Those with previous Ancestry editions, or who got a free copy of Family Tree Maker 2014.1 or Mac 3.1 are eligible for discounted upgrades.

The Family Tree Maker upgrade is free for all users who purchased a copy of MacKiev Family Tree Maker since March 1, 2017. Users who have questions should visit Software MacKiev’s Family Tree Maker Support Center at.

Software MacKieve will continue to handle all related customer questions for Family Tree Maker. Things should return to full functionality after March 31.Īs of March 29, 2017, Ancestry will no longer be supporting TreeSync. Users can look forward to “more exciting improvements.”įamilySync will be available only in Software MacKiev’s Family Tree Maker 2017 edition (which will be released on March 31, 2017.) Between March 29 and March 31, there will be a short period where syncing functionality might be interrupted as Software MacKiev rolls out their new syncing technology. In the new FamilySync, Ancestry’s search, merge, and Ancestry hints will all work as they do now for users who sync their Ancestry trees. TreeSync will be replaced by Software MacKiev’s FamilySync. To reach that goal, Ancestry has been co-developing a new Ancestry gateway with Software MacKiev. This made many users very upset.Ī recently stated that their goal has been to maintain the capability for people to share their family tree data between files on their computer with their personal Ancestry online trees. At that time, Ancestry said they would support Family Tree Maker through at least the end of 2016. The result of that collaboration is going to be released at the end of March 2017.Īs you may recall, retired their Family Tree Maker desktop software in 2015. announced that it has been co-developing a new Ancestry gateway with Software MacKiev.

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