Current series restarted with Family Tree Maker 2010 for Mac (2010) Press Release - April 2010 Press Release from 1997 for Family Tree Maker Deluxe Edition II for Macintosh Family Tree Maker genealogy software on the Mac dates back to the late 1990s, although due to low sales/demand, it was discontinued for over a decade, until 2010. Download Family Tree Maker Connect and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Family Tree Maker Connect (FTM Connect) is a companion app to Family Tree Maker desktop genealogy software that enables the user to view their family tree on their iOS device.
May 2018 July 2018 Ancestry . com was in the midst of an update or improvement. FTM limited sync when Ancestry was unstable, so for about 3 months no syncing. It was kind of a disaster. Not on FTM’s end, they were protecting data, but on Ancestry’s end, poor planning, not sure.
March 2018 FTM is still much improved. Occasionally the Sync Status Weather Report halts syncing. I do not complain, I appreciate this as Ancestry.com is glitchy and syncing in a certain moment of more glitchiness than usual wrecks trees.
In March 2017 maybe April MacKiev owns and operated Family Tree Maker. For me, using FTM on a Mac, this has been a huge improvement. I don’t want to jinx it but syncing has been relatively trouble free and things that never worked in the previous FTM now work, simple things like sorting and searching.
Every 3 months or so I unlink my synced tree, rename the FTM version then download my Ancestry tree as a new linked tree, always keeping the same (shared) copy on Ancestry. I have a smaller tree so easy to do. I think this cuts down on sync errors, it’s like a fresh copy.
Comments when Ancestry.com owned and operated Family Tree Maker:
All of my notes are for FTM3 for Mac, I believe the PC version is way better. Most of my negative issues are probably only related to syncing between FTM and Ancestry.com
- Formatting issues in syncing between Ancestry.com and FTM January 2017:
Jan 6 Formatting that doesn’t work on Ancestry.com and FTM3 for Mac sync, on a MAC, cookies, cache, chrome, Firefox, add ons etc
& ” ‘ % @ ; : < $ > … and all the special characters: the L symbol for pound, the umlaut and any kind of URL hyperlink, shortened URL hyperlinks may be ok. Removing these symbols from citations and media seems to work better with syncing. So copying and pasting a transcription is wrong- formatting causes errors. Replacing special characters can help but not always. Sometimes paragraph formatting can’t be cleared, retyping is the easiest.
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- GenSoft customer reviews and some publishing owner info.
I purchased this in May of 2015 via Ancestry.com, a download, Nova Development for Ancestry.com was the seller. In December of 2015 Ancestry.com announced- seemingly out of the blue- they were no longer making or supporting FTM, about 10,000 customers replied, unhappily, to the announcement. Soon it was announced that FTM would remain, now owned and managed by MacKiev. It was also announced that RootsMagic would soon be able to sync with Ancestry.com trees. In December of 2016 MacKiev has not officially released its updates and RootsMagic does not sync with Ancestry.com trees.
FTM3 is not great but I guess its good. I’ve ended my $ Ancestry subscription for awhile and have been doing more in FTM. It is packed with possibilities: reports, relationships, lists, tools for tree clean up. One thing is definite- it is dated, I feel like I’m in Windows 95. I’m not a big software user but FTM, like Ancestry.com, is clunky and dated.
FTM also has formatting issues. And the FTM place database has issues.
This article is for any users who have purchased FTM 2014 or FTM for Mac 3, and find themselves in need of new download links. If you are looking for a replacement download for FTM 2017, please click here.
PICKING UP DOWNLOAD LINKS AT THE REPLACEMENT CENTER
1. To get started, click here to go to the FTM 2014.1 and Mac 3.1 Replacement Center. Fill out the form, then click the Check Registration button.
2. If you've typed in your information correctly, you will see a short message saying 'We have found your registration. You may download a replacement copy for free.' Click the Continue button to proceed.
3. On the next screen, you are given the option to upgrade to a Family Pack license. You can read about the Family Pack by clicking SHOW DETAILS. Whether you choose the free download, or the option to upgrade to a Family Pack, click NEXT to continue.
4. After clicking NEXT, you will be taken to the Family Tree Maker Gift Collection. As you'll see on-screen, you may wonder how it is that we can provide free updates and support for Family Tree Maker - we have several special offers for FTM users that may help you in your research, which also help to fund ongoing development. Click NEXT to continue through each page of the gift collection. When you get to the order page, click the Order Now button.
5. Fill in your order details on the next page, and click NEXT.
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6. Make sure you click the Complete Order button on the page with your order summary. The next page will provide you with download links for FTM 2014.1 or Mac 3.1 that you can click to start downloading the installer. You'll also receive the download links via email. Click on the link to start the download.
7. If you need help installing FTM 2014.1, click here for instructions. For FTM for Mac 3.1, click here.