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What’s new in RootsMagic 12

A new Tree view, simpler sources, new charts, and exactly the same features on Windows and Mac. Here’s everything that’s new.

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RootsMagic 12’s new Tree view: Leroy Leander Harris with his parents, grandparents, and children

Watch the tour. The new Tree view, On this day, simpler sources, the new charts, AI prompts, and more, in under three minutes.

RootsMagic 12’s Home page with the new On this day list of births, marriages, and deaths on 3 October
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Your family, on this day

The Home page lists the births, marriages, and deaths in your tree that happened on today’s date, and how each person is related. It also shows your tree at a glance and picks up where you left off.

The RootsMagic 12 citation editor with its Citation, Source Text, Quality, and Links tabs, citing the 1940 census
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Simpler sources

18 source templates based on Evidence Explained (4th edition) replace the old list of more than 400, and templates you’ve already used keep working as your own.

The citation editor is now organized into four tabs: Citation, Source Text, Quality, and Links. Free-form sources get direct fields for the footnote, short footnote, bibliography, and page.

SourceWizard in RootsMagic 12 suggesting templates, an existing source, and a free-form source for “family bible”
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Add a source by typing

Type a source type, a full citation, a web address, or text from a source you’ve already entered, and SourceWizard suggests a match. A new source and its details now go on one screen.

Not sure which template fits? “Help me choose” walks you through it: see step 1, step 2.

The AI Prompt Builder in RootsMagic 12, which makes prompts for people, families, places, sources, citations, and photos
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AI prompts for more than people

The AI Prompt Builder now makes prompts for people, families, places, sources, citations, and photos, and each one can include much more of your data, like notes and sources. Start with more than 20 built-in prompts, or write your own.

A bow-tie chart for Leroy Leander Harris: his father’s ancestors on the left, his mother’s on the right
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Bow-tie charts and hourglass fan charts

Bow-tie charts and hourglass fan charts join the charts you already know. A bow-tie chart puts the father’s ancestors on one side and the mother’s on the other; an hourglass fan chart shows ancestors above and descendants below (see one).

Life Summary options in RootsMagic 12: choosing panels, their order, lifespans, and spouses
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Life Summary your way

Choose which Life Summary panels you see (events, spouses and children, parents and siblings) and put them in any order. Show lifespans for family members, and the spouse for family events.

The new note editor in RootsMagic 12 with small caps, superscript, and strikethrough
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A new note editor

Live spell check as you type (see it), plus superscript, subscript, small caps, and strikethrough.

RootsMagic 12 in its five new color themes: Heritage, Wine, Olive, Indigo, and Slate

Ten color themes

Five new color themes (Heritage, Wine, Olive, Indigo, and Slate) join the original five, for ten in all.

And much more

The same everywhere

Windows (32- and 64-bit) and Mac now have exactly the same features, including every import. One Windows installer puts the right version on your computer. And RootsMagic now imports Family Tree Maker files from version 3 through Family Tree Maker 2024. Plant your tree

Source template converter

Change a free-form source, and all its citations, to a template. Or turn a templated source back into free-form. See it Grow your tree

More ways to save reports

Save reports as RTF, HTML, EPUB, or Markdown files, ready for word processors, websites, and e-readers. See it Share your tree

KeyTips

Tap Alt (Option on a Mac) on the main screen or the Edit Person screen to show KeyTips, then press the letters shown to get where you’re going. Page menus have keyboard shortcuts too. See it Grow your tree

Backups with the date and time

Backup file names can include the date and time, so the newest copy is always easy to find. Protect your tree

Open the right tree

The Home and File pages show more about each recent tree, such as its root person. Protect your tree

Plus menus on the File and Publish pages, and many small improvements throughout. See the full list in the RootsMagic 12 help.

See RootsMagic 12 in action

The New Tree View in RootsMagic 12: Explore Ancestors and Descendants from One Person

The New Tree View in RootsMagic 12: Explore Ancestors and Descendants from One Person

Citing Sources in RootsMagic 12: SourceWizard, Help Me Choose, and Evidence Explained Templates

Citing Sources in RootsMagic 12: SourceWizard, Help Me Choose, and Evidence Explained Templates

Charts and Reports in RootsMagic 12: Bow-Tie and Hourglass Charts, Wall Charts, and More

Charts and Reports in RootsMagic 12: Bow-Tie and Hourglass Charts, Wall Charts, and More

AI Prompts in RootsMagic 12: Use Your Family Tree with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Any AI

AI Prompts in RootsMagic 12: Use Your Family Tree with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Any AI

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Earlier versions

What each earlier version of RootsMagic added.

RootsMagic 11 made it simpler to explore your family tree. Here are a few of the features it added.

Improved Navigation

Find what you need faster. Clear, labeled view buttons and per-screen menus keep only the right commands in reach, while the new Life Summary and one-click badges put events, family, Notes, Sources, Media, and more at your fingertips.

AI Prompt Builder

Build once, reuse forever. Create smart templates (like "Write a narrative biography"), auto-fill them with a person's details, then paste into ChatGPT or your favorite AI for instant, consistent write-ups.

Better Editing

Everything for a person in one place. New Sources, Tasks, and Notes tabs let you edit across the board with filters and inline edits—plus the new "Proposed" proof status and icons keep your reasoning crystal clear.

Supercharged Searches

Search that works like a command center. See each match's Life Summary right in the results, jump to edit, print or export—and turn any search into a rules-based group with one click.

Apple Silicon Support

A new, native Apple Silicon build for snappier performance on M-series Macs—no Rosetta required.

Much More

Smarter menus, instant spouse/parent switching, and clearer icons mean you click less and discover more. Plus, so much more!

New Life Summary in RootsMagic 11 (View and Edit Your Entire Family at a Glance)

New Life Summary in RootsMagic 11 (View and Edit Your Entire Family at a Glance)

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DNA Matches

Record and manage DNA matches from various providers, predict relationships between matches, and confirm family connections. Use the Leeds Method for clustering, and generate detailed reports to enrich your genealogy research.

Health Conditions and Histories

Document health conditions to uncover family health trends and gain valuable insights for medical consultations. Enrich your genealogical records and support better health management for current and future generations.

Saved Search Rules

Create detailed, multi-criteria search rules to find exactly who you're looking for in your family tree. Save and reuse your custom searches, apply specific filters, and manage groups more efficiently.

Much More

Many more enhancements including surname-first name formats, copying facts between individuals, adding facts to everyone in a group, enhanced data cleanup tools, and much more!

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Associations

Our innovative new Associations feature transforms your research by letting you easily keep track of the friends, associates, and neighbors that shaped your ancestors' lives.

Color Code Sets and Labels

Bring your family tree to life with our enhanced color coding and color code sets, making it easier than ever to visually organize your research.

New Data Tools

Find problems, clean up errors, and quickly make changes, with a suite of powerful new data tools.

Saved Search Criteria and Groups

Find what you're looking for quickly with the new "saved search criteria." Create groups of people based on saved criteria that are easily refreshed and updated with the press of a button.

Much More

Many more enhancements including personal media albums, a new note editor, spell-check, HTML websites, and much more!

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Latest Technologies

RootsMagic has been rewritten to work with the latest operating systems and genealogical technologies, including native support for macOS. This foundation ensures that we'll be able to support future technologies and amazing new features.

Simpler Navigation

The new main window lets you switch between different screens (people, sources, places, tasks, media, etc.) without losing your place. The new "Couple View" and expandable "Descendants View" give you new insights into your families.

Easier Editing

You may now have more than one person's edit screen open at a time. You can also use other software features while the edit screen is open. All of a person's information is now accessible from their edit screen. You can even switch to the edit screen of any family member and then instantly switch back.

Searching at Your Fingertips

Lists of data now have their own search box, allowing you to quickly find matching items. Advanced searching tools have all been grouped together into one easy screen.

Save to Modern Formats

Reports and charts may be saved in newer, more compatible formats including Microsoft Word .DOCX, Microsoft Excel .XLSX, and .SVG.

New Wall Charts & Fan Charts

Wall charts have been rebuilt from the ground up, giving beautiful new features and coloring as well as one of the most-requested features: fan charts.

Reusable Source Citations

Reusable citations let you create a citation once and then attach it to multiple people or events.

Streamlined Tasks

To-do items, correspondence lists, and research logs have been brought together into streamlined "tasks". Tasks are easily attached to people, sources, media, and more while being quickly searched and filtered.

Better Places & Mapping

The Place List is now reversible and can directly show you all the events where the place is used. People and events can be quickly edited from the Place List. The Map View shows you the location of each place and any desired group of people.

Much More

Many more enhancements to color coding, groups, media handling, reports, and more!

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