Intuitive visualization

MacFamilyTree is a modern and highly popular genealogy application. With MacFamilyTree users can create family trees and display them in multiple ways. MacFamily helps you to generate vivid views and diagrams: Ancestor and Fan Charts, Virtual Tree and Virtual Globe complement Statistics and Timeline for analysis. New: A huge Internet-based library of geographic places provides MacFamilyTree with over 1.5 million names and coordinates for locations worldwide.

Getting started

Collaborative research

Based on more than a decade of experience, MacFamilyTree 5 may be regarded as the most advanced genealogy application for the Mac and is fully compatible with GEDCOM for reliable exchange of genealogy information across OS boundaries. MacFamilyTree offers easy web page creation and is smoothly integrated into Apple's .Mac and our own exclusive Internet service on MacFamilyTree.com.

A home for generations

MacFamilyTree 5 has been completely redesigned and rewritten to leverage Apple's powerful programming and database technology Core Data to host a practically unlimited number of family members over time and space.

New in MacFamilyTree 5.5: The historical Database

Brand new in MacFamilyTree 5.5: Ever wanted to know who governed a country at the time of your great great grandmother? MacFamilyTree's brand new History Database allows you to view every person or family event in a greater historical context: Browse hundreds of predefined entries; or add your own data of global and regional relevance.

The Historical Database in your Timeline!

Available in multiple languages

You are searching for an English, Danish, German, Finnish, French, Dutch, Italian, Swedish or Spanish version of MacFamilyTree? You'll be glad to hear: MacFamilyTree supports them all. Just download MacFamilyTree and the application will automatically chose the right language.

Compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

MacFamilyTree 5 has been tested successfully with Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard"

Feedback is always welcome!

Whenever you wish to contact us with suggestions, comments or improvements simply drop us a line at macfamilytree@synium.de

Freely configurable

MacFamilyTree's redesign is completely user-centric. The entire GUI can be adjusted to fit your needs. Features can be hidden to help focussing on the most important functions. Text boxes and other items you'll frequently use may be resized to allow for easier handling and editing.

New: manage complex research with Bookmarks!

Our brand-new Bookmarks feature is ideally suited to help with complex genealogy research: you easily keep track of where you still need to work, while jumping back and forth between those persons and families you've tagged with Bookmarks.

MacFamilyTree 5.3: our new Bookmarking workflow

Animated quick navigation

Our Family Assistant guides you through genealogy data and lets you graphically create your own family tree. MacFamilyTree 5 intuitively visualizes your relations and the fully animated Editor allows for quick navigation from one person's familiar context to another.

MacFamilyTree's Person Editor

New in MacStammbaum 5.5: Search faster!

MacFamilyTree 5.5 sports a brand new Search. Results are being shown while you are typing. Searching for person, sources or other information has never been easier.

Never get lost!

With version 5.2, our new 3D view »Virtual Tree« allows you to freely navigate through the complexity of your family relations. The Virtual Tree visualizes your entire genealogy databases. From all perspectives, close-up and from a broader angle, MacFamilyTree renders a three-dimensional mesh of persons and their relations. Highlight common characteristics using different colors and shapes. Navigating the »Virtual Tree« is simple: just point, click and drag with your mouse, or use a dedicated »Navigator« to literally fly through your own ancestry.

The new Virtual Tree

Powerful diagramming

Detailed, handy charts for Ancestors, Descendants and your entire Family, Genogramm, Timeline and Statistics have been significantly enhanced to match the state-of-the-art performance and flexibility of MacFamilyTree 5.

Customizable graphics & print layout

Now you can easily fit charts to your liking by leveraging the power of our built-in graphics editor. Create stunning layouts, zoom into and edit -- and finally save, print or output them as PDF!

A custom PDF generated by MacFamilyTree

Global perspective

We have replaced the World Map from MacFamilyTree 4 with our "Virtual Globe", a spherical view of the Earth. On the globe you can retrace the paths of your ancestors, aided by a huge database of locations worlwide and satellite imagery. For geolocations not yet in the database, we have added a quick link to Google Earth, but you can always define them manually if need be.

Choose between a variety of charts and views!

Now based on WebKit! — New Reports and Lists for analysis and reference

Just like its predecessor, MacFamilyTree 5 offers a wide variety of different ways to analyze and visualize your data. Our brand-new WebKit-based Reports can now be interactively customized: Person, Kinship and Distinctive Persons Reports, Lists for Places, Events and Birthdays. You define which information you require. The new Reports also offer the same flexibility towards font styles and sizes which made MacFamilyTree's reporting feature so popular already. As with charts, edited Reports are now stored within the family tree for your reference at any time.

Editing the new Kinship Report

The new Person Report: interactively edit titles, text and pictures!

Integrated web publishing

You may publish your family tree online, either onto a web page provided by the Synium Software GmbH, a free service to all our MacFamilyTree 5 customers, or via MobileMe, Apple's webhosting service. With MacFamilyTree 5.4 we are raising the bar even higher and proudly present the much improved web export with new themes and many more new options.

MacFamilyTree.com

Do-it-yourself

If you run your own website, you may want to show the family tree somewhere on those pages: just include the HTML code somewhere on your site. Whichever way you choose, MacFamilyTree 5 supports all of them just fine. Your friends and family may access your family tree with their usual Web browser, with or without password protection.

Use charts for illustration

As a major improvement over previous versions of our software, also edited and saved charts can now be included in HTML pages created with MacFamilyTree. This gives research teams a far more focused way of collaboration.

A web page generated by MacFamilyTree

Unlimited capacity

With its fifth major release, MacFamilyTree adopts Apple's Core Data technology. This groundbreaking, new database framework for Mac OS X enables MacFamilyTree 5 to handle datasets for many thousands of individuals without compromising system performance, even including digital imagery and web pages as well as audio and video files.

GEDCOM-compatible

MacFamilyTree 5 supports improved GEDCOM import and export, for you to easily and transparently share your family data on various platforms including older Macs and Microsoft Windows.

New with MacFamilyTree 5.5: Even more speed

In case you work with extensive family trees, you´ll notice the speed improvements right away. Opening as well as editing and saving your data are much faster. Waiting stops are literally a thing of the past.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MacFamilyTree compatible to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard or 10.6 Snow Leopard?
Yes, MacFamilyTree is fully compatible to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later.

I want to switch to MacFamilyTree from FamilyTreeMaker, Legacy, RootsMagic etc. How can I transfer my information?
You need to export your tree file from your previous application as a GEDCOM file. These files can be imported from the start screen or the file menu in MacFamilyTree.

Can I try out a Demo Version of MacFamilyTree?
Yes. Simply hit the download button on the product page to download the demo version. You can try it out as long as you like, printing and saving is disabled. If you like MacFamilyTree, follow the buy link on the product page to buy a code in order to fully unlock your copy.

Is there any limit entering information/persons?
No. MacFamilyTree can handle large databases very well. Customers are using databases with 250.000 persons.

Do you offer a Windows Version of MacFamilyTree?
No, MacFamilyTree does only run on Macs and we do not offer a Windows Version. You can exchange data with Windows users through the export of GEDOM files.

MacFamilyTree is updated very regularly. Which updates are free and which are not?
Updates like version 5.5 and 5.6 are always free for buyers of version 5, we're only charging for very major updates roughly every 3 years, minor updates are always free of charge. If you've bought version 5.0 for example, you can update to the most recent version 5.6 at no additional cost. We're adding many new features and improvements on a regular basis for version 5 free of charge. Updates from all previous versions like version 3 or 4 cost 25 US$.

Is there an iPhone or iPod touch version?
Yes. Please look at our products page for MobileFamilyTree. MobileFamilyTree requires a fully licensed copy of MacFamilyTree 5.6.4 or higher.

What localizations do you offer for MacFamilyTree?
We're proud to announce that MacFamilyTree is localized in English, German, French, Italian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese. MacFamilyTree automatically starts in the appropriate language depending on your system preferences. Localizations are completely free for all users.

Do you offer a manual?
Yes. The manual is accessible in the help menu in MacFamilyTree or on the start screen.

I have a second Mac and I want to use MacFamilyTree on my two Macs. Do I need a second copy?
No. If you own two Macs, feel free to use the same license on both of your Macs.

FAQ & Tutorial

MacFamilyTree 5 is very intuitive and learning to create your own family tree should be fun. To help new users get going as quickly as possible with all the powerful features, we will publish more and more illustrated tutorials and answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs). Most articles will first become available in English and then be translated into several other languages.

Download & Installation

• Your First MacFamilyTree Installation
• How Updates Work
• How Do I Upgrade From Older Versions To MacFamilyTree 5?

Getting Started…

• Step-By-Step To Your First Family Tree
• How To Print Your Favorite Charts And Reports

Product Keys & Registration

• What Are Product Keys?
• Locate The Product Key (Retail Box)
• Locate The Product Key (Online Purchase)

Using MacFamilyTree —
Frequently Asked Questions

• Where Can I Add »Marriage« As An Event?
• How Do I (Re-) Connect Relatives?
• How Do I Add Pictures And Other Media To A Person?
• How Can I Change The Sort Order In List Views?
• Date Formats In MacFamilyTree 5
• Name Formats & Additional Names

MacFamilyTree's User Interface

• GUI Basics — The User Interface Explained
• Customizing MacFamilyTree's GUI
• List Views In MacFamilyTree 5

Special Features Explained…

• Navigating The Virtual Tree
• Using Google Earth And The Virtual Globe

»I am very, very happy with MacFamilyTree. «

»Wow!! Impressive and easy to use, OSX 10.5 compatible. Oh..and by the way, customer service is outstanding. «

»Just wanted to thank you guys for the excellent product. It it miles better than anything else out there. «

»Very pleased customer, congratulations on a fine piece of software. «

»Until recently I had been totally unfamiliar with family history research and the complications of organizing anything but the most simple chart were mind-numbing. The thing I like about Mac Family Tree is that you can enter and correct information as you find it and the application makes sense of it for you. The 3D image in 5.2 is amazing. But best of all, once I gather enough information to make a useful family history, I can publish it on the Web for the family. «

»I have now used MacFamilyTree for some years and manage with ease to make a family database. THANK YOU! The last versions of the program are really easy to work with, and it looks like it's becoming better and better. «

»I've been using MacFamilyTree 5 for some time now and think it is a great program. «

»Thank you for showing an interest in what I, & we in the USA need, & how we set up our data. It's quite telling… of your commitment to improving your product for your various users needs & desires! Very impressive!!! «

»My nephew is thrilled that I can transfer the ancestry chart to PDF. He plans to make a wall chart for all my father's grandchildren. «

»I googled family tree software for Mac and MFT showed up as the most common and well regarded software.
Downloaded the trial and within a few days decided to purchase MFT. «

»The program has been excellent in every respect so far. I had swapped from a PC to a Mac, so I copied my extensive family tree from Family Tree Maker V6 to a DVD, having first converted the FTM data to Gedcom format, and then uploaded that to MFT. No hitches, just perfect copy, including all my notes etc – quite extraordinary in my experience!!! «

»Thank you for your prompt reply. Your M.F.T. product is quite amazing. Keep up the good work «

»I want to say first that I really think this product is great so far «

»This program has some really neat features that others do not have; however, that said I think it would be nice to have a descendant list besides the chart. «

»I did a search in Yahoo for Mac family tree software. Downloaded the trial, didn't even try it, bought it. Had to get my husband to move my tree from Family Tree Maker as im new to Macs. The tree moved across with no problems at all and I have to say that MFT is the best software I have ever used for my family tree. Looks good, works well, and I love it! Thank you! «

»I googled 'mac genealogy software'. I downloaded trial versions of MacFamilyTree, iFamily, and Reunion, and ultimately decided to go with MacFamilyTree… «

»MacFamilyTree is a terrific piece of software, well worthy of the Apple product family! «

New:  MobileFamilyTree

MacFamilyTree … To Go

Free Your Family Tree

MobileFamilyTree is our brand-new iPhone and iPod client application for MacFamilyTree. Access your genealogy research wherever and whenever you want to. Now, the wealth of your genealogy research is always at hand, easily accessible, editable and interactive.

View, Edit, Synchronize

MobileFamilyTree is a full-fledged genealogy database application for the iPhone and iPod touch. You have access to most of the data fields you know from MacFamilyTree 5. Browse and edit persons and families with ease, add notes and events…

Each MacFamilyTree installation supports an unlimited number of MobileFamilyTree databases, and vice versa — on any number of iPhones and iPod touch. In case you systematically spread your research over separate family trees, or receive a lot of information from fellow genealogists — using MobileFamilyTree, you gain a new dimension of freedom when it comes to data interchange.

Available Now!

MobileFamilyTree is available now. You can buy MobileFamilyTree directly from Apple's iTunes App Store for only

The App Store is available from within iTunes on your Mac or PC. Or use the built-in App Store on your iPhone or iPod touch.

MobileFamilyTree requires MacFamilyTree 5.2.3 to run. This latest release of our Mac genealogy powerhouse is available now as a free update for registered users of MacFamilyTree 5.

Feedback Always Welcome!

Should you have any questions or comments or even feature requests regarding MacFamilyTree, feel free to send us an e-mail:

macfamilytree@synium.de

You will also find help in either the User Guide, accessible from MacFamilyTree's »Help« menu.

Thank you for your interest in MacFamilyTree!

Version 5.6.8 (1/15/2010)

• Completely new User Guide localized in English, French and German
• Date Picker works correctly now in all localizations
• Bug fixes for MobileFamilyTree 2 Sync
• Several other bug fixes

Minimum System Requirements: