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Free Mac Genealogy Software[edit | edit source]
Commercial Mac Genealogy Programs[edit | edit source]
- iFamily for Mac for Snow Leopard and newer. For older OS versions, use iFamily for Leopard (still works for Tiger)
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Mac Genealogy Programs Certified for FamilySearch[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Certified Products and Services
- Ancestral Quest for Mac Tree Share, Sources, Discussions, Change History and FamilySearch Support
- MacFamilyTree Tree Share, Sources, Discussions, Change History
Running Certified programs for FamilySearch that were created for Windows on a Mac
- You will need a valid copy of Microsoft Windows.
- You can partition your hard drive and create a windows section on your computer which will allow you to run any of the certified programs for New Family Search on your computer. You would partition your hard drive using Apple's Boot Camp. Boot Camp comes preinstalled on your computer. The program walks you though step by step how to partition the hard drive although I do recommend that you print out the instructions before you begin. Apple
- As alternatives to BootCamp there are a few virtualization programs that allow you to run the Windows OS as you would a native program program.
- Oracle VM VirtualBox is free open-source software similar to Vmware Fusion and Parallels. Virtual Box
- Parallels is currently $79.95. Parallels contains a feature similar to VMware Fusion's Unity called Coherence. Parallels
- VMware Fusion is currently $79.95. It has a feature called Unity, which allows you run Windows programs like native applications. VMware
- Oracle VM VirtualBox is free open-source software similar to Vmware Fusion and Parallels. Virtual Box