#Family tree software for the mac for mac#

Īt the same time as this announcement, Software MacKiev promised free updates for owners of the then-current versions. On February 2, 2016, announced that Software MacKiev, the company that had developed the Mac version of the software for more than six years, would acquire the Family Tree Maker brand, and take over the development and publishing of Mac and Windows editions.

The announcement was met by fierce protest from Family Tree Maker users. On December 8, 2015, announced that it would discontinue Family Tree Maker. įamily Tree Maker Version 16 was awarded a Codie award in the 'Best Consumer Productivity Solution' category in 2006.

#Family tree software for the mac for mac#

A new version of Family Tree Maker for Mac was released on November 4, 2010.

Ī version for the Mac was released in 1997, but due to low market demand was discontinued for over a decade. Family Tree Maker 2010 claimed to further enhance the radical redesign and be more powerful and feature-packed with faster navigation and quicker load times. The 2009 version of the program corrected some of the errors and omissions of its predecessor, and introduced a few new features. It passed through the hands of The Learning Company, Mattel, and others before coming under its current ownership.Ī redesigned Family Tree Maker 2008 was released on August 14, 2007.

The software was originally developed by Kenneth Hess of Banner Blue Software, which was purchased by Broderbund in 1995. 2019 (Version 24.0.1) (November 2019 1 year ago ( 2019-11)) įamily Tree Maker is genealogy software for Windows and Mac that allows the researcher to keep track of information collected during research and to create reports, charts, and books containing that information.