Directly open PDF files in the Preview app from the Edit Media section
Backup window is now displayed correctly on smaller screens
Bug fixes for older macOS versions, especially when using the new Edit Media section
Localization updates
12 Mar 2019
8.5.3
Display of website and audio icons improved when using the new Dark Mode in macOS Mojave
Option added in the Edit Media section to open selected pictures with Preview
Slideshow fixed for macOS 10.11 El Capitan and macOS 10.10 Yosemite
Web Research sites updated
Localization improvements
24 Feb 2019
8.5.2
Issue corrected preventing family trees stored on iCloud Drive from opening correctly
24 Feb 2019
8.5.1
Stability issue fixed when adding new media to a family tree
Opening media from the search section is now working reliable
20 Feb 2019
8.5
Completely new Media section
Rewritten from the ground up
Quick and easy access to all media in a family tree, like Pictures, Videos, PDFs and Web Sites
Improved search feature
Blazingly fast: Even 10.000 images show up in under one second on recent Macs
Easily export media to other apps using drag & drop
Configurable sorting and grouping
Directly edit all metadata from the same view: Add titles, labels, notes and sources without having to leave the media section
Tag persons on group shots
Directly play videos and audio and quickly browse through PDF files
Complete keyboard navigation to navigate to the next or previous image
Use drag & drop to add new media to your family tree
New Media Gallery
Well structured overview of all media in your family tree
Enlarge any image, video, website or PDF with a single click to its full size
Completely configurable including thumbnail size, sorting and grouping
Keyboard navigation to navigate to the next or previous image
Different coloring modes to tag media by type or date
Perfect to present your family tree to your relatives
Improved Slideshow
Many new configuration options added
Improved selection of the media items to display in the slideshow
Better on-screen controls during slideshows
Improved Virtual Globe
Greatly improved quality of the map
Better connection lines between event places
Improved display of place and country names
Better list of person and person events for easier navigation
Vastly improved map sharpness on Macs with a Retina display
Use Smart Filters to only display specific persons
Improved search feature
Splitting Family Trees & Exporting specific parts
Need to export part of your family tree into a new file to share it with relatives? MacFamilyTree 8.5 will just do that.
Control precisely which part of your family tree should be exported (for example, only the paternal or maternal line)
Easy selection of the persons to export (for example using Smart Filters)
Removing parts of a Family Tree
Quickly and efficiently remove parts of your family tree without deleting persons one by one
Easy and precise control of which persons to remove and which to keep in your family tree
Other
When exporting GEDCOM files, optionally specify to only include the year component of dates
Many bug fixes and smaller improvements
04 Dec 2018
8.4.3
Issue displaying custom event icons fixed
Issue exporting web sites with images fixed when using Macs with a Retina display
Cancel button when editing places now works as expected
Performance enhancements when editing places in databases with a huge number of entered places
Error merging family trees with associated persons fixed
Localization updates
18 Oct 2018
8.4.2
Issues importing and exporting GEDCOM files corrected
25 Sep 2018
8.4.1
Big fixed that prevented opening trees when using macOS High Sierra
24 Sep 2018
8.4
MacFamilyTree has been optimized for macOS Mojave - this includes full support for the new macOS Mojave Dark Mode as well as several performance enhancements
25 Jul 2018
8.3.6
CloudTree synchronisation issues fixed
Several FamilySearch issues fixed
24 Apr 2018
8.3.5
Age calculation in several views improved
Plausibility checks improved
Bug concerning the layout of several reports fixed
File size of exported PDF files improved
Duplicate search for Places improved
Error selecting categories in the World History section improved
Error in the GEDCOM header of exported GEDCOM files fixed
Improved localisations
15 Mar 2018
8.3.4
Issue fixed where certain charts for a family could not be displayed
Minor user interface problems fixed when merging family trees
07 Mar 2018
8.3.3
Fixes an bug that could cause the Interactive Tree to crash MacFamilyTree on certain Mac models
27 Feb 2018
8.3.2
Fixes an issue where merging a database or searching for duplicates prevents CloudTree sync
23 Feb 2018
8.3.1
Fixes an issue using the Interactive Tree on OS X 10.10 Yosemite and OS X 10.11 El Capitan
12 Feb 2018
8.3
Much Improved Interactive Tree
Support added for Metal 2 when running in macOS 10.13 High Sierra for incredible smooth animations and less energy consumption
Much improved text rendering when running on macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Improved visualisation of family connections, persons and images
Much improved performance when using Family Search in the Interactive Tree
Improved indicators when further persons are present
Sidebar can be hidden when browsing the Interactive Tree
Print the Interactive Tree
Configurable Family Connections: Highlight blood relationships and adopted relationships
Improved generation separators: Quickly discover which persons are related
Improved control over shadows and lighting
Improved navigation and zoom
New Database Merge
Merge GEDCOM files and MacFamilyTree files to your current family tree
Detects persons, families, sources and places present in both files in order to avoid duplicates
Decide on a entry-by-entry case which information to preserve
New Duplicate Detection
Search for duplicate persons, families, places or sources in your family tree
When duplicate entries are found, merge these entries while preserving family connections
New Timeline
Completely redeveloped Timeline
Choose between 6 graphical styles
Group timeline entries to create separate sections by last name or birth place
Display historical events, like World War II, directly on the timeline
Configurable fonts
Configurable events: Choose which person and family events should be displayed in the timeline
Timeline can be configured to be displayed as a top to bottom chart or left to right chart
Other Improvements:
Performance of all charts & diagrams vastly improved
Performance across the app improved, especially when using macOS 10.13 High Sierra or iOS 11
Find and reveal specific persons in larger charts
Smart Filters improved with more search options
Improved places import from GEDCOM files
Improved display of married names
Improved plausibility warnings
Countless number of smaller improvements and bugfixes
17 Jan 2018
8.2.8
Smaller bug fixes
18 Dec 2017
8.2.7
German and French localisation updated
Smaller bug fixes
02 Dec 2017
8.2.6
Fixes using FamilySearch from within MacFamilyTree
21 Oct 2017
8.2.5
Importing notes from GEDCOM files improved
Bugs in the Statistic Maps resolved
Picture display in charts improved
Updated French user manual
Bug in the language selection when using charts or reports resolved
07 Oct 2017
8.2.4
Several fixes for macOS High Sierra
13 Jul 2017
8.2.3
Support added to print to more than 32x32 pages
Issues displaying labels fixed
Children in the Fan Chart are now ordered correctly
The Hourglass Chart hides information marked as private correctly
Localisation updates
03 Jul 2017
8.2.2
Stability issue using FamilySearch fixed
Printing improved
GEDCOM import improved concerning Places and Notes
22 Jun 2017
8.2.1
Bugs exporting GEDCOM files corrected
Issue in the Narrative Report fixed
20 Jun 2017
8.2
New & Improved Charts
New Fractal Tree Chart
New Horizontal/Vertical Fractal Chart
New Symmetrical Fractal Tree Chart
New Fractal Circular Tree Chart
Completely rewritten styling of most charts
Many configureable styling options to choose from
Configureable event & fact display
Configureable line styles
Configureable shadow styles
Size of boxes can be increased/decreased depending on generation in nearly all charts for better space efficiency
Greatly improved performance rendering charts
Select custom fonts in all charts
Labels can now be displayed in each chart
New background styles
Improved Timeline (configureable coloring and styles)
Reference Numbers can be shown in all charts
Display of kinships now available in the Genogram Chart
Tree Chart now displays family events like marriage and divorce correctly
Improved Fan Chart
Configureable styles added
Improved Fan Chart text rendering
Much improved performance
Improved Chars Editor & Printing
Configureable pagination layout for poster printing
Option to automatically layout objects to a specific count of pages
When printing to multiple pages, a page number can be printed on each page for easy identification
Unlimited undo while editing a chart
Improved user interface
FamilySearch improvements
Performance of FamilySearch integration in the Interactive Tree dramatically improved
Comparing local and FamilySearch persons improved
Coordinates of places are automatically downloaded from FamilySearch
LDS Ordinances added (reserve, print, share with Temple etc.)
Family Tree is automatically scanned for possible LDS Ordinances that can be reserved
Other
Improved organisation of functions
Keyboard navigation added to the Interactive Tree
GEDCOM import and interoperability with other apps improved
Date interpretation when exporting GEDCOM files improved
Options added to configure which additional names to display in addition to the full name
CloudTree performance improved
30 Jan 2017
8.1.4
Issue syncing with CloudTree fixed
Issue merging persons in a family tree fixed
Touch Bar integration using the Interactive Tree improved
17 Jan 2017
8.1.3
Plausibility Check is now handling LDS events correctly
Hourglass Chart in the Person Report can now be configured correctly
Issues migrating databases from previous versions fixed
Right-click in the Interactive Tree works reliably now
Interactive Tree background colors fixed
10 Dec 2016
8.1.2
Rare issue fixed where CloudTree does not sync a specific entry type
Fixed FamilySearch "Reject all Matches" button
New LDS Temples added
04 Dec 2016
8.1.1
Problem displaying the Map Report fixed
Rare crash issue fixed during syncing with CloudTree
Touch Bar updating issue fixed
30 Nov 2016
8.1
MacFamilyTree 8.1 comes with the brand new CloudTree feature - it is now possible for the first time to work on the same family tree with any number of users and in real time. All changes to your tree will be transferred and available to all other users invited by you within a few seconds. CloudTree operates in compliance with the highest privacy standards and relies on Apple's iCloud infrastructure.
CloudTree Sync
CloudTree syncs only changes. Sounds like a no-brainer to you? Well, it isn’t. The old iCloud sync always needed to transfer your complete family tree file. If you change just one person’s birthday, the whole file had to be uploaded and download again. With CloudTree Sync, only that single event has to be synchronized. This means faster sync than ever while consuming just very little bandwidth. Even sync via cellular network is no longer an issue.
CloudTree Share
Invite other iCloud users to work with them on the same family tree. All changes are synched within seconds and are available on all other devices. Just have a look at the change log if you want to know which entries changed and who contributed to your tree. There’s also a read-only mode if you like to show your tree to family members but don’t want them to edit anything.
Other improvements:
Support for Touch Bar added, several contextual functions are directly accessible from the small display above the keyboard on the recently introduced MacBook Pro
Improved place selection and management
Better Web Site export performance
Improved configuration of the Kinship report
Timeline chart can now be filtered using Smart Filters
Place list can now be sorted by state, county and country
Many new Smart Filter options added
19 Aug 2016
8.0.10
Fixes for an upcoming release of OS X
Several fixes exporting and importing GEDCOM files
Norwegian localization improved
Maximum zoom factor in the Fan Chart increased
12 Aug 2016
8.0.9
Stability improvements when using FamilySearch
Bug fixed that could lead to a crash during GEDCOM import
Localizations updated
02 Aug 2016
8.0.8
Norwegian localization added
Fixes for an upcoming OS X release
Using URLs in the media section improved
18 Jul 2016
8.0.7
Issues searching for matches on FamilySearch fixed
Issue fixed that could prevent the Relationship Chart from displaying correctly
Localization improvements
Sorting of partners in the descendant chart improved
05 Jul 2016
8.0.6
Several issues drawing connection lines in diagrams fixed
Sorting of family names improved when exporting web sites
Issues using the change log fixed
28 Jun 2016
8.0.5
Issue fixed that could lead to a crash displaying persons in the edit section
27 Jun 2016
8.0.4
Improved Printing of Charts with many connection lines
Various stability improvements
French User Guide added
Localization improvements
Interactive Tree improved on Retina displays
06 Jun 2016
8.0.3
Several issues importing GEDCOM files corrected
Issues migrating MacFamilyTree 7 databases fixed
Partners are now correctly ordered in the descendancy chart
Fixed an issue that could result in crashes editing persons
Fixed an issue correctly evaluating which person event should be displayed on exported web sites
Localization updates
24 May 2016
8.0.2
Performance of the Interactive Tree improved
Issues with plausibility testing corrected
Manual coordinate input improved
Sorting of person events improved
GEDCOM exchange with third party apps improved
17 May 2016
8.0.1
Several GEDCOM issues fixed
Place coordinate data is now correctly imported from GEDCOM files
Backup Manager now works correctly on MacBook Air 11"
Errors in the Descendancy Report corrected
Performance of several database maintenance functions improved
Bug saving the Fan Chart as a PNG file corrected
Shadows in the Interactive Tree can now be disabled
18 Apr 2016
8.0
New Interactive Tree
Much improved layout
Beautiful new look
Navigate, add and enter persons faster than ever
Better FamilySearch integration
Force Touch supported
Completely configureable
Display up to 8 generations of ancestors and descendants at once, including brothers & sisters
Full keyboard control for browsing the Interactive Tree
Completely new user interface
Much better usage of screen space
Configureable functions layout
Hide functions you do not use often
Quick keyboard navigation
Global back and forward history similar to a web browser
New database management window
Smart Filters
See only relevant entries from your database you're currently focusing on
Create and save complex search filters (all living women in Texas)
Available for Persons, Families, Sources, Places and ToDo's
Also available for most reports to create specialized reports from a subset of persons from your tree
Powerful new Sidebar Lists
Completely redesigned Person, Family, Place, Source and ToDo sidebar lists
Much improved search options
Configureable grouping/sectioning options (for example by birth place, last name, creation date and so on)
Sorting options greatly enhanced
Available in the Edit, Views and Reports sections
Custom Event & Fact types
Create your own Person Events, Facts or Family Events, and record any kind of information
All reports and views adapted to display custom events and fact types
Hide event and fact types you do not use often
Easily import data from other genealogy apps
More default event and fact types added
Improved management of event icons
Improved edit mode
Adjustable font size for all edit sections
Improved keyboard navigation
Improved event, fact and source lists
Optionally larger sizes for parents, partners and children above and below the edit view
Better readability
Better performance
Change Log
All changes in your database are recorded for further reference
Keep track of when you worked on which records
See all change log entries for a specific person or family directly in the edit sections
Much improved performance
All parts of MacFamilyTree & MobileFamilyTree heavily optimized
Improved memory usage
GEDCOM support
Much improved compatibility with other apps
Better handling of custom GEDCOM tags from other genealogy apps
Improved importing performance
Detailed error reporting
Improved and configureable character encoding detection
Navigation Timeline
Quickly see and select persons related to the person you are currently editing
See when events happened in a person’s lifetime
Available in all edit functions
Plausibility testing
Checks for many different kinds of data integrity problems like „buried before death“
Available for the Interactive Tree or when editing persons or families
Improved places management
Map added to check if the selected place is the correct one
Improved automatic batch coordinate lookup
Rewritten places merge including automatic merge suggestions
Improved FamilySearch integration
Auto-Login option added
Improved performance when matching and downloading persons
Support for more event types
Other
Unknown gender option added
Charts & Reports options revamped for better numerical input
More sorting & grouping options for the Person List report
Name Distribution can now be displayed for first name
Labels can now be displayed in all charts
New Events & Facts statistic chart added
New search sites added to the Web Research feature
Performance of the Media Gallery improved
Improved import from Apple’s Photos app
Person List Report option added to separate name components into different columns
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