Deluxe genealogy software written by a leading UK software designer for the UK market.

This is a new concept in genealogy programs that allows you to enter your family by drawing a tree. Full support is given for sources, notes, facts and linked multimedia elements. For researchers it provides support for Queries and Reports.

Family Historian features:

• Instantly create Ancestor, Descendant, Hourglass, Everyone and ‘All Relatives’ trees (unique to Family Historian) – and now Fan Charts
• Creating great-looking family tree websites and family tree CDs & DVDs is easy using Family Historian’s powerful wizards
• Create professional-looking family tree books and booklets
• Interactive diagrams are used for browsing, exploring, and editing – as well as printing. ‘Smart Trees’ make creating charts easy.
• Comes with 31 highly configurable reports and you can create your own custom reports using standard reports as templates.
• Link people to their faces in photos
• 100% compatible with GEDCOM – the standard for shared genealogical data
• Supports queries – a powerful tool for getting more from your data
• Search the Internet with the Internet Search tool
• Trace relationships graphically on charts using the ‘How Related’ tool
• Full file merge/compare allows you to work cooperatively with others and share data
• Automatic source citations make it easy to record sources
• Download free plugins from the Family Historian Plugin Store
• Powerful scripting tools give you the ultimate control over your own data

New features in version 5:

• New tool for creating family tree books and booklets
• Much improved website generation and much improved support for family tree CDs & DVDs
• New Fan Chart diagrams
• New 'flat' style All-Relatives diagram (much-requested)
• Improved data entry - especially with regard to date-handling and date validation
• New query for detecting possible errors with dates in existing records
• Enhanced 'How Related' tool shows graphically exactly how people are related
• Improved, more comprehensive backup-and-restore
• Improved import and export, including direct import from other program formats
• Reports have enhanced performance and new features, including an optional index
• Silhouettes can now be used in diagrams where required
• Much improved support for background pictures in diagrams
• Much faster diagram loading
• New reports, including a new 'how-related' report
• New tool for marking lines connecting individuals & branches in diagrams
• New 'shapes' toolbar for diagrams, including 'smart shapes' such as arrows
• Extensive new formatting options for diagrams
• Enhancements to the query capability for searching & analyzing records
• Support for plugins - a new way of extending the power of the program
• Integrated access to a new Plugin Store, with numerous free plugins adding even more features – such as a new mapping tool - and more being added all the time
• Numerous improvements to make the program even easier and more enjoyable to use
• And much more...

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