitude and longitude coordinates for places and events. Can be the entire world or select continents.Ģ) “Events Places for Windows Records” – will draw a map with pins for all events that occurred at an address or place with known latitude and longitude. ![]() I’m going to list highlights of the changes, but if you want to read the full release notes, please see the GEDitCOM II Release Notes ()Ĭhanges and Updates in GEDitCOM II Version 1.7 Build 2ġ) “Places in This File” – will generate a map with pins for all of the places listed in place records that have a known bounding box. Fortunately, no serious bugs are know in version 1.7, but some good ideas came in and this upgrade responds to some of them. Whenever a new version comes out (such as Version 1.7) some features do not make it or some great ideas arise due to user feedback on using that version. This is another major update to GEDitCOM II that follows Version 1.7 (released at the start of last month), and the developer notes: This week, GEDitCOM II was upgraded to GEDitCOM II version 1.7, Build 2 (14 March 2012).
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