Comments on: MacFamilyTree – Alzeimers Cure?

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Paget & Taylor Family Tree — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:10:58 +0000

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By: Guillermo Rauch

Guillermo Rauch — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:48:37 +0000

That application looks terrific!
Sorry to hear your uncle has got that terrible disease. Wish you all the best

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:47:26 +0000

The worst thing for me about MacFamilyTree is its utter lack of documentation. MFT comes with a quick start guide and a tutorial and that’s about it. There is no built in Help or manual.

I tried to switch from Heredis (a very capable and mature app but I question the developers commitment to the Mac) but after a GEDCOM import some of my data wasn’t formated correctly. The problem came when I tried to find out the correct format. As there is no built in Help, I turned to the user forum. This was the deal breaker for me. The user forum they have now is an absolute joke.

The developer is very responsive and promised that they were working on a soon-to-be-released manual. I think MFT will be where I end up after leaving Heredis but for now I think I’ll stay put.

By: Dave Lyon

Dave Lyon — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:52:37 +0000

MacFamilyTree has definitely come along way. I still have and prefer Reunion 9, a very mature piece of Mac OS X software. But if I didn’t it would be a decision between these two. Aside from anything MacFamilyTree can or can’t do- the pace of development on their end makes Reunion’s rare updates a little annoying. If you like MacFamilyTree and there’s one thing you’re really missing- buy the app, suggest it to the developer, and wait. I suspect sooner or later their frequent updates will include what you need.

The one thing I wish genealogy desktop software had is a way to take advantage of web-based collaborative apps as another comment mentioned while still using the desktop app. I don’t know how many or even if any web apps have apis that would allow this, but that would be a feature I would love- update your desktop software sync to the web app, other family members can sync your changes down, etc.

By: MySchizoBuddy

MySchizoBuddy — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:17:11 +0000

I prefer Geni.com, which is a genealogy webapp. Best part is its collaborative feature. I can invite family members so that can also expand the tree. I have limitted info regarding my ancestors, So collaborative editting is god send.
Plus with gedcom export you can import it into MacFamilyTree as well