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RootsMagic 12

Plant and grow your family tree.

RootsMagic 12 is award-winning genealogy software that helps you discover, document, and share your family history. It runs on Windows and Mac.

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Yours to keep, with free updates to RootsMagic 12 and no subscription. Upgrading? $19.95.  ·  What’s new in RootsMagic 12  ·  User’s guide (book)

Windows 10 or 11
macOS 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe), or 27 (Golden Gate)
RootsMagic 12’s new Tree view: Leroy Leander Harris with his parents, grandparents, and children
“RootsMagic won’t leave you disappointed” — Computeractive
“Arguably the best genealogy program we’ve seen” — Smart Computing

Plant, grow, protect, and share your family tree

RootsMagic is with you every step of the way. Here’s what it does at each one.

TreeShare for Ancestry in RootsMagic 12: upload to a new Ancestry tree, or download one

Step 1 · Plant

Plant your tree

Start from scratch, or bring in the tree you already have.

  • Download your tree from Ancestry or FamilySearch
  • Import Family Tree Maker (through 2024), Legacy, and PAF files directly, or any GEDCOM
  • New in 12Every import on Windows and Mac, in every edition
  • New in 12Tree view: ancestors and descendants branch out from one person

More about planting your tree →

SourceWizard in RootsMagic 12, suggesting source templates for “family bible”

Step 2 · Grow

Grow your tree

Find new records, document every fact, and keep your research organized.

  • WebHints find records on Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, and Findmypast
  • New in 12Simpler sources: 18 templates based on Evidence Explained, suggested as you type
  • Research tasks and logs beside the people they’re about
  • DNA matches with Leeds Method clustering, and family health histories

More about growing your tree →

A RootsMagic 12 Problem Alert on the pedigree, with the person’s alerts and hints

Step 3 · Protect

Protect your tree

Your tree lives on your computer, where only you can change it.

  • Works offline, with no subscription, and no one else can edit it
  • Share only what you choose with Ancestry and FamilySearch
  • Problem Alerts and DataClean catch mistakes, and duplicate people merge in a few clicks
  • Backups that can include your media, and New in 12the date and time in the file name

More about protecting your tree →

RootsMagic 12’s new hourglass fan chart for Leroy Leander Harris in the report viewer

Step 4 · Share

Share your tree

Print it, publish it, or hand it to family.

  • More than 100 reports and charts, family history books, and wall charts as large as you need
  • New in 12Bow-tie charts and hourglass fan charts, and saving reports as RTF, HTML, EPUB, or Markdown
  • New in 12AI prompts for families, places, sources, and photos, not just people
  • Your own family website, and a shareable USB drive for family

More about sharing your tree →

New in 12

Also new: the same features on Windows and Mac, a new note editor with live spell check, KeyTips for the keyboard, Life Summary options, and five new color themes.

Everything that’s new →

Easy on the eyes

High- and maximum-contrast themes, and text you can scale from 70% to 150%.

Learn RootsMagic

Getting Started with RootsMagic 12: Install, Create a Tree, and Add Your Family

Getting Started with RootsMagic 12: Install, Create a Tree, and Add Your Family

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

Protect Your Family Tree in RootsMagic 12: Backups, Problem Alerts, Merging Duplicates, and Privacy

Protect Your Family Tree in RootsMagic 12: Backups, Problem Alerts, Merging Duplicates, and Privacy

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Prefer a book? Getting the Most Out of RootsMagic 12 The official user’s guide, written by RootsMagic’s creator: nearly 400 pages that take you step by step through every feature. See the book

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RootsMagic Essentials

Free
No time limit, no subscription
  • Unlimited people, sources, and media
  • Download from Ancestry and FamilySearch
  • Import Family Tree Maker, Legacy, and more
  • Pedigree charts and family group sheets
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RootsMagic 12

$29.95
One-time purchase, with personal technical support
  • Everything in Essentials
  • TreeShare sync and Ancestry hints
  • DNA matches with Leeds Method clustering
  • 100+ reports, books, and wall charts
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