The current version of Family Tree Maker is rated 1.57 stars out of 5.0 with 410 reviews. What do the folks at have to say about Family Tree Maker 2014? Click here for the current reviews. My comment is that there is also a Mac version of this program available called 'Family Tree Maker 3' but it is not mentioned in the review.

This is the TopTenReviews Gold Award winning program. You should also note that there is a separate Apple Macintosh genealogy software review. The website has advertisements and special offers on the some of the products.

TopTenReviews claims to evaluate the programs based on an overall rating, web capabilities, creating connections, charting capabilities and citation and organization. I will also throw in a few of my own observations. Here is the line up of the TopeTenReviews with a note about each of the program's comparison with GenSoftReviws of the same product. In fact, I currently have seven different programs on my computers. I have found that no matter what I say, someone disagrees. As I have stated at various times on this blog, I do not do software reviews. You could spend your whole life comparing brands and looking at reviews for everything from food items to a new house.Īs a matter of fact, The TopTenReviews folks just came out with their list of the ' 2015 Best Genealogy Software Reviews and Comparisons.' I thought is might be interesting to compare their recommendations to the current lineup on, a user initiated review forum.

It may be somewhat painful, but you have to analyze your own shopping habits and attitudes before you decide how much effort and time you might want to spend in determining what items you buy and what you do not buy. See, for example, ' Top Ten Genealogy Software Reviews for 2013' by Randy Seaver on his Genea-Musings blog. For example, there is a website called ' ' If you read the 'reviews' of the company, you will find a plethora of criticism of their methods and opinions. Notwithstanding this fact, there are hundreds of places where you can go to get lists of the top 10, 20, 40 or whatever. There is no 'best.' The best is what you personally prefer.

One of more commonly reoccurring questions I am called upon to answer is 'Which is the best genealogy program?' In reality, this question is the functional equivalent of asking which is the best car or computer or washer or whatever on the market.

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