Family Tree Maker
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* [https://support.mackiev.com/873521-Converting-FTM-version-1-4-files-so-that-they-can-be-opened-in-the-latest-FTM-versions 14-Day trial of FTM 2005 SE for migrating older FTM files] | * [https://support.mackiev.com/873521-Converting-FTM-version-1-4-files-so-that-they-can-be-opened-in-the-latest-FTM-versions 14-Day trial of FTM 2005 SE for migrating older FTM files] | ||
* [https://support.mackiev.com/051362-Family-Tree-Maker-File-Migration-Utility Family Tree Maker File Migration Utility] | * [https://support.mackiev.com/051362-Family-Tree-Maker-File-Migration-Utility Family Tree Maker File Migration Utility] | ||
| + | * [https://west-penwith.org.uk/misc/FTWGEDfx.htm Program to "tweak" FTM Gedcom files to be closer to 5.5 Standard] | ||
| + | * [http://omolini.steptail.com/mirror/winsite/winsite-mar96-1/info/pc/win3/demo/ftw2demo.zip/index.html FTM Windows 2.0 Demo software] | ||
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Revision as of 07:56, 17 December 2019
Family Tree Maker is genealogy software for Windows & Mac. Originally developed by Banner Blue Software, was purchased by Broderbund in 1995. Versions 1-2 were under the Banner Blue title. Versions 3-4 under Broderbund. Versions 5-7 under The Learning Company, then Ancestry.com from versions 7.5 to 2014. Ancestry sold product to MacKiev in 2014.
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File format
An encrypted SQLite database is used for version ??
.FTW format is based on the "OLE2" document container format. All FTW files contain a file within the OLE container call "GENERAL.DB". Version of software used to write the file is at byte 4 followed by the following ascii string. "File Format (C) Copyright 1993 Banner Blue Software Inc. - All Rights Reserved"
file extension by version
- Family Tree Maker versions 1 - 2 for Mac (.*FTMD or *.FTMM)
- Family Tree Maker DOS versions 1 – 4 (*.FTM) 1989-1995
- Family Tree Maker Windows versions 1 – 4 (*.FTW, *.FBK) 1993-1997
- Family Tree Maker versions 5 - 16 (*.FTW or *.FBK) 1998-2006
- Family Tree Maker 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 for Windows (*.FTM, *.FTMB (Zip compressed FTM))
- Family Tree Maker 3 for Mac (*.FTM, *.FTMB)
- Family Tree Maker 2010 and 2012 for Mac (*.FTMM, *.FTMD)
- Classic Family Tree Maker Files (*.ftw)
Software
- 14-Day trial of FTM 2005 SE for migrating older FTM files
- Family Tree Maker File Migration Utility
- Program to "tweak" FTM Gedcom files to be closer to 5.5 Standard
- FTM Windows 2.0 Demo software
