These are a selection of questions and answers that I frequently get here at MacGenealogy.org.<\/p>\n
Specific Mac genealogy applications:<\/strong> Migrating Between Windows and Mac or Mac Genealogy Applications<\/strong> Mac Genealogy Software and Unicode \/ UTF-8 GEDCOM Files<\/strong> Other related FAQs:<\/strong> MacGenealogy.org – Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n Does MacGenealogy.org sell or develop genealogy software for Mac OS X?<\/strong> I need to contact a genealogy software developer<\/strong> Mac Genealogy Software – General FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n Do we recommend any particular Mac genealogy software?<\/strong> Here in 2012, there are several solid Mac genealogy applications (something that wasn’t always true in the past) and so I don’t necessarily recommend any specific one – it’s going to come down to your personal preference as far as the interface and what’s possible. You can refer to our Mac Genealogy Software listing<\/a> to see what’s available, and all of the commercial offerings (outside of Family Tree Maker for Mac) offer a free demo of sorts for you to try. I highly recommend you devote several days to each of the major applications and try them because each has a different style and feel and what I may like, you may not. <\/p>\n What do most people use?<\/strong> There are others (see our software listing above) and I do apologize – I have not finished updating pages for all of them, but those are probably the top four applications that people use – they have the most visibility and all four have established histories within the Mac genealogy software community.<\/p>\n What if I want or need to use free Mac OS X genealogy software?<\/strong> What if I just need a GEDCOM reader?<\/strong> What if I’m doing Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Work?<\/strong> This page last updated: 04 March 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These are a selection of questions and answers that I frequently get here at MacGenealogy.org. Specific Mac genealogy applications: * FAQ – Family Tree Maker for Mac * FAQ – Personal Ancestral File (PAF) Migrating Between Windows and Mac or Mac Genealogy Applications * GEDCOM Files – Mac vs PC … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macgenealogy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macgenealogy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macgenealogy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macgenealogy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macgenealogy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.macgenealogy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1029\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macgenealogy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n* FAQ – Family Tree Maker for Mac<\/a>
\n* FAQ – Personal Ancestral File (PAF)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n* GEDCOM Files – Mac vs PC<\/a> – Working through problems you might be having in exchanging GEDCOM files with others.
\n* Migrating from Windows or a Classic Macintosh<\/a><\/p>\n
\n* Mac Genealogy Software \u2013 Unicode, UTF-8, and GEDCOMs<\/a>
\n* Unicode, UTF-8, GEDCOM 5.5.1, GEDCOMs and Macs<\/a>
\n* Conversion of Unicode GEDCOM Files on a Mac<\/a><\/p>\n
\n* iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, and Mac Genealogy Software<\/a><\/p>\n
\nNo. We try and point people to where they can purchase Mac genealogy software, but nobody associated with MacGenealogy.org directly sells or develops genealogy software. <\/p>\n
\nPlease refer to the individual pages of Mac Genealogy Software<\/a> for contact information of the companies involved.<\/p>\n
\nUpdate!<\/strong> See the Mac Genealogy Software Recommendations<\/a> post.<\/p>\n
\nIn alphabetical order, these are the ones most people use (and some pages maybe out of date):
\n* Family Tree Maker for Mac 2<\/a>
\n* GEDitCOM II<\/a>
\n* iFamily for Leopard<\/a>
\n* MacFamilyTree 6<\/a>
\n* PAW2U<\/a> (Personal Ancestry Writer 2) – probably the best free application and can give the commercial applications a run for their money
\n* Reunion 9<\/a> <\/p>\n
\nPersonal Ancestry Writer II (PAW2U)<\/a> is probably the application you want to use.<\/p>\n
\nEither the PAW2U application mentioned above, or GEDitCOM II<\/a>, which can function as a free GEDCOM reader\/viewer. iFamily for Leopard<\/a> is also very suitable and has few restrictions if you just want to view a GEDCOM file. GEDitCOM II and iFamily both support Unicode\/UTF-8.<\/p>\n
\nSee our LDS \/ TempleReady Mac Genealogy Software<\/a> page.<\/p>\n