RootsMagic versions

v7.5 [Jun 29, 2017]
- Fixed: Uploading media to Ancestry was naming every media item "Media".
- Fixed: When adding a spouse/parent/child and selecting a possible duplicate, RM wasn't adding the person to the relationship.
- Fixed: RM would sometimes crash when doing Ctrl X in a note.
- Numerous minor fixes.

v7.2 [May 5, 2016]
WebHints
RootsMagic automatically searches your favorite genealogy records sites including FamilySearch and MyHeritage for possible matches to your data
As matches are found, a light bulb appears next to each person's name
Clicking on the light bulb opens up a web browser with the matching records (some records may require a subscription)
WebHints WebHints WebHints
DataClean
NameClean finds and corrects many common problems in personal names in your file
PlaceClean finds and corrects many common problems in place names in your file
NameClean NameClean PlaceClean PlaceClean
Compare Files
Compare any two RootsMagic files and display their differences
Share data between the compared files with the click of a button
Compare Files
Publish Online
Publish your family information to MyRootsMagic.com
Dynamic, database-driven sites with pedigree, family and individual views for each person
Can include notes, sources, and media for each person
Password protect your site to control access to your family data
See a sample website
Publish Online Sample Website
Import Lists
Like to customize your files? Import lists of fact types, media, places, and more from another RootsMagic file to save time and effort
Import Lists
Backup and Restore with Media
Optionally include your media when you backup or restore your database
Backup and Restore with Media
QuickGroups
See which groups a person belongs to with the click of a mouse
Check and uncheck a person's groups from a single screen
QuickGroups
Drag-and-Drop Media
Drag-and-drop pictures and other files right onto a person's media screen to add them quickly
You'll also enjoy these new features added in RootsMagic 6:
Problem Alerts
An icon next to a person's name on the main screen warns you of a potential error in their data
Find and fix problems with incorrect dates, unusual ages, and missing information
Problem Alerts Problem Alerts
Enhanced Timeline View
Shows a full timeline of the current person's events and those of their parents, siblings, spouses, and children
Shows a graphical timeline of the person's events
Edit events, names, directly from the timeline view (without having to open the edit screen)
Timeline View
CountyCheck Explorer
Lets you look up counties and states (US, Canada, UK, Australia) to view information about them
Access the FamilySearch Wiki page for counties and states
Access an interactive state map showing historical county boundaries
CountyCheck CountyCheck Map
WebTags
Attach links to websites to any person, source, citation, place, or research log item
Instantly jump to a web page tagged to a record
Print a list of WebTags you have added to your database
WebTags Edit WebTags
Find Everywhere
Find every record containing text you enter
Find people, families, events, notes, sources, places, to-do items, research logs, media items, and more
Edit any found record directly from the results screen
Find Everywhere
Enhanced searching and selecting
Search for people by the number of spouses, children, parents, or siblings that they have
Select people based on genetic lines (Y-STR and Mitochondrial)
Select by Number Genetic Options
Enhanced WebSearch
Create a WebTag directly from your search results
Optionally use an external browser for search results
WebSearch Create WebTag
Enhanced Place List
View place detail information directly from the place list
Edit place detail notes, media, etc. directly from the place list
You'll also enjoy these new features added in RootsMagic 5:
Research Manager
Create unlimited research logs to document your work and aid your research
Quickly search for any text in any research log
Research Log
CountyCheck
Automatically checks every county you enter (US, Canada, UK, Australia) to verify that it actually existed at the time of the event
Report gives you a list of all events in counties which didn't exist at the time
Lets you access maps and county histories for the US, Canada, UK, and Australia
CountyCheck CountyCheck Map
Database Tools
Test the integrity of the database file
Re-index the database
Compress deleted records from the database
"On This Day" List
Includes all family events on a date, as well as famous births and deaths and historical events for the day
"Who Was There" List
Shows who in your file was possibly in a given location on a given date
Enhanced People View
Filter to show any group of people

v7.0 [Nov 26, 2014]
What's New in RootsMagic 7
These are the highlights of some of the great new features in RootsMagic 7:
WebHints
RootsMagic automatically searches your favorite genealogy records sites including FamilySearch and MyHeritage for possible matches to your data
As matches are found, a light bulb appears next to each person's name
Clicking on the light bulb opens up a web browser with the matching records (some records may require a subscription)
WebHints WebHints WebHints
DataClean
NameClean finds and corrects many common problems in personal names in your file
PlaceClean finds and corrects many common problems in place names in your file
NameClean NameClean PlaceClean PlaceClean
Compare Files
Compare any two RootsMagic files and display their differences
Share data between the compared files with the click of a button
Compare Files
Publish Online
Publish your family information to MyRootsMagic.com
Dynamic, database-driven sites with pedigree, family and individual views for each person
Can include notes, sources, and media for each person
Password protect your site to control access to your family data
See a sample website
Publish Online Sample Website
Import Lists
Like to customize your files? Import lists of fact types, media, places, and more from another RootsMagic file to save time and effort
Import Lists
Backup and Restore with Media
Optionally include your media when you backup or restore your database
Backup and Restore with Media
QuickGroups
See which groups a person belongs to with the click of a mouse
Check and uncheck a person's groups from a single screen
QuickGroups
Drag-and-Drop Media
Drag-and-drop pictures and other files right onto a person's media screen to add them quickly
You'll also enjoy these new features added in RootsMagic 6:
Problem Alerts
An icon next to a person's name on the main screen warns you of a potential error in their data
Find and fix problems with incorrect dates, unusual ages, and missing information
Problem Alerts Problem Alerts
Enhanced Timeline View
Shows a full timeline of the current person's events and those of their parents, siblings, spouses, and children
Shows a graphical timeline of the person's events
Edit events, names, directly from the timeline view (without having to open the edit screen)
Timeline View
CountyCheck Explorer
Lets you look up counties and states (US, Canada, UK, Australia) to view information about them
Access the FamilySearch Wiki page for counties and states
Access an interactive state map showing historical county boundaries
CountyCheck CountyCheck Map
WebTags
Attach links to websites to any person, source, citation, place, or research log item
Instantly jump to a web page tagged to a record
Print a list of WebTags you have added to your database
WebTags Edit WebTags
Find Everywhere
Find every record containing text you enter
Find people, families, events, notes, sources, places, to-do items, research logs, media items, and more
Edit any found record directly from the results screen
Find Everywhere
Enhanced searching and selecting
Search for people by the number of spouses, children, parents, or siblings that they have
Select people based on genetic lines (Y-STR and Mitochondrial)
Select by Number Genetic Options
Enhanced WebSearch
Create a WebTag directly from your search results
Optionally use an external browser for search results
WebSearch Create WebTag
Enhanced Place List
View place detail information directly from the place list
Edit place detail notes, media, etc. directly from the place list
You'll also enjoy these new features added in RootsMagic 5:
Research Manager
Create unlimited research logs to document your work and aid your research
Quickly search for any text in any research log
Research Log
CountyCheck
Automatically checks every county you enter (US, Canada, UK, Australia) to verify that it actually existed at the time of the event
Report gives you a list of all events in counties which didn't exist at the time
Lets you access maps and county histories for the US, Canada, UK, and Australia
CountyCheck CountyCheck Map
Database Tools
Test the integrity of the database file
Re-index the database
Compress deleted records from the database
"On This Day" List
Includes all family events on a date, as well as famous births and deaths and historical events for the day
"Who Was There" List
Shows who in your file was possibly in a given location on a given date
Enhanced People View
Filter to show any group of people

v6.3 [Jul 18, 2013]
Publish Online
- Publish your family information to My.RootsMagic.com
- Dynamic sites with pedigree, family and individual views for each person
- Can include notes, sources, and media for each person
Enhanced Timeline View
- Shows a full timeline of the current person's events and those of their parents, siblings, spouses, and children
- Shows a graphical timeline of the person's events
- Edit events, names, directly from the timeline view (without having to open the edit screen)
CountyCheck Explorer
- Lets you look up counties and states (US, Canada, UK, Australia) to view information about them
- Access the FamilySearch Wiki page for counties and states
- Access an interactive state map showing historical county boundaries
WebTags
- Attach links to websites to any person, source, citation, place, or research log item
- Instantly jump to a web page tagged to a record
- Print a list of WebTags you have added to your database
Find Everywhere
- Find every record containing text you enter
- Find people, families, events, notes, sources, places, to-do items, research logs, media items, and more
- Edit any found record directly from the results screen
Enhanced searching and selecting
- Search for people by the number of spouses, children, parents, or siblings that they have
- Select people based on genetic lines (Y-STR and Mitochondrial)
Enhanced WebSearch
- Create a WebTag directly from your search results
- Optionally use an external browser for search results
Enhanced Place List
- View place detail information directly from the place list
- Edit place detail notes, media, etc. directly from the place list

v6.0 [Nov 19, 2012]
-Publish your family information to RootsMagic website
-Dynamic sites with pedigree, family and individual views for each person
-Can include notes, sources, and media for each person
-Shows a full timeline of the current person's events and those of their parents, siblings, spouses, and children
-Shows a graphical timeline of the person's events
-Edit events, names, directly from the timeline view (without having to open the edit screen)
-Lets you look up counties and states (US, Canada, UK, Australia) to view information about them
-Access the FamilySearch Wiki page for counties and states
-Access an interactive state map showing historical county boundaries
-Attach links to websites to any person, source, citation, place, or research log item
-Instantly jump to a web page tagged to a record
-Print a list of WebTags you have added to your database
-Find every record containing text you enter
-Find people, families, events, notes, sources, places, to-do items, research logs, media items, and more
-Edit any found record directly from the results screen
-Search for people by the number of spouses, children, parents, or siblings that they have
-Select people based on genetic lines (Y-STR and Mitochondrial)
-Create a WebTag directly from your search results
-Optionally use an external browser for search results
-View place detail information directly from the place list
-Edit place detail notes, media, etc. directly from the place list
-Create unlimited research logs to document your work and aid your research
-Quickly search for any text in any research log
-Automatically checks every county you enter (US, Canada, UK, Australia) to verify that it actually existed at the time of the event
-Report gives you a list of all events in counties which didn't exist at the time
-Lets you access maps and county histories for the US, Canada, UK, and Australia
-Test the integrity of the database file
-Re-index the database
-Compress deleted records from the database
-Includes all family events on a date, as well as famous births and deaths and historical events for the day
-Shows who in your file was possibly in a given location on a given date
-Filter to show any group of people
-Allows easy tagging of images with the people, families, events, places, or sources
-Enter comments on any media tag
-See type, status, priority and description in a single list
-Sort by type, status, priority, or task description
-Filter by type, status, or priority
-Hover tips for notes and sources for every fact
-Easily view all to-do items for a person and their families
-Easily view all media items for a person, their events, and families
-New tabbed source edit screen streamlines source entry
-Direct descendant list shows the direct line from an ancestor to a descendant
-Henry, D'Aboville, and outline numbering
-Wordwrap option conserves space
-Print all events which occurred within a certain distance of any place
-Include markers for events of family members of the selected person
-Displays the primary image for the highlighted place
-Displays the place details for the highlighted place
-Select the font / size for the lists on the edit person, Explorer, and select person screens.

v5.0 [Nov 28, 2011]
- Database tools let you test the file integrity, rebuild indexes, and compress database to remove deleted records
- People List View (Customizeable)
- Timeline View puts a person’s life in context with events from their own life and from the lives of family members
- All information for a person is shown on a single streamlined 'Edit person' window
- Add unlimited people, facts/events, notes, sources, and more
- CountyCheck analyzes places as you enter them to let you know if you enter a county or state that didn't exist on the date you entered
- Descendant List - An indented list of the descendants for a person
- Place List - A list of the places in the database
- CountyCheck lists events and places in your file where a county or state didn't exist on the date of the event
- "On This Day" List - bring your family history to life and view family events along with famous births, deaths, and historical events for any given day of the year.
- Media Tagging - tag your media with people, families, sources, or places. For example, tag an image of a census record with the people, families, and places mentioned in the record as well as the census’ source citation
- Add source documentation to any person, fact, or family
- Research Manager - avoid “reinventing the wheel” by keeping track of research goals, sources, and results that you have collected on a person, family, or place
- "To-do" list lets you keep track of research you still need to do for any person or family
- Mapping people and places