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To choose the right family history software which suits your needs is important, as it probably will be your family history file which will hold all the information you've come accross in your research. However, today most software has the facility to import and export GEDCOM files, plain text files developed by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software, so you can migrate from one genealogy software to another with ease. We've rounded up the most popular genealogy software for you to see the strengths and weaknesses of each of them.
| ROOTSMAGIC 3.0 |
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Rootsmagic 3.0 has a simple, intuitive interface with three navigation views: pedigree, family & descendant view.
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| LEGACY FAMILY TREE 6 DELUXE |
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Legacy Family Tree 6 Deluxe boasts large variety of report options, which can be translated into several languages.
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| FAMILY TREE MAKER 2008 |
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Ancestry's Family Tree Maker software is often a popular choice, however the 2008 version is lacking some important features.
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| FAMILY TREE MAKER 2006 |
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Ancestry's Family Tree Maker 2006
is a solid genealogy software catering for all your genealogy needs with easy to use interface.
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| MASTER GENEALOGIST 6.0 |
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Master Genealogist 6.0 is a flexible, very customizable tool suitable for an experienced genealogist, however it is difficult to learn.
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| PERSONAL ANCESTRAL FILE 5.2 |
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Personal Ancestral File is a free software available from the LDS website. For a free utility It is a very powerful genealogy sofware,
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