Mac family tree program recommendations

[LawrenceP]

Can anyone recommend a program for use on a Mac please?

 

[pjd]

Family Tree Maker works fine on a Mac

MacFamilyTree 8 - haven't tried this on desktop but I have the app for iPad (MobileFamilyTree) which is ok & editable if a bit clunky so I don't use it much

Reunion 12 & there's compatible app for iPad & phone - never used or even seen this in a action

Hope this helps

 

[Susan48]

I've been using MacFamilyTree for a number of years and now have version 8. It does what I want it to do (and more) although I did find version 8 took some adjusting to after version 7. The more you use it the easier it becomes to enter and manipulate the data.

 

[jorghes]

I've experimented with both FTM and MacFamilyTree, both are good. FTM has the sync with Ancestry and MacFamilyTree is much nicer in regards to charts and the like.

 

[Rhian]

Gramps is a great cross platform programmehttps://gramps-project.org/introduction-WP/

 

[LornaHen]

Although a post for quite some time ago, for completeness I'll add that RootsMagic (has both a free and pay for more advanced version) and the free FamilyTreeBuilder from MyHeritage (which can optionally be synchronized with a MyHeritage tree) both run on a Mac without having to set up a virtual windows machine.
Both take care of the Windows side of things seamlessly for you.

Do take care however, until the expected updates are available, not to try either under the MacOS upgrade to Catalina currently available, Nov 2019.

RootsMagic has a nice interface to work with FamilySearch for research hints, and their FamilySearch tree if you are a fan of collaborative trees (yes I know that can be a contentious subject, it is a completely optional feature).
RM also has a good hint system with Ancestry, FindMyPast and MyHeritage records which can be helpful for research.