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Family Tree Maker Rescued

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Hugh

Hugh Report 2 Feb 2016 23:43

Ancestry have announced that Software MacKiev are taking on the publishing of FTM and will maintain the link with Ancestry including syncing of trees.

Researching:
Scotland, Ireland, England, Italy, Canada & New Zealand.

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 3 Feb 2016 09:11

They are also doing a deal with Rootsmagic.

New Family tree Maker Options.

Since our Family Tree Maker announcement last December, we have continued to actively explore ways to develop and support Family Tree Maker and ensure you have choices to preserve your work in ways that matter to you.

Today, we are pleased to announce two options for desktop software that will work with Ancestry.

Software MacKiev

Software MacKiev, with whom we have a long-standing relationship, is acquiring the Family Tree Maker software line as publisher for both Mac and Windows versions. Software MacKiev has been the developer of Family Tree Maker for Mac for more than six years and is thrilled at the opportunity to publish future versions of Family Tree Maker for Mac and Windows.

This new agreement means you will receive software updates and new versions from Software MacKiev, and have the ability to purchase new versions of Family Tree Maker from Software MacKiev as they are released. You will have continued access to Ancestry Hints, Ancestry searches, and be able to save your tree on Ancestry with Family Tree Maker moving forward.

RootsMagic

We have made an agreement with RootsMagic, a leading genealogy desktop software program publisher, to connect Ancestry with the RootsMagic software by the end of 2016. With this new relationship, RootsMagic can serve as your desktop family tree software, while having access to Ancestry hints, Ancestry searches, and the ability to save your tree on Ancestry.

We have heard your concerns and are working to provide the solutions you requested. These new agreements will make it possible to preserve your work on Ancestry and Family Tree Maker and enable future features and benefits to help you discover your family history. Be assured that Ancestry, in cooperation with Software MacKiev and RootsMagic, will continue to support you as you discover your family history.

We ask for your patience as we work diligently through all the details to make these solutions available. You can find additional details about these Family Tree Maker partnerships on our blog. We also encourage you to continue to check back on our blog for future updates in the coming months.

Yvette

Yvette Report 3 Feb 2016 09:37

That's great news :-)

Blue1

Blue1 Report 3 Feb 2016 16:34

Brilliant news on my birthday

Researching:
Urquhart/Geddes/Plackett/Comer/Lock/Chandler.Aberdeenshire/London/Devon

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 4 Feb 2016 10:23

Just in case anyone was wondering who MacKiev is :
http://blog.eogn.com/2016/02/02/who-is-the-software-mackiev-company/