MaryAnn Santos: I am a devoted Mac user, but as someone else stated, I haven't really found a Mac genealogy program that I'm happy with. I have tried them all. Almost all of the following have a free demo version, always with limitations, but it's a great way to try out software before you decide which one meets your needs. Here are the top 5:
Reunion, http://www.leisterpro.com/index.php, has always been the most popular for Macs. I used it from version 4 thru the current version, but it's sadly lacking in many areas and I really don't like the new interface. That, of course, is just my opinion, for what that's worth. Family Tree Maker 3, https://www.familytreemaker.com/Products/Mac, is another popular Mac program but I don't think it offers a demo version. It is affiliated with Ancestry.com. Mac FamilyTree, http://www.syniumsoftware.com/macfamilytree/, is a program that offers a demo version so you can try it out. I believe it is fully functional but doesn't allow you to save or print. Heredis 2014 offers a demo version http://www.heredis.com/en/heredis-2014-for-mac/ There is no time limit on this free demo but you are limited to 50 people. iFamily for Leopard, http://ifamilyforleopard.com. This also has a demo version. You can read about and compare features of all these programs and more here: Mac Genealogy Reviews: http://genealogy-software-review.toptenreviews.com/mac-genealogy-software/index.html Personally, I run Parallels on my Mac so that I have a complete Windows 7 computer within my Mac. So, with that, I use Legacy 8 and love it! It fulfills all my needs and has a pleasant, easy to use interface. With some type of virtualization software such as Parallels, VM Fusion, and others, you can use any Windows program you want. I hated to go over to the "dark side" but I never was happy with Mac genealogy offerings. Remember, these are just my opinions ..... different folks have different needs and expectations. With the exception of FTM, all of the above programs have demo modes so that you can try before you buy. You can't ask for more than that! Good luck, Kathy Cardoza ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit the Azores GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~azrwgw/index.html Climb my Family Tree: http://www.kathys-place.com/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Jan 29, 2014, at 4:41 AM, MaryAnn Santos <m...@nyu.edu> wrote: > What about software for Macs. I use Reunion but don't really like it that > much. It seems clunky to me and looks dated. I also bought FTM and MacTree > but haven't made the switch to one of these yet. I'm leaning towards MacTree > because navigation seems more intuitive. Any opinions from Mac users? > > MaryAnn Santos > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
