SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancestry.com today
announced the launch of Family Tree Maker® for Mac, the new Mac
version of the world's No.-1 selling family history software.
Family Tree Maker for Mac provides an easy way to save and organize
your family tree conveniently on your Mac computer and has a
variety of tools that can help you share your discoveries with
family and friends.
"Family Tree Maker for Mac has been a long-requested feature
from our customers. We are committed to delivering the same
powerful experience on the Mac that millions of Family Tree Maker
customers have been enjoying for the past 20 years," said
Eric Shoup, Senior Vice President of
Product for Ancestry.com. "We couldn't be happier to provide yet
another way for our members to interact with Ancestry.com and
discover, preserve and share their family history."
Family Tree Maker for Mac combines intuitive tools with robust
features and flexible options, making it ideal for family history
novices and experts alike. A dynamic user interface and
integration with Ancestry.com makes it simple to create family
trees, record memories, and organize photos, videos and audio
clips, plus share ancestors' stories. It's even possible to explore
family migration paths by viewing timelines and interactive maps
that highlight events and places in ancestors' lives.
The first step is to start a family tree by entering and
organizing family history information. From there, a myriad of
features help you bring your family history to life:
- Grow your family tree – Search Ancestry.com directly
from Family Tree Maker and seamlessly merge historical records and
important information you find into your tree. Family Tree Maker
for Mac comes with either a free trial or subscription to
Ancestry.com.
- Organize photos and documents in one location – Add
photos, documents, audio, video and other media files to the people
in your tree to help make their stories even more fascinating.
- Create family books, charts and reports – Publish
beautiful keepsakes and books to share with friends and
family.
- Craft slideshows – Create slideshows from photos in your
tree.
- Cite the right information – Standard source templates
make it easy.
- Explore family migration paths – View timelines and
interactive maps, highlighting events and places in your ancestors'
lives.
- Track information – Powerful sourcing tools let you
document and rate each citation.
Family Tree Maker for Mac is now available for purchase online
at http://www.familytreemaker.com starting at $69.99. The program is also available in select
retail stores, including Apple Stores, Amazon, Office Depot, and
Office Max.
System requirements for Family Tree Maker for Mac include:
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
- Intel-based Mac
- Hard Disk Space: 500MB for installation
- Internet access is required for all Web integration
Family Tree Maker for Mac is built on the functionality of
Family Tree Maker 2010, the PC-version of the software, and is
constructed from the bottom up to take full advantage of the Mac
platform in terms of technology and user experience.
Early this year, Ancestry.com expanded to another Apple®
platform: the iPhone®. With the launch of its Tree To Go iPhone
application in January 2010,
Ancestry.com now gives users access to generations of family
history at every turn. From their iPhone, users can easily upload
photos, update sources and edit trees. The Tree To Go iPhone
application is available for iPhone and iPod touch® for free
through the iPhone App Store or
iTunes®.
About Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) is the world's largest online
family history resource, with nearly 1.4 million paying
subscribers. More than 6 billion records have been added to the
site in the past 14 years. Ancestry users have created more than 20
million family trees containing over 2 billion profiles.
Ancestry.com has local Web sites directed at nine countries that
help people discover, preserve and share their family history,
including its flagship Web site at www.ancestry.com.
SOURCE Ancestry.com