Family Tree Builder

If you want to quickly and easily come up with a family tree, there are few better options out there than the free genealogy software offered by MyHeritage.com, the appropriately named Family Tree Builder. Proof that it is a properly good piece of software comes from the users – by the time of writing this, the application has been downloaded more than 33 million times.

Download and run a 27.7MB executable and you will be able to install Family Tree Builder in one of the many languages it supports. The setup wizard that shows up when you run the aforementioned executable asks you to pick between a Standard Installation and a Custom Installation. The main reason you would want to go with the Custom Installation is because it lets you opt out of making MyHeritage.com your homepage.

To start using Family Tree Builder, you must log into your MyHeritage.com account; if you don’t have one, registering for an account will take very little time. After you log in, you will be informed that some extra features Family Tree Builder has to offer are only available with a premium account, you will be asked if you want to enable Automatic Publishing (your family tree will be published to your online family site, which basically means that your data will be backed up online), and you will be presented with a Quick Start Wizard that invites you to start a new genealogy project, load an existing project, import GEDCOM or Genealogy File, or load a sample genealogy project. You could start out by loading the sample project – it will give you a clearer idea of what can be achieved with this application.

As mentioned above, the Family Tree Builder application has been downloaded more than 33 million times. There are several reasons why this application is so popular: it is fun and easy to use (handy wizards make using this application as easy as possible), extensive language support is provided (37 languages at the time of writing this), the Smart Matching technology helps you discover new relatives, you can publish and share your family tree, photos, videos and documents can be easily arranged into albums, beautiful charts can be created with ease, and more.

Family Tree Builder puts wonderful functionality at your disposal so you can easily come up with a family tree.