MacFamilyTree 10 is by far the largest update we've ever released for our popular genealogy software. Version 10 comes with a huge number of new features and improvements, almost every section of the app was either re-developed or hugely improved.
New: User Interface
Modern, convenient, powerful
Redesigned function selection list in the sidebar
Specify the appearance (dark/light) separately from macOS
Assign unique colors for genders and function categories
Re-order and enable/disable specific functions
New: Edit Section
Completely new edit section – redeveloped from scratch
Automatically adjusts to small and large screen to make the best use of the available space
Edit most information directly in lists: A click on a list expands a specific row and reveals a form to enter data
Completely configurable: Specify which forms should be present when editing a specific entry and where they should appear
Separate edit and display mode: In display mode, only forms with information present will be displayed. In edit mode, all forms are shown
Use speech recognition to fill in long texts
New: Interactive Tree
Greatly enhanced appearance: New person symbols, new generation sections and connections
Vastly improved performance, especially on M1-based Macs
Improved editing of persons and families – all features of the edit section also available for the Interactive Tree
New camera orientations added
New lighting modes added
Improved display of numbering systems
New: Virtual Tree
Completely rewritten from scratch, relying on the latest Apple technologies
Vastly improved appearance
Simulates depth of field for impressive visuals
Greatly enhanced alignment of persons in the Virtual Tree – even for complex family trees
Vastly improved performance: Most of the family trees will be displayed instantaneously without delay
Relationship paths: Display, how two persons are related – just like in the Relationship Chart
New: Person Groups
Create as many person groups as you like (e.g. members of the Miller family, relatives you know in person, relatives from Tampa)
Branches and specific parts of your family tree may now be separated using Person Groups
Option to only display members of specific person groups in charts
Statistics Chart may be limited to specific person groups allowing only the evaluation of specific branches or set of persons
The Interactive Tree as well as all charts can now show persons in the colors of their person group
New: Source Management
Completely new template system for sources
Large number of included source templates for all commonly used sources – but you can also add your own, custom source templates
Fully configurable source templates: Add your own fields to source templates or remove fields you don’t require
Completely configurable source citations: Specify how source citations should be displayed in reports
Source repositories may now contain a complete postal address, web site address, phone number and email address
Unknown GEDCOM tags may now be added as new source template fields when importing a GEDCOM file
Duplicate source templates or source fields may be merged to avoid duplicates
New: Virtual Globe
Completely redeveloped from line one – based on Apple Metal for the best possible performance
Improved appearance
New timeline control: See when events took place and adjust the date range to limit the number of results
Pictures of places are now displayed on the Virtual Globe
Performance!
Restructured family tree database resulting in greatly enhanced performance
Zooming in larger pictures is now much more responsive
Vastly improved performance when using FamilySearch – especially in larger family tree with many results
Reports are now displayed using considerably less processing power
CloudTree: Synching is considerably faster now
New: Scan Documents using iPhone or iPad camera
Take pictures of photos or documents and import them into your family tree
Documents and photos will be automatically straightened and cropped
No scanner required – the camera of your iPhone and iPad is all you need
Usable directly from your Mac: Go to Special Menu in order to scan and import images