Easy to Use Family Tree Software for Windows Welcome to the Famtree Home Page

       Famtree News .....Famtree is now up to version 4.43        

Famtree Toolbar Special Features include -

  •   Display, print, and save complete list of any person's relatives

  •   Wide Family Group displays 7 generations of  relatives and partners

  •   Save your data as a complete web site

  •   Print Preview facility for all charts, trees, and listings

  •   Option to Save your file, hiding the details of living persons

  •   View all individuals and family groups by scrolling through the file.

  •   Details of individuals now saveable as html files.

  •   Up to 3 photographs per individual can now be linked

  •   Differentiate between married and unmarried relationships (if needed)

(Registered Users wishing to upgrade to version 4.43 should click here to find the Famtree Update Page)

'Famtree' - - - - - -

  • is easy to use (icons & menus)

  • includes extensive manual, help and tutorials

  • runs under all versions of Microsoft Windows

  • supports 'industry' standard Gedcom files (so you can load files produced by others, and transfer your data to other people)

  • written by an enthusiast for other enthusiasts to use

  • you can try out Famtree free of charge (all features are enabled, but you cannot add more than 40 people until you register)

  • the full program, including manual and sample data files can be downloaded frr of charge

  • registration (to remove the 40 names limit) costs just $20US worldwide (or £10 Sterling)

  • genealogists in well over 30 countries are now registered Famtree users.

All you have to do is -

  •   Download Famtree - use the link below
  •   Install the software (just 'Open' the downloaded file)
  •   Start Famtree by clicking on its name in your Programs list
  •   Fill in a form about each individual in your family
  •   Link them into Family Groups with a few mouse clicks

Then you are ready to let Famtree -

  •   Work out precisely how people are related
  •   Display, print and (in most cases) save text, html or bitmap files -
    • ancestry charts for each individual
    • traditional family trees for each individual
    • a compact form of descendant chart for each individual
    • a unique Wide Family Group chart for each individual (showing 7 generations centred around the individual)
    • a complete list of relatives for each individual
    • an information page for each individual
    • up to 3 photographs for each individual
    • listing of all individuals in your file
    • address information for all individuals in your file
  •   Save your data as a Gedcom file -
    • save the whole database into one file
    • save individual branches of your family into separate files
    • save multiple branches into files
    • save your data into a file in which details of living persons are removed
  •   Save your data as html files (web pages) -
    • any ancestry chart
    • any compact descendants chart
    • an index of surnames and individuals names
    • an information page for each individual or all individuals
    • a comprehensive web site including names index, and information pages
    • a comprehensive web site including names index, trees, and information pages

You can choose how much detail to show on your trees (dates, places, etc), and what fonts and colours to use, and you can hide some branches to simplify trees, or highlight individuals in a different colour, and all of these 'actions' can be achieved with just one or two clicks of the mouse.

Click here to see how easy Famtree is to use, and to see some sample displays/outputs or why not view the Famtree Manual now!

Alternatively, you can download the illustrated version of the manual (it's an MS Word file) by by clicking here, and reading it at your leisure!   Once downloaded, you will need to go to C:/Program Files/Famtree v4 to find the file manual.doc

Why not try out Famtree, free of charge!

- all program facilities are fully enabled, but your file size is limited to 40 names; larger Gedcom files from other sources can be loaded (and trees produced), but not edited.

Download Famtree (instructions below) and try it out at your leisure.    When you are familiar with it, you can register (on-line or by post) for £10 sterling or $20US.  Registration removes the 40 names limit, and allows you to keep up to date free of further charge.

Download Instructions for all versions of Microsoft Windows - Please read carefully!

  1. Click on a download link below.

  2. Click on 'Save' in the browser download dialog which appears

  3. Select and note the name of the folder into which you are downloading, and click on 'Save' (make sure the 'close this dialog box when download completes' box is NOT ticked).

  4. When the download is complete, then EXCEPT FOR WINDOWS VISTA USERS just click on the 'Run' button to start the installation process.   Windows Vista users should, instead, click on 'OPEN FOLDER' (some browsers have a 'Find File' button instead) and locate file famtzi443.exe;  RIGHT click on the file name and select 'Run as Administrator'.

  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the unzipping and installation process - the default settings will install the Famtree program, the Famtree Manual, and some example files in a folder called Program Files/Famtree v4, and place a Famtree icon in your Programs list.   (Note - Some Windows 98 and 2000 users may see an instruction that some system files need upgrading; this is normal - just follow the instructions about re-booting).

Click here to download the complete version (famtzi443.exe) including fully illustrated manual (MS Word document). (2.8MB in size; it generally takes 7 to 18 minutes to download using a 56k modem, or much less than a minute on broadband).

When the installion is complete - just start Famtree by going to 'Start' > 'All Programs' > 'Famtree v4' > 'Famtree v4'.   Windows Vista users may need to RIGHT click on the Famtree v4 program icon (and select 'Run as Administrator') to run Famtree properly; everyone else can simply double click on the program icon.   (The Famtree manual is accessed similarly).

Please do if you have any difficulties.

Registration Instructions  - Please obtain your copy of Famtree by downloading as described above.  Try it out free of charge.  When you need to exceed the 40 names limit, register by credit/debit card on-line to receive your password.  Registered users can download future updates of Famtree free of further charge.

Your credit/debit card company will automatically convert the registration fee into your own currency on your credit/debit card statement (so you can use either of the services listed below);  however, you can choose to pay exactly 10 pounds sterling, or exactly 20 US dollars, (and, if necessary, see the approximate cost in many other currencies) by selecting one of the following secure payment services.   The secure credit/debit card processing for Famtree registration is provided by SW Registration Service.

  • To register and pay exactly £10 Pounds Sterling**, please click here and then follow the on-screen instructions (scrolling down the page if necessary) then click on 'continue to step 2', etc.

  • To register and pay exactly $20 US Dollars**, please click here and then follow the on-screen instructions (scrolling down the page if necessary) then click on 'continue to step 2', etc.

Your password will be emailed to you by the Registration Service as soon as your card details have been confirmed.   If you have not received your password within 48 hours, please .

** Note - due to a change in regulations, SW Registration Service now has to add VAT to all orders received from European Union addresses, even though I am not registered for VAT (and cannot receive or claim the VAT back on your behalf) - so the Pounds Sterling Price within the UK is £11.75.  

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