We've just released the new version of our popular genealogy software "Family Tree Builder" (it has been downloaded more than 4 Million times so far). It now includes amazing new features, like "Smart Match Merge": the merging from data between trees with Smart Matches. Or the automatic research of all the people in your tree.
And the publishing features are greatly extended: You can now also upload all your family videos and documents and publish them on your MyHeritage family site.
The newly released advanced features now require a Premium family site, but everything else in Family Tree Builder continues to be completely free.
Enhanced Publishing: Bring your family tree to life with photos, videos, audio files and your family research documents! (click to enlarge)
The expert users among you can read a more detailed account of what's new from Schelly on our genealogy blog.
This is the full text of the press release (you can also find it on PR Web):
MYHERITAGE MAKES FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH EASIER WITH LAUNCH OF FAMILY TREE BUILDER 3
New software makes it easier to automatically find long lost relatives, publish content to MyHeritage.com, and print your family tree on one page
Tel Aviv, Israel - January 2, 2009 - MyHeritage, one of the world's most popular family Web sites, today announced the launch of Family Tree Builder 3, a powerful software program that MyHeritage members can download and use to build family trees, research family history and add content like photos and videos.
Family Tree Builder 3 includes new functionality to make it an even more powerful tool for researching family history:
- Smart Match Merge: MyHeritage's Smart Matching technology constantly compares new family trees to the database of more than 300 million profiles on MyHeritage.com, to find matches and discover long lost family connections. Now, members can work together to easily merge the information in their overlapping trees
- Smart Research: Automatically plugs the names from any member's family tree into MyHeritage's powerful search engine, researches these names in more than 100 of the most important databases on the Internet and provides results, saving months of manual research
- All-in-One Chart: With intelligent organization, members can quickly and easily print family trees on one easy-to-read page or poster - even huge trees with many branches and people
- New languages: Family Tree Builder now supports even more languages: 34 in total. And you can easily change between them while working.
- Online Publishing: Members can publish their family tree plus any related media - photos, videos, audio files and documents from Family Tree Builder to the MyHeritage.com family Web site, for sharing with family members
Smart Match Merge: Merge information from matching profiles (click to enlarge)
Smart Research: Family Tree Builder can automatically research all people from your tree in more than 100 online genealogy databases (click to enlarge)
All-in-One-Chart: See your whole family tree on one page (click to enlarge)
New Languages: You can now choose from 34 languages and even build your tree in 2 languages (click to enlarge)
Publishing Documents: Share lots of different file formats like videos, audios or pdfs (click to enlarge)
"Since its introduction in 2005, Family Tree Builder has become one of the most successful family history tools in the world. More than one million people are now using it in 34 languages to build their family trees and share the experience with their family members all over the world. The launch of Family Tree Builder 3 puts even more powerful technology into the hands of our users, while keeping it simple and fun to use," said Gilad Japhet, founder and CEO of MyHeritage. "Family Tree Builder 3 also makes it possible to upload videos and documents to family websites on MyHeritage.com, giving people new ways to preserve their heritage and stay connected with relatives worldwide."
Using the MyHeritage Family Tree Builder will continue to be free and members can add an unlimited amount of profiles to family trees using the software. For access to the new functionality and to publish content on MyHeritage.com, the following price plans apply:
Basic PLAN
Price: Free
Online tree: Up to 500 people
Online storage: Up to 100 MB
Additional features: None
Premium PLAN
Price: $3.95/month (EUR3.45, GBP2.95)
Holiday offer (until 15 January, 2009): $1.95/month (EUR1.70, GBP1.50)
Online tree: Up to 2500 people
Online storage: Up to 500 MB
Additional features: Smart Match Merge, Smart Research, All in One Chart, Publishing, Videos and Documents, Priority support
PremiumPlus PLAN
Price: $9.95/month (EUR8.95, GBP7.95)
Online tree: Unlimited
Online storage: Unlimited
Additional features: Smart Match Merge, Smart Research, All in One Chart, Publishing, Videos and Documents, Priority support
MyHeritage.com is a leading online destination for families. On the site, people can find relatives, research family history, and stay connected to family members across the globe. In addition, MyHeritage offers automatic photo tagging technology that makes it easier to label, organize and search for digital photos, giving families another fun way to stay in touch.
About MyHeritage
MyHeritage was founded by a team of people who combine a passion for family history with the development of innovative technology. It is now one of the world's leading online networks for families, and the second largest family history website. MyHeritage is available in 34 languages and home to more than 28 million family members and 300 million profiles. The company recently acquired Kindo, a family social network, and is based in Bnei Atarot, near Tel Aviv, Israel. For more information, visit www.myheritage.com.
Comments (18)
I love the new features, but can't for the life of me understand why the 'Select Display language' screen appears everytime I start Family Tree builder.
????
Posted by Paul Cockrill | January 5, 2009 10:07 PM
Posted on January 5, 2009 22:07
Why did you decide not to use middle names and suffixes in your database?
Posted by Eric Fenstermaker | January 7, 2009 5:02 PM
Posted on January 7, 2009 17:02
Hi Paul,
it shouldnt appear every time. Please drop a line to support@myheritage.com, and they will figure out with you what the problem is and how to solve it.
Thanks and best
Mario
Posted by Mario | January 7, 2009 9:08 PM
Posted on January 7, 2009 21:08
This is my first time with a blog. I am interested in locating my family members in Canada, i.e Charlottetown, PEI. Would appreciate any thing or anyone who can help me. TA
Posted by Richard R. Kelly | January 8, 2009 10:08 PM
Posted on January 8, 2009 22:08
just getting into the ancestry research.ive invested weeks of countless hours
staring it this screen.i ran acrossed your family search site and joinedthe few extra dollars it costs to get the smart search is money well spent.your search is so so much simpler then the others i was using,i love it ive made more headway in 2 days using it than i have in weeks with other sites
thanks im hooked, Mike Starling
Posted by mike starling | January 14, 2009 8:31 PM
Posted on January 14, 2009 20:31
Hi,
First of all thank you so much for your amazing website. I really enjoy uploading pictures and all.
But I live in Morocco and there is no way for me to pay in order to get the premium version. I really badly would like to add videos, but this option is not available in the basic version.
Is there hope that you can make the video option free please?
Thank you.
Y-
Posted by Yousra | January 15, 2009 1:49 PM
Posted on January 15, 2009 13:49
I have not yet downloaded the newest version of My Heritage, because while visiting family over the recent holidays, I showed some relatives how to download and start to build their own Family Trees based on my initial version of our family's tree, and I then realized that the newer version was so much different than the original version which I had used to start my family tree. For example, I really liked many of the features of the original version, including being able to add "nicknames", "aliases", "facts" (such as occupations & military service, etc.), "notations", etc. When I tried to figure out the newer version at my relatives' house, I could not find how to incorporate many of the previous options that I really liked. Why was the original My Heritage Family Tree builder changed to eliminate some of the original features?
Posted by D. Navarre | January 18, 2009 5:22 PM
Posted on January 18, 2009 17:22
I want to thank Gilad Japhet for sending a FIX for the problem I had with the "Select Display Language" screen coming up on activation of Family Tree Builder.
It worked great and it opens a lot faster now also. I guess it was a Windows Vista thing!
Another suggestion I have is to put a 'guest book' menu selection in the header of MyHeritage Family web sites. Just a thought!
Cheers for the great work.
Paul
Posted by Paul Cockrill | January 18, 2009 7:26 PM
Posted on January 18, 2009 19:26
Oh, joy, even MORE Obama promotion! Here's a thought: Maybe, just maybe, people come here to work on their family tree, not to see the grown-up version of Hannah Montanna fan mania.
Posted by Fred Thompson | January 19, 2009 5:42 PM
Posted on January 19, 2009 17:42
I am very interested in trying your system, but I am a MAC user. :(
Posted by Susan | January 19, 2009 8:34 PM
Posted on January 19, 2009 20:34
Dear Susan,
Our Family Tree Builder software does not have a Mac version yet.
If you are a Mac user and would like to build your family tree, we recommend doing this online on MyHeritage.com. Our online tools do support the Mac, using the Firefox or Safari browsers.
Hope that helps!
Linde
Posted by Linde | January 21, 2009 3:16 PM
Posted on January 21, 2009 15:16
Hello team of My Heritage!
I hope you will concider to make a Mac-version of your program Family Tree Builder. There are millions of Mac-users out there...
Greetings from Amsterdam, Henrik Holm
Posted by Henrik Holm | February 23, 2009 9:45 AM
Posted on February 23, 2009 09:45
I am so happy to have found your Family Tree Builder software. The SmartMatch and Merge are wonderful! Just one "feature" I would like... I would like the colors used for direct decendants to be different. So, one might be in a distant branch we can easily find the connections to our branch. Would make navigating so much better and following a branch back "home" a snap.
Posted by Randy | February 27, 2009 5:24 PM
Posted on February 27, 2009 17:24
Randy,
Thanks for your comments. I have passed on your suggestions to the development team. Do keep sending us your ideas!
Linde
Posted by Linde | March 2, 2009 7:34 PM
Posted on March 2, 2009 19:34
Gute Arbeit hier! Gute Inhalte.
Posted by fussball | March 3, 2009 1:47 AM
Posted on March 3, 2009 01:47
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Alessandra
Posted by Alessandra | March 13, 2009 4:26 PM
Posted on March 13, 2009 16:26
I recently started using this software and really like what it offers. Today, however, whenever I launch it it returns an error..."(software) has stopped working...Windows is checking for a solution" and you must close program. I see that the MyHeritage website is down for maintenance. Does this have any connection? I have Vista 64-bit system. Thanks!
Posted by K | April 28, 2009 4:51 PM
Posted on April 28, 2009 16:51
Dear K,
It sounds like it may be a problem with your computer rather than with the site, but I will pass on your query to the support team so they can look into it!
Hope that helps!
Posted by Linde | April 30, 2009 3:34 AM
Posted on April 30, 2009 03:34