To implement another internal browser that works with the website changes wants to implement requires some major work, too much for a simple version update (x.1 to x.2) thus requiring an upgrade to a new edition.įinally, backup your Family Tree Maker trees.
Part of this change, we believe is because the built-in browser used by search and merge inside Family Tree Maker is an older version of Microsoft Internet Explorer which is a program that is no longer supported by Microsoft. Unfortunately, Family Tree Maker may receive more bumps and bruises reputation-wise for being the first genealogy program to implement the new sync technology.
So what about the sync capability between online trees and the genealogy programs RootsMagic and Legacy Family Tree? We suspect that will happen after this change occurs at the website.
See earlier posts on the blog, our own blog ( post 1 and post 2) or the Software MacKiev Family Tree Maker 2017 FAQ page for upgrade pricing qualifications. Software MacKiev has a page of Family Tree Maker 2017 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) which answers some questions and also has a link to the upgrade pricing page. If you are just buying Family Tree Maker for the first time, the cost is $79.95 for the download. Of course, the DVD and USB options are still extra.
Yes technically if you had Ancestry FTM 2014 and downloaded your free promised upgrade to 2014.1 that was released a couple months ago, technically you already have 2014.1 but this is a way to save $10 on upgrade pricing to FTM 2017.Īfter pre-order upgrade pricing expires for the software download, the cost will be $39.95 to upgrade from previous editions for a limited time.
The actual software download of FTM 2017 will not beĪctive/available until March 31at which time you will be sent a download Will not be released until March 31, 2017. But you can also order a FTM 2017 DVD or FTM 2017 USB edition."ĭon't be surprised when the initial download link you get via email isįor FTM 2014.1 (or Mac 3.1) and not FTM 2017 (Windows and Mac) which " All choices include a download of the current FTM edition and a free download of FTM 2017 when it is released.