10.0.2 - 18 Sep 2024
- Fixed: Better Legacy import of customized citations and a few other items
- Fixed: Person Search-Advanced using OR with family facts could return incorrect results
- Fixed: Edit Person screen was slow to open when person has thousands of DNA matches
- Fixed: Note editor could show as not empty when only formatting (bold, etc) entered
- Fixed: Drag and dropping a parent to a single parent on the family view didn’t link the parent
- Fixed: Some places certain diacritics didn’t display properly
- Fixed: On Family View clicking to the left of Add Child (when no children in family) would crash
- Fixed: Set Relationships wouldn’t include descendants when the starting person is a single parent
- Fixed: Deleting rules in Person Search-Advanced search would sometimes delete the wrong rule
- Fixed: People List sort order was lost when filtering groups
- Fixed: Dropbox “Ask for backup” cancel gets stuck
- New: Recover from columns collapsing on indexes and views (Ctrl+Shift+U)
- New: Added “Update” link on Edit Person DNA page to update the highlighted DNA match tree relationship
- Fixed: Using “Add to folder” on Task Page edit panel wasn’t updating the folder count in the task list
- Fixed: Minor bugs
- Fixed: Cosmetic issues
10.0.1 - 10 Jul 2024
- New: Added move/copy facts to right click menu in Edit Person
- New: Applying color coding leaves the color code form open to select additional people
- New: Find Everywhere searches DNA & Health notes
- Fixed: Selecting DNA providers and/or health conditions could occasionally cause SQLite Error 6
- Fixed: AutoMerge on large files could crash
- Fixed: Set Relationship on large files could freeze
- Fixed: Issues with editing / deleting health conditions
- Fixed: Issues with editing / deleting DNA matches
- Fixed: Adding DNA form limited largest segment to 100cM
- Fixed: Clicking shared matches with no matches on DNA page would crash
- Fixed: Sped up opening Edit Person and DNA pages when a large number of DNA matches are entered
- Fixed: Added GEDmatch as DNA provider
- Fixed: New warning when entering a DNA match with a missing person
- Fixed: DNA Kinship List sorted half relationships mixed with the equivalent full relationship
- Fixed: DNA Kinship List could freeze on large files
- Fixed: Creating shared matches now sets the provider for the new match to the same as the original person
- Fixed: Switching to a family member on Edit Person (drop list) was showing the wrong DNA and Health page for the person
- Fixed: Creating a Leeds report with no shared matches could generate a useless report of thousands of pages
- Fixed: Legacy direct import now includes customized footnotes
- Fixed: Legacy direct import now includes FindAGrave, BillionGraves, WikiTree IDs as facts
- Fixed: Updated LDS temple list
- Fixed: Editing notes in Find Everywhere didn’t always save the modified note
- Fixed: Advanced search descendant generations was limited to 10
- Fixed: Select Everyone in search rules now displays the proper count
- Fixed: People List displays and sorts by primary fact
- Fixed: Changing fact type from marriage to LDS Seal to spouse would crash
- Fixed: Copy/Move fact didn’t trigger Ancestry change list
- Fixed: Drag and drop lost FamilySearch ID
- Fixed: Drag and drop lost connection to Ancestry tree
- Fixed: Backup to Dropbox when closing program didn’t complete properly
- Fixed: (MAC) Photo Tree was missing background image
- Fixed: Minor bugs
- Fixed: Cosmetic issues
10.0.0 - 19 Jun 2024
- Official Version Release of RootsMagic 10
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)
- 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 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