MacFamilyTree 5

I wish i had read the negative reviews before i wasted my money on this. Hopeless is the only word i can think of for this excuse for a programme, the virtual tree thing is just a gimmicky joke, as for the rest, words fail me !!!! I have taken the unprecedented step of uninstalling it and junking it, 40 quid down the drain, you live and learn.....avoid.

It doesnt measure up to my previous FamHist programme Brothers Keeper. I find that the family grouping becomes confusing with a large family in view, however as B.K. is non-Mac, I dont have much choice at present. The Reporting looks ok, but Ive hardly delved into the programme yet. I will submit again after a month or two.

The choice for Family Tree programs for Mac seems to be a little limited. This program addresses the basics of entry and record OK, its the display side that lets it down. An instance being if a person has more than one partner in their lifetime the second partner is displayed on the far side of the family tree to their basic entry. The connection being made by a long and tenuous line right across the family tree. The other point on Display is the virtual family tree. When you have, maybe, hundreds of names in your tree the virtual tree becomes a mixed up and totally undecypherable load of junk. As far as I am concerned its a waste of space and memory. Cut it out, make the program more manageable, and a little cheaper, and fix the second partner issue, mentioned above, and it would be a reasonable program. As it is - 2 stars only Im afraid.

Firstly I have to congratulate Amazon for their speedy delivery. However not so impressed by Mac as although the programme itself looks very good and with some ease I have been able to insert data, given it is not one of the recent versions, it has been difficult to obtain a full user guide as you only receive the disc and shortened start up guide. It would have been more helpful if the guide was included especially about importing GEDCOM files etc.

It is a good program and easy to use and more important it links in with Ancestry on the net

Easy to use, fantastic navigation, great graphics - perfect for my mac!

A good read.

Was extremely disappointed and angry when, after trying to install MacFamily Tree 5, found that it is not the latest Mac Tree software and cannot be loaded into my computer. Of course, for another $50 I can get an update. What a ripoff.

Could not use it. bought family Tree Maker for Mac v3, so much better and easier to use

The best family history for macs Its easy to get gadcoms down and sorts out your family decendents, it will work out who your ancesters are to you like which person is your greeat great grandparents are or 2nd 3rd cousins etc, even family from branch members of your family, but you have to put the details in first. A must have for any one doing their family history on an Apple Mac. One good thing is once you have bought on you need never get another as all upgrades are downloded free