Family Tree Maker

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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.
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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.
  
 
== File format ==
 
== File format ==
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* Family Tree Maker versions 1 - 2 for Mac (.*FTMD or *.FTMM)
 
* Family Tree Maker versions 1 - 2 for Mac (.*FTMD or *.FTMM)
* Family Tree Maker versions 1 – 4 (*.FTW, *.FBK) 1989-1996
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* Family Tree Maker DOS versions 1 – 4 (*.FTM) 1989-1995
* Family Tree Maker versions 5 - 16 (*.FTW or *.FBK) 1998-2006
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* Family Tree Maker Windows versions 1 – 4 (*.FTW, *.FBK) 1993-1997
* Family Tree Maker 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 for Windows (*.FTM, *.FTMB)
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* Family Tree Maker versions 5 - 16 (*.FTW or *.FBK) 1998-2006<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110720091645/http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/08/family_tree_mak.html</ref>
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* 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 3 for Mac (*.FTM, *.FTMB)
 
* Family Tree Maker 2010 and 2012 for Mac (*.FTMM, *.FTMD)
 
* Family Tree Maker 2010 and 2012 for Mac (*.FTMM, *.FTMD)
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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]
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* [https://west-penwith.org.uk/misc/FTWGEDfx.htm Program to "tweak" FTM Gedcom files to be closer to 5.5 Standard]
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* [http://omolini.steptail.com/mirror/winsite/winsite-mar96-1/info/pc/win3/demo/ftw2demo.zip/index.html FTM Windows 2.0 Demo software]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestry.com#Family_Tree_Maker Family Tree Maker] - wikipedia
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Tree_Maker Family Tree Maker] - wikipedia
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestry.com Ancestry] - wikipedia
 
* [http://www.beholdgenealogy.com/blog/?p=1692 SQLite for Genealogy Software]
 
* [http://www.beholdgenealogy.com/blog/?p=1692 SQLite for Genealogy Software]
 
* [https://www.mackiev.com/ftm/ftmtransferkit/Tree_File_Moving_Guide_Win.pdf Family Tree Maker 2017 for Windows Migration Guide]
 
* [https://www.mackiev.com/ftm/ftmtransferkit/Tree_File_Moving_Guide_Win.pdf Family Tree Maker 2017 for Windows Migration Guide]
 
* [https://klhess.com/family-tree-maker-index/ Ken Hess (Creator) Documentation]
 
* [https://klhess.com/family-tree-maker-index/ Ken Hess (Creator) Documentation]
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[[Category:Microsoft Compound File]]
 
[[Category:Microsoft Compound File]]
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[[Category:SQLite based file formats]]

Latest revision as of 14:20, 25 January 2020

File Format
Name Family Tree Maker
Ontology
Extension(s) .ftm, .ftmb, .ftmm, .ftmd, .ftw, .fbk
PRONOM fmt/1352, fmt/1353
Wikidata ID Q20643957
Released 1989

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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[edit] 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"

[edit] 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[1]
  • 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)

[edit] Software

[edit] References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720091645/http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/08/family_tree_mak.html
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