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Family Historian 8 is here – our biggest upgrade yet
Version 8 brings major new features and improvements to almost every part of Family Historian. Here are just a few of the highlights:
- Smart Folders – we believe, a genealogy world first: your data automatically organised into customisable folders, instantly surfacing the interesting and important information that it contains
- FamilySearch – now fully supported, including the new user trees
- New mapping tools – draw shapes and text on any map, add overlays such as historic county boundaries, and save maps for your reports and books
- Better diagrams and books – faster, better-looking diagrams, plus scrapbooks and photo books
- AI Connector – not just advice: your AI assistant can update your project for you, from transcribing and recording a certificate to tidying up hundreds of records, with you in full control
- Family Historian Mobile – a free companion app for Android (public beta), with iPhone version in development
- 64-bit architecture – better performance and much larger projects
For full details, see What’s New in Version 8
New to Family Historian?
Family Historian is powerful, award-winning genealogy software for Windows. For interactive charts and diagrams, professional-looking reports and books, exceptional mapping features, linking faces in photos to people, powerful research tools, and a program that is easy and fun to use – Family Historian 8 is your essential genealogy toolkit. Take The Tour or try it free for 30 days.
New pricing and licensing options
Now you can take out a low-cost monthly or annual subscription to Family Historian and always have the latest version. Perpetual licences for version 8 are also available if you prefer to buy outright. See Pricing & Upgrades.
Easy upgrade for existing users
We are currently offering 25% discount to version 7 users, and 10% discount to version 5 and 6 users, on an upgrade to a perpetual licence for version 8. See Pricing & Upgrades.
When you install version 8 it does not replace your current version – it installs alongside it. Learn more.
Reviews of Family Historian
Family Historian was rated number 1 overall by TopTenReviews for six years in a row (2019–2024), and won GenSoftReviews’ Users Choice Award for “Top Rated Genealogy Software” for 12 years in a row (2011–2022) – in both cases, right up until the sites stopped rating genealogy software. See Reviews & Awards to learn more.
Ready to unlock your family story?
Explore your family tree and share your discoveries today with our free 30-day trial of Family Historian 8.