Free Mac Genealogy

Heredis World 2017 for Mac, a cross-platform genealogy application is 50% off for three days (believe it ends Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017). Normally it’s $49.99, but right now it’s $24.99 on the Mac App Store.

Gramps helps you research, organize and share your family genealogy. Gramps is a free software project and community. The Gramps Team strives to produce a genealogy program that is both intuitive for hobbyists and feature-complete for professional genealogists. It is a community project, created, developed and governed by genealogists. Learn about the most popular genealogy software for Mac, including price, manufacturer, pros and cons, as well as reviews and links to download. Mac Genealogy & Family Tree Software This software list is out of date. This page contains information about actively developed Mac OS X genealogy software (apps, applications) for Apple’s Macintosh Computers – iMac, MacBooks, MacBook Airs, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro. The WikiTree family tree maker is a free genealogy software solution that can help you create your family tree as easily as possible. It is an online database that allows you to create and edit your family tree in many different ways with adding of dates, facts and even family photography. For storing large volumes of data.

Note: This discount applies to the macOS version, the Windows version, the Windows upgrade, and the Mac and Windows Bundles. The non-App Store versions and the Windows and bundle pricing are available at https://shop.heredis.com

If you want to try it out before buying it, you can download a free demo from Heredis.com.

The iOS and Android versions are free.

Available through these links:
– Heredis 2017 World – BSD Concept – Apple Mac App Store
– https://shop.heredis.com

Here are the select set of resources you’ll need to explore your family’s history.

Mac

Start with Software

Your genealogy software is the repository for all the information you discover. It’s the main tool in your genealogy toolbox. Which one you choose will likely depend primarily on whether you use a Windows PC or a Mac.

Already Have Software?

Free mac genealogy software

Handy indexes of articles and videos by application are linked below for your convenience:

Still Looking for Software?

I’ve also created a couple of buyer’s guides to help you make a choice between software:

Free Mac Genealogy

See my recommendations in the following sections.

Genealogy Software for Windows

I recommend RootsMagic 7 and Family Historian. There are many good alternatives though.

  • Family Historian
  • Family Tree Maker 2017
  • Legacy Family Tree
  • RootsMagic 7
Genealogy Software for Mac

Legacy Genealogy Software For Mac

Ancestry app for mac
  • Family Tree Maker 2017 for Mac
  • GEDitCOM II
  • iFamily for Leopard
  • MacFamilyTree 8 by Synium
  • Reunion 12 by Leister Productions
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Free Mac Genealogy Software

Setup Folders on Your Computer

You’ll need places to put archival copies of scanned documents, photos, and other files on your computer. This series of video screencasts will walk you, step-by-step, through setting up a folder system and putting files into it. They’re created on a Mac and take advantage of the powerful alias feature in Mac OS X, but most of the system will work well on Windows too.

Best Free Mac Genealogy Software

Get Information About Your Ancestors

Not all of the information about your relatives is online, so you’ll need to do some sleuthing in the real world. But, there is a wealth of information available online. My advice to you is to consider everything, but only trust it after you prove it. That said, these online databases provide a great source of leads! There’s some overlap between the records on these sites and they each have treasured family history that the others won’t. You can search for free to get an idea which holds the most (and most interesting) genealogy data for your ancestors.

  • Fold3.com (Military Records)
  • Newspapers.com
  • NewspaperARCHIVES.com
  • Find out how you are related to the rest of humanity at OneGreatFamily

There are tons more sites, but I want to keep this concise so that it’s most useful for you.

Genealogy Programs

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