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#Ancestry family tree maker discontinued update
#Ancestry family tree maker discontinued software

Personally, I just record the haplogroup as a “second middle name” so I can see the haplogroup lineage on pedigree charts. My understanding is that all of these programs support Y and mitochondrial DNA information in some fashion, although I’m sure exactly how varies by program.

#Ancestry family tree maker discontinued software

To distill this conversation for you, I would suggest considering either Legacy or RootsMagic software if you are a PC user and either Rootsmagic or Reunion if you are a MAC user. On the ISOGG Facebook group, we’ve been discussing this very topic as well. Here’s a wiki page of genealogy software programs, but I found it a bit overwhelming. Judy Russell covered the topic here and Shannon Christmas covered it here. There has been a lot of online discussion about the pros and cons of various software packages for both the PC and MAC platforms since Ancestry’s announcement. You can easily convert to a new genealogy package by exporting a GEDCOM file from Family Tree Maker into your new software package of choice. I would not recommend using the software beyond when Ancestry terminates support.

#Ancestry family tree maker discontinued update

Ancestry will be supporting the current Family Tree Maker software through Januand it will likely continue to function after that, at least until you purchase a new computer or update your operating system software – but you’ll be on your own at that point.

If you are a Family Tree Maker genealogy software user, you’ll be needing to find a new genealogy program in the next year or so.

If you are a Family Tree DNA customer, you are entirely unaffected by this announcement.

If you are an AncestryDNA customer, you are entirely unaffected by this announcement.

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with Ancestry’s DNA testing product, AncestryDNA and nothing whatsoever to do with Family Tree DNA, an entirely different company. On December 5, 2015, announced that it would no longer be selling their genealogy program, Family Tree Maker and will be retiring the product.

There is no connection whatsoever between Family Tree DNA and .Īncestry Retires Family Tree Maker Software.

There is no connection whatsoever between Family Tree DNA and Family Tree Maker.

Family Tree DNA’s only products are DNA tests. Family Tree DNA also provides additional DNA testing such as Y and Mitochondrial DNA, which does not offer.

Family Tree DNA is a DNA testing company that does NOT provide genealogy software and DOES provide an extensive array of DNA testing products and tools, such as autosomal DNA through their Family Finder product, similar to the AncestryDNA product.

They don’t share any functionality and their only commonality is that Ancestry owns them both.

’s DNA product offering, AncestryDNA, and their genealogy software program, Family Tree Maker, are in no way connected to each other.

also offers a DNA testing product called AncestryDNA that tests your autosomal DNA and provides you with a list of DNA matches.Family Tree Maker is a genealogy software package to track your genealogy information and it is owned by.I wish very much that the names of Family Tree DNA and Family Tree Maker weren’t so similar, because it has created a lot of confusion over the years and that confusion has intensified this past week with ’s announcement that they are discontinuing support of their genealogy software package, Family Tree Maker.