Software

Free Desktop Genealogy Software

• Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a free Windows based genealogy program, produced by LDS. It is no longer being updated.
• Legacy Family Tree is a commercial genealogy program with free and paid versions. .

Free Web Genealogy Software

Software that puts your genealogy data on a web server.

• Geneotree
• GeneWeb
• HuMo-Gen
• PhpGedView
• webtrees

For a comparison of web database genealogy software, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Web-based_Genealogy_Software

Other Free Software

• Irfanview - Free Image Editor, demonstrated at our March 2, 2017 meeting
• PDF Creator - Installs as an additional printer and converts files to PDF format.
• Filezilla - FTP program used to upload files to your web site.

Commercial Desktop Genealogy Software

• Family Tree Maker (PC and Mac)
• Legacy Family Tree (PC) Standard version can be downloaded and used for free.
• Roots Magic (PC)
• Ancestral Quest (PC)
• Family Historian (PC) Free Trial version also available.
• The Master Genealogist (PC) Free trial version also available.
• Reunion (Mac)

There are other programs, but these are the most well known and used.

Reviews and Comparisons of Desktop Genealogy Software

• Wikipedia Comparison_of_Genealogy_Software
• Reviews of Genealogy Software

Create Your Own Genealogy Site

• The Next Generation of Genealogy Software-software you can use to create a web genealogy database.

Web-Based Solutions for Distributing Your Family Tree

• Geni
• Ancestry
• My Heritage
• Tribal Pages
• Family Tree Guide

This is only a small sample—do a web search for Family Tree Websites. Some are free and some charge.