# RootsMagic Update History (version 8 & 9) **URL:** \ **Category:** News and Announcements\ **Created:** [March 28, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/rootsmagic-update-history-version-8-9/15579 "2026-03-28T14:17:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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**9.1.6 - 29 May 2024** - Fixed: Using arrows to move up and down lists wasn’t working properly - Fixed: Pausing when typing into search box on various pages was jumping to the list (requiring you to click back on the search box) - New: Added additional LDS temples - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.1.5 - 21 May 2024** - Fixed: (Mac) would freeze after running database tools - Fixed: (Win) Random crashes when editing information on second monitor - Fixed: (Win) Edit drop lists wouldn’t open when running on second monitor - Fixed: (Win) Tab key could act erratically in edit panels when running on second monitor - New: Added LDS temples with announced open dates - Fixed: Cosmetic issues - Fixed: Minor bugs **9.1.4 - 9 Apr 2024** - Fixed: Merging names could lose sources, media, and tasks - Fixed: Merging events could lose tasks - Fixed: F1 brings up help again - Fixed: F2 brings up the command palette again - Fixed: F5 switches between databases again - Fixed: F3 works for Find Next in notes again - Fixed: Several FamilySearch issues - New: Added recent LDS temples to temple list - Fixed: Minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.1.3 - 8 Dec 2023** - Fixed: RM wasn’t working on Mac High Sierra - Fixed: Using Unicode quotes (“ and ”) in data (notes or data fields) on Mac could lead to crashes - Fixed: The person count in Count Trees could be off by 1 on some trees - New: Ancestor narrative report numbering now supports up to 63 generations (was 31) - New: Ahnentafel report numbering now supports up to 63 generations (was 31) - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.1.2 - 22 Nov 2023** - Fixed: Some Mac users couldn’t log in (or stay connected) to FamilySearch - Fixed: Mac users weren’t able to “Unmatch” on the FamilySearch person tools **9.1.1 - 17 Nov 2023** - Fixed: Optimized Person Search and Advanced Person Search (especially for large files) - Fixed: FamilySearch WebHints now use same OAuth login as Family Tree - Fixed: Attempt to handle FamilySearch disconnects more gracefully - Fixed: General improvement of FamilySearch and Ancestry login **9.1.0 - 9 Nov 2023** - New: Streamlined Ancestry and FamilySearch login using OAuth technology \* - Fixed: Optimized speed when working with or switching between groups - Fixed: Adding a death fact to RM from Ancestry wasn’t updating Living flag - Fixed: Multimedia List report wasn’t displaying linked citation names properly - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic changes \* OAuth login provides enhanced security by routing sign-in directly to the site itself and supports additional sign-in methods including two-factor authentication. **9.0.8 - 19 Oct 2023** - Fixed: Issue with Mac version not displaying properly on some resolutions under Sonoma - Fixed: Crashes when importing some FTM files - Fixed: Problems when trying to print multiple Family Group Sheets or Individual Summaries at once - Fixed: Scrolling Person Search results (both basic and advanced) now leaves the person’s name column fixed on screen - New: Added the name of the saved search in the criteria panel for advanced person search - Fixed: “Used” column for place details list now takes associations into account - New: Updated LDS temple list - Fixed: Cosmetic issues - Fixed: Minor bug fixes **9.0.7 - 22 Aug 2023** - Fixed: Mac crashes when using a second monitor - New: Added Refresh button to refresh current group on Person List view - New: Added 4 LDS temples - Fixed: “Invalid typecast error” when working with media on Macs - Fixed: GEDCOM link on HTML websites wasn’t working - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.0.6 - 3 Jul 2023** (Mac only) - Fixed: Creating a new book in Publisher was broken on Mac This is a Mac only update. Windows users do not need (and will not see) this update. **9.0.5 - 10 Jun 2023** - Fixed: Creating HTML website failed with “resource not found” error - Fixed: Merge did not preserve associations - Fixed: Freezing on a few Mac forms when certain functions were used - Added: Helena Montana LDS temple - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.0.4 - 31 May 2023** - Fixed: Help in menu now points to the new online help ([Welcome](http://help.rootsmagic.com/RM9/index.html)) - Fixed: 9.0.3 wouldn’t open on Mac under High Sierra or older - Fixed: Paste plain text was only pasting the first character of the clipboard - New: Properties on Home Page now has direct link to Enhanced Properties list - New: Added “Jump to Ancestry” and “Jump to FamilySearch” to right mouse click - Fixed: Cosmetic issues - Fixed: Minor bug fixes **9.0.3 - 24 Apr 2023** - Fixed: WebSearch for Ancestry - Fixed: Opening (and closing) a modal form on Mac would often leave the program unresponsive until you clicked on a control first - New: Right click on Association View offers option to Delete Association - Fixed: Places used only by Associations were showing on the “Unused Places” list - Fixed: Mac note editor now uses Cmd+Key for edit commands (Cut, Copy, Paste, etc.) - Fixed: Custom reports were lost when importing from RM7 to RM9 - Fixed: Leading spaces could disappear when saving notes - Fixed: HTML website descendant books were displaying family sentences twice - Fixed: Customize sentence on relative events in Edit Person was showing the wrong person - Fixed: BIC wasn’t showing right on FamilySearch ordinances screen or Edit Person - Fixed: Crash in FamilySearch compare relations screen when choosing to match with FamilySearch - Fixed: Media attached to primary name wasn’t showing in Edit Person media album - Fixed: Show alternate names wasn’t working on select person screen (Relate calc, set relationships, etc.) - Fixed: Numerous report issues - Fixed: Several FamilySearch issues - Fixed: Several Ancestry issues - Fixed: Minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.0.2 - 9 Mar 2023** - Fixed: Note editing freezing and crashing on some systems - Fixed: Minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.0.1 - 7 Mar 2023** - New: Add option to hide Associations on Edit Person screen - New: Spell check form now lets you pick dictionary - New: Separated missing surname/given problem types between primary and alternate names - New: Added “Check all” and “Uncheck all” to Problem Options form - Fixed: Edit hotkeys work again in edit fields (Ctrl+X, C, V, A) - Fixed: Saving notes was losing blank rows the first time they were saved - Fixed: Deleting all text in a note wasn’t clearing icon on Edit Person fact list - Fixed: Switching to another person on Edit Person wasn’t switching their Media Album - Fixed: Imports from RM4-7 weren’t adding “Associations” to the fact type list - Fixed: Minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **9.0.0 - 27 Feb 2023** - Official Version Release of RootsMagic 9 **8.5.0 - 8 Feb 2023** - New: Added Publisher to create books - Fixed: Added confirmation when clearing Source template favorites - Fixed: FamilySearch events with foreign dates handled properly - Fixed: Select existing person can now search by alternate name - Fixed: Source templates list now has a search box - New: Updated LDS temple list - Fixed: Graphical reports opened in Word have blank page between each page - Fixed: Fixed a loop when adding a person with no name - Fixed: Templates that use Name:Reverse had spurious comma when the person didn’t have a given name - Fixed: Minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.2.7 - 12 Nov 2022** - Fixed: Issue with Ancestry dropping connection after 1 hour - Fixed: Other minor Ancestry issues - Fixed: Minor FamilySearch issues - Fixed: Minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.2.6 - 28 Oct 2022** - Fixed: Resizing the Map view on a Mac would crash the program - Fixed: Header (and Footer) text could overwrite each other - Fixed: Clicking on large lists (10K+ people) could highlight the wrong person - Fixed: Some living people were marked as deceased when uploading to Ancestry - Fixed: Citation name was not editable for source templates w/ no template details - Fixed: Pasting combined latitude/longitude into a field no longer loses the last digit of the latitude - New: FamilySearch import will now include other spouses of direct ancestors - Fixed: Setting a fact to Primary wasn’t clearing primary for other facts of the same type - Fixed: Children in 2 families with a shared parent would show that parent’s info twice in Edit Person - Fixed: Custom report text centered or right justified in cells wasn’t printing properly - Fixed: Fan Charts now use the currently selected parents of each person when printing - Fixed: Cleaned up display on Ancestry compare media lists - Fixed: Source citations were not printing on FGS for LDS ordinances - Fixed: Parent notes were printing 3 times on FGS - Fixed: Numerous minor report fixes - Fixed: Numerous minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.2.5 - 6 Sep 2022** - New: Can resize columns in the FamilySearch person tools Find Matches list - New: Search and replace can now search name notes - Fixed: Frequent random access violations encountered by some Mac users - Fixed: Tab key skipping edit fields randomly - Fixed: Issues with the “Date edited” when using non English versions of Windows - Fixed: When possible duplicate screen comes up, the child list for a person was blank - Fixed: On Add Media screen the cursor starts in the Filename field instead of the media type dropdown - Fixed: Mouse wheel on Couple List view (and other lists) now scrolls by 4 lines instead of full screens - Fixed: Age on Edit Person wasn’t showing for living facts after a Will fact - Fixed: Folder highlight on Task page would disappear when saving a task - Fixed: Paste Citation now shows both the Source and Citation name - Fixed: Some FTM notes would have RTF formatting codes after import - Fixed: Some GEDCOM files could crash when imported on Mac - Fixed: Some GEDCOM exports could crash on Mac - Fixed: Numerous minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.2.0 - 27 Jun 2022** - New: CountyCheck (when editing facts… option in Settings) - New: CountyCheck Explorer (Place page menu) - New: RootsMagic To-Go (Files page) - New: Shareable Drive (Publish page) - Fixed: Task folders couldn’t be selected to Edit or Delete - Fixed: Adding or editing a source / citation starts with cursor in edit field - Fixed: Enabled text copy from FS update screen - Fixed: Using Task Folder search box could cause crash - Fixed: Splitter on some screens weren’t working right - Fixed: Merging duplicates didn’t update sidebar index list - New: Added new LDS temples - Fixed: Numerous Ancestry issues - Fixed: Numerous FamilySearch issues - Fixed: Add Child, Spouse, or Parent screen didn’t display children in the display panel - Fixed: Sort date wasn’t updating in some rare editing situations - Fixed: Issues with lists not retaining current selection after editing, etc - Fixed: Search box now works on “Unused places” list - Fixed: Unused places didn’t sort properly in “reverse places” mode - Fixed: Search \> Person search would crash if cleared and searched a second time - Fixed: Styles and fonts are saved after running a report - Fixed: Family facts were printing twice on Who Was There report - Fixed: Sped up Who was There report - Fixed: FGS was showing fact descriptions and alternate names in the Place Index - Fixed: Marriage note was printing twice on individual summary report - Fixed: FGS was not showing description field for some family facts - Fixed: Task List report now can include people, families, addresses, and repositories - Fixed: Information box in sidebar was displaying age for facts after death - New: Added AutoSearch for WebSearch - Fixed: Various crashing bugs - Fixed: Numerous minor bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.8 - 17 Mar 2022** - New: Added Autosearch option to WebSearch - New: Can now restore an RM7 Backup into a new RM8 file - Fixed: Downloading large FamilySearch trees could give an “out of memory” error - Fixed: Some sources didn’t upload properly to Ancestry - Fixed: Full images were not uploading to MyRootsMagic sites - Fixed: Primary photos now upload to Ancestry and set profile pic - Fixed: GEDCOM and Drag and Drop preserve Task repositories, sources, and media - Fixed: Accessing an Ancestry tree via TreeShare that is deleted or you don’t have rights to handled more gracefully - Fixed: Search queries using sources could cause the next Ancestry TreeShare to fail - Fixed: Drag and drop would changed primary name media links to general media links - Fixed: Contributor is now displayed on FamilySearch facts when clicking info icon - Fixed: Dates uploaded to Ancestry will use whatever date format you have selected in RM - Fixed: Additional Ancestry bugs - Fixed: Additional FamilySearch bugs - Fixed: Numerous small bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.7 - 17 Feb 2022** - New: Ages are now displayed for events in the People view side panel - New: Task List report can optionally print all people using each task - Fixed: Custom events work properly with FamilySearch now - Fixed: Issues with sources not uploading to Ancestry when re-uploading a previously disconnected tree. Disconnect the tree (even if it already is) and then upload it. - Fixed: Can select all ordinances on FamilySearch screen by clicking column header - Fixed: Mac crashes with some features run from Command Palette on second monitor - Fixed: Mac crashes with “Customize Add Person” on second monitor - Fixed: Find everywhere searches Citation name now - Fixed: Find everywhere searches addresses and repositories now - Fixed: When selecting multiple people (like when sharing facts) you can now enter a record number in the search field - Fixed: Numerous small bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.6 - 9 Feb 2022** - New: Can now share facts with multiple people at once - New: No longer need to save fact before selecting Place Details - New: List of citations for a fact now display both source name and citation name - New: Add Parents will now prompt to add a marriage event after adding father and mother - New: Added double click selecting to a bunch of lists (Add person, Add source, etc) - New: Box charts now can print a Place Index - New: Custom reports can now save to Excel and CSV - Fixed: Numerous crashing bugs on Mac - Fixed: Numerous freezing bugs on Mac - Fixed: Source hyperlinks on FamilySearch Share Data info panels now work - Fixed: Adding media tag wasn’t letting you to set primary checkbox - Fixed: Narrative report pictures for children weren’t aligning properly - Fixed: Sort dates were incorrect when importing from RootsMagic 1-3 - Fixed: Adding existing source and existing citation displayed wrong footnote - Fixed: Occasional crashes when closing FamilySearch Central - Fixed: Crash when adding a note from RootsMagic to FamilySearch - Fixed: Now removes a person from the FamilySearch “Changed” list after viewing the person - Fixed: Numerous small bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.5 - 3 Jan 2022** - Fixed: Setting primary media wasn’t sticking **8.1.4 - 31 Dec 2021** - Fixed: FamilySearch WebSearch (broke when FS changed the search parameters) - Fixed: Source problems when using the Back button when Adding a Source - Fixed: Added “Slate” back to the color coding color grid - Fixed: Downloading from Ancestry would duplicate source repository for each citation - Fixed: Date Edited is preserved on GEDCOM and Drag and Drop - Fixed: Clicking Shared icon in Edit Person list opens Shared panel now - Fixed: Clicking root position on Pedigree view when a couple w/ no children now adds the new person as a child - Fixed: Changing a media item now updates the thumbnail - Fixed: SQLite error on Task “Select Folder” search - Fixed: Numerous small bugs - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.3 - 2 Dec 2021** - Fixed: Saving or backing up to Dropbox on Mac now works - Fixed: Overlapping images on narrative reports - Fixed: Family Group Sheet now includes the description field for facts - Fixed: Edit button on media viewer now uses the “open” association making it easier to select your desired media viewing program - Fixed: Note editor Ctrl+V is now paste and Ctrl+Shift+V is now paste as plain text - Fixed: Family Origins import - Fixed: Pressing Enter when transcribing on the Edit Media form would close the screen - Fixed: Adding a child to a single male now includes the father’s surname - Fixed: Life span (1800-1895) now uses Chr/Bur if Birth/Death aren’t available (on pedigree, family, and descendant views) - Fixed: A backup with media created on Windows didn’t restore media properly on Mac - Fixed: A backup with media created on Mac didn’t restore media properly on Windows - Fixed: Deleting citations could accidentally delete the source - Fixed: Adding a person to RM from FamilySearch now includes any ordinances - Fixed: Sending a source from RM to FamilySearch would swap Christen and Death tags - Fixed: Copying a relative from RM to FamilySearch now properly links the person in FamilySearch - Fixed: Copying an event from RM to FamilySearch now updates FamilySearch side - Fixed: Copying a relative from RM to FamilySearch now updates FamilySearch side - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.2 - 18 Nov 2021** - New: Image viewer now includes media fields (caption, description, etc) to allow transcription, tagging, etc. while zoomed - New: Marriage year is displayed for spouses and parents in Info bar - New: Selecting a spouse or parents in Info bar now makes it the current spouse or parents for the person - Fixed: Issues when switching from Couple view to Pedigree view - Fixed: Report titles using [Person] or [Couple] had last letter cut off - Fixed: Source templates using [Person] had last letter cut off - Fixed: Footnote section on Edit Citation panel is adjustable in height - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.1 - 10 Nov 2021** - New: Added support for “modern” (Edge) browser in WebSearch. NOTE: If you still get the old IE browser after updating, you may need to download and install the update directly to get the necessary files installed [[Download RootsMagic 8](https://rootsmagic.com/download/rootsmagic-8/) [Download RootsMagic 8](https://rootsmagic.com/download/rootsmagic-8/) ]. - New: Added “View” and “Edit” buttons for edit media panel. “View” displays images in viewer. “Edit” opens the media item in the media editing program associated with the media type. - New: View media is now a modeless window to allow transcribing data from image - New: Added Edit Date to Edit person form - Fixed: Program wouldn’t open properly on some systems - Fixed: Media drag and drop didn’t work properly on some systems - Fixed: Mapping markers wouldn’t work properly on some systems - Fixed: Numerous Windows display issues when scaling is greater than 100% - Fixed: Issue with “out of memory” when downloading large Ancestry trees - Fixed: Can now “Unmatch” from a person that has been deleted on FamilySearch - Fixed: Changes through Ancestry or FamilySearch didn’t update Edit Date for person - Fixed: Numerous small FamilySearch issues - Fixed: Numerous small Ancestry issues - Fixed: Some Mac printing issues - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.1.0 - 1 Nov 2021** - New: Added Custom Reports - Fixed: Ctrl+V now pastes w/o the formatting. Ctrl+Shift+V is now “Paste formatted” - Fixed: Paste formatted no longer crashes w/ “Unexpected error” - Fixed: Opening Edit Person from Places \> Events wasn’t showing person’s name in sentence - Fixed: When deleting place details, it was possible to accidentally delete the place instead - Fixed: Deleting a fact now updates the Edit Date - Fixed: Add citation was opening with master source expanded which could lead to a user changing the master source unwittingly - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.0.4 - 11 Oct 2021** - New: Added Alt+XXXX support for entering diacritics in Windows - New: Added character map (Ctrl+T or right click menu) for edit fields and notes - New: Wiki article on entering diacritics ([[RM8:Entering\_International\_Characters| Entering International Characters]]) - New: Added color grid to Color Coding for selecting color - Fixed: Program now asks for confirmation before overwriting a GEDCOM file - Fixed: Source fields don’t strip off leading 0’s anymore - Fixed: Entering a diacritic on Mac doesn’t insert an extra character anymore - Fixed: Minor fixes - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.0.1 - 2 Oct 2021** - New: Selecting File \> Open to try and open a RootsMagic 7 file now directs the user to Import - Fixed: Beta testers with expired keys can now open in Essentials mode to Reset the registration key (Ctrl+Shift+U) to enter their real key - Fixed: Some Ancestry and FamilySearch login issues - Fixed: Cosmetic issues **8.0.0 - 30 Sep 2021** - Official version release of RootsMagic 8