Comments on: What's the best family tree software that can be downloaded for free?

By: chiritescu_andrei

chiritescu_andrei — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:36:59 +0000

you should find some genealogy applications here :
http://www.search4soft.com/search/ff1/q%22family%20tree%22
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By: Ms Gail

Ms Gail — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:01:59 +0000

Try rootsweb.com.
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By: brokenheart_md2007

brokenheart_md2007 — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:54:59 +0000

you need asepcialist
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By: Ted Pack

Ted Pack — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:20:59 +0000

PAF (Personal Ancestral File) (Maybe – everyone just calls it "PAF".)

Go to
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
click on "Order/Download products"
Get a URL that is 300 characters long.
Keep clicking.

I use Roots Magic, $29. I know $29 is food for a week for some people, half a dinner tab for others if they skip dessert and stiff the waiter. Still- the RM folks couldn't make a living if their product wasn't much better than PAF; who'd pay for something that cost money if they could get just as good for free?
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By: owlce

owlce — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:04:59 +0000

The Mormans have a great website for that stuff. I use it myself. The only problem is that every one on there is already dead. It is not just mormans listed there ethier or just them that can use it.
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By: maryis.contrary

maryis.contrary — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:29:59 +0000

Get in touch with the closest Mormon (LDS) Family History Center near you and ask what they would suggest that is available for free.

A VERY GOOD SOURCE for all things genealogical is http://www.cyndislist.com. I would bet that if you go there, and there is a good free genealogy program, that you will find it mentioned there.

Personally, I have used Family Tree Maker (FTM) ever since it came out. It is not very expensive and it has really made family tree work very organized and easy for me. If the LDS folks don't have any free software that they recommend that people download, then you might want to consider FTM. The first purchase is usually the most expensive one… all upgrades are offered at a much lower price. The most recent upgrade notice I received was that it would cost $29.99. What is nice about upgrading FTM is that you can open your older file in the new one without missing a beat.

I've never heard of a free software that was very widely used. FTM is used by lots of folks.
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Family Tree Maker. Purchase at Genealogy.com and Ancestry.com (and I'm sure other websites as well). cyndislist.com