Free Desktop Genealogy Software

• Personal Ancestral File (PAF) was a free Windows based genealogy program. It is no longer being updated. Information about PAF is available on the Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group downloads page .
• Legacy Family Tree is a commercial genealogy program with free and paid versions. .

Free Web Genealogy Software

Software that puts your genealogy data on a web server.

• Geneotree
• GeneWeb
• HuMo-Gen
• PhpGedView
• webtrees

For a comparison of web database genealogy software, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Web-based_Genealogy_Software

Commercial Desktop Genealogy Software

• Family Tree Maker (PC and Mac)
• Legacy Family Tree (PC) Standard version can be downloaded and used for free.
• Roots Magic (PC)
• Ancestral Quest (PC)
• Family Historian (PC) Free Trial version also available.
• The Master Genealogist (PC) Free trial version also available.
• Reunion (Mac)

There are other programs, but these are the most well known and used.

Reviews and Comparisons of Desktop Genealogy Software

• Wikipedia Comparison_of_Genealogy_Software
• Top 10 Genealogy Software

Create Your Own Genealogy Site

• The Next Generation of Genealogy Software-software you can use to create a web genealogy database.

Web-Based Solutions for Distributing Your Family Tree

• Geni
• Ancestry
• My Heritage
• Tribal Pages

This is only a small sample—do a web search for Family Tree Websites. Some are free and some charge.