Ancestry/Genealogy

Wicked Blue

(7,963 posts) Sun Apr 6, 2025, 04:34 PM Apr 6

Can anyone recommend a user-friendly genealogy software program?

I recently started using Legacy and am finding it mind-bogglingly confusing.

Thanks!

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Can anyone recommend a user-friendly genealogy software program? (Original Post) Wicked Blue Apr 6 OP

I had good luck with Family Tree Maker radical noodle Apr 6 #1

Thank you. I think I used FTM years ago. Wicked Blue Apr 6 #4

Pay for ancestry bob4460 Apr 6 #2

Thank you Wicked Blue Apr 6 #5

WikiTree is free tetedur Apr 6 #3

Since all my ancestors are from Europe, I'll look into Geneanet. Thanks. Wicked Blue Apr 6 #6

radical noodle

(10,198 posts)

1. I had good luck with Family Tree Maker

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 05:38 PM

Apr 6

and then I started using Ancestry and got away from a separate software. I may regret that someday, but our kids aren't particularly interested, so it'll probably end with me anyway.

Wicked Blue

(7,963 posts)

4. Thank you. I think I used FTM years ago.

Reply to radical noodle (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 11:04 PM

Apr 6

bob4460

(311 posts)

2. Pay for ancestry

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 06:41 PM

Apr 6

and you can skip a lot of the hard work

Wicked Blue

(7,963 posts)

5. Thank you

Reply to bob4460 (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 11:05 PM

Apr 6

tetedur

(1,252 posts)

3. WikiTree is free

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 06:47 PM

Apr 6

You can get a free trial of Ancestry for 14 days. Cancel 2 days before the trial is up. Geneanet is helpful especially for European ancestors.

Wicked Blue

(7,963 posts)

6. Since all my ancestors are from Europe, I'll look into Geneanet. Thanks.

Reply to tetedur (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 11:06 PM

Apr 6

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