RootsMagic for Family Tree Maker Users
Bring your Family Tree Maker tree into RootsMagic, with your people, places, sources, and media. RootsMagic imports
Family Tree Maker files directly on Windows and Mac, from Family Tree Maker 3 through Family Tree Maker 2024, and the
free edition, RootsMagic Essentials, does it too.
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RootsMagic 12
Plant and grow your family tree.
Genealogy & Family Tree Software
RootsMagic 12 is award-winning genealogy software that helps you discover, document, and share your family history.
Three ways to bring your tree over
Import your Family Tree Maker file
RootsMagic reads Family Tree Maker files directly, from version 3 through Family Tree Maker 2024. Your people, places, sources, and media all come over, with no need to export first.
Download your Ancestry tree
If your tree is on Ancestry, download it into RootsMagic, media included. The full version keeps the two in step with TreeShare.
Use a GEDCOM file
Export a GEDCOM file from Family Tree Maker or any other program, and import it into RootsMagic.
Watch the move, step by step
See a Family Tree Maker file come into RootsMagic 12, and how to check that everything came over, in under three minutes.
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See it in RootsMagic 12
On the File page, click Import from Another Program and choose Family Tree Maker. RootsMagic lists the Family Tree Maker files it finds on your computer, or you can browse for one. Pick yours, name the new RootsMagic file, and your tree comes over.
Pick your Family Tree Maker file. (Other files on this computer are blurred here.)
The same tree in RootsMagic, with its photos and sources.
What you'll find in RootsMagic
- Works with Ancestry: upload or download your tree free, with TreeShare sync and Ancestry hints in the full version
- FamilySearch Certified: download from Family Tree and share changes back
- WebHints from Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, and Findmypast
- Source templates based on Evidence Explained (4th edition), with suggestions as you type
- 100+ reports and charts, plus wall charts as large as you need
- DNA matches with Leeds Method clustering
- Windows and Mac, and it can run from a USB flash drive
- Yours to keep: no subscription, free updates to RootsMagic 12, and personal technical support
Comparing the two programs? See RootsMagic vs. Family Tree Maker, feature by feature.
Try it with your own tree
Download RootsMagic Essentials free, import your Family Tree Maker file, and see your tree in RootsMagic.
When you're ready for more, the full version is a one-time purchase of $29.95.
Questions from Family Tree Maker users
Yes. RootsMagic imports Family Tree Maker files directly, from Family Tree Maker 3 through the latest, Family Tree Maker 2024. That includes files from versions 3 and 4, which Family Tree Maker 2024 itself can't import. For an earlier version, use a GEDCOM file.
Your people, places, sources, and media all come over when you import your Family Tree Maker file.
Yes.
RootsMagic Essentials, the free edition, imports Family Tree Maker files, including Family Tree Maker 2024.
Yes. RootsMagic can download your Ancestry tree, including media. With the full version, TreeShare lets you move changes back and forth between RootsMagic and Ancestry.
More about RootsMagic and Ancestry.
No.
RootsMagic Essentials is free with no time limit, and you can unlock the full version later with a registration key.
Yes. RootsMagic runs on both Windows and macOS, and both can import Family Tree Maker files directly.
More about RootsMagic for Mac.
RootsMagic Essentials is free. The full version of RootsMagic is $29.95. It's yours to keep, with no subscription, and updates to RootsMagic 12 are free. When a new version comes out, upgrading is optional, and owners get a lower price.