Genealogy Software Briefs – February 2, 2025

The “Add GRO Index Entries” plugin for Family Historian was updated. FamilySearch updated some of their apps (bug fixes/stability). Genealogy Assistant saw several new features and improvements to this Chrome/Edge Browser Extension. Gramps-web received a maintenance update.

RootsMagic v10.0.5 was released a few days after 10.0.4, to deal with changes made by MyHeritage to their API and to fix a few issues. Several WordPress genealogy plugins were updated, but outside of a software developer’s kit upgrade, I’m not sure what else was change (no release notes).

Note: iOS/iPadOS (iPhone, iPad) and Google Android updates, as well as browser extensions, need to be downloaded from their respective stores. It’s not uncommon for the version numbers and release dates between the same app on different platforms (iPhone vs Android) to be different or slightly off. When the updates are the same between two platforms, the updates are only listed once.

If you don’t see an update to a particular genealogy app/program that you know received an update, that’s probably because received its own story, but if not – please contact us!

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GenealogySoftware.net – Updates

23andMe – DNA Testing

  • 23andMe – DNA Testing v5.270.0 – Android/Google Play – January 30, 2025
  • 23andMe – DNA Testing v14.7.0 – iOS/iPadOS – January 28, 2025
    • Minor Updates and Bug Fixes

Ancestry: Family History DNA v17

  • Ancestry: Family History DNA v 17.0 – Android – January 30, 2025
  • Ancestry: Family History DNA v 17.1.1 – iOS/iPadOS – January 28, 2025
    • Bug Fixes

Billion Graves v5.2.1 – iOS/iPadOS – January 29, 2025

  • Bug Fixes

Family Historian Plugin – ADD GRO INDEX ENTRIES – January 30, 2025

  • ADD GRO INDEX ENTRIES v1.2
    • Added Scroll bar for certificate details to cater for different screen resolutions.
    • Auto resize dialog to fit display resolution (avoid need to resize form)
  • ADD GRO INDEX ENTRIES v1.3
    • Retain dialog size after saving an entry, so that dialog has the same size when loaded next time.
  • Link: https://pluginstore.family-historian.co.uk/page/plugin/add-gro-index-entries

Family Tree Builder 5 v3.1 – iOS/iPadOS – January 31, 2025

  • Note: This is not Family Tree Builder by MyHeritage (the desktop genealogy program)
  • Added new features (no explanation)

FamilySearch: Family Tree App v5.0.4 – Android – February 1, 2025

  • Bug fixes and improved app stability

FindmyPast

  • FindmyPast v 2.24.0 – Android/Google Play – January 27, 2025
  • FindmyPast v 2.9.1 – iOS/iPadOS – January 30, 2025
    • Bug fixes
    • Performance Improvements

Genealogical Tree – WordPress Family Tree v2.2.5 – January 28, 2025

  • Bug fix – SDK update, Bug Fix

Genealogy Assistant (Chrome/Edge Browser Extension) – January 20, 2025

  • Genealogy Assistant v1.6.9 January 27, 2025
    • Added new feature “Download Thrulines as CSV File”
    • Improvements to Advanced Settings
    • Basic Search is now Advanced Search
    • Improved Quick Search.
  • Genealogy Assistant v1.7.1 January 29, 2025
    • Improvements to Quick Search and GenealogyNLP, our natural language processing.
    • Improved Quick Search tooltip popup.
  • Genealogy Assistant v1.7.2 January 31, 2025
    • CSV downloads for DNA matches and shared matches now include your saved notes.

Genealogy Blurring Tool – Browser Extension for Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox

  • January 30, 2025 – Featured by Google in the Chrome Web Store (BlueSky link)
  • Genealogy Blurring Tool v1.2.0 – January 29, 2025
    • Updated blurring functionality to prevent AI/ML deblurring of images.

gramps-web v25.1.1 – January 29, 2025

iMeUsWe: Family Tree & Stories v3.12

  • iMeUsWe: Family Tree & Stories – Android/Google Play – January 30, 2025
    • Bug fixes (version 3.12 was released just over a week ago, this appears to replace that release).

Kintree: Famliy Tree Maker App v3.7.8 – iOS/iPadOS – January 26, 2025

  • version 3.5.7 was released on January 24, 2025
  • Not sure what has changed as the release notes are the same as 3.5.7

MyHeritage Family Tree & DNA v7.

  • MyHeritage Family Tree & DNA v7.2.4 – January 26, 2025
  • MyHeritage Family Tree & DNA v7.2.3 – iOS/iPadOS – January 23, 2025
    • Improved Performance and stability

One2Tree v1.5.4 – January 29, 2025 – Chrome Browser Extension also Edge)

  • Unsure of changes

RootsMagic v10.0.5 – Windows/Mac, January 30, 2025

Together by Family Search v0.9.77 – January 28, 2025

  • Unsure of changes

TreePress – Easy Family Trees & Ancestor Profiles v3.0.6 (WordPress Plugin) – January 28, 2025

WikiTree BEE v32.17.1 – January 28, 2025- Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Edge Browser Extension

  • Wikipedia Improvements

WikiTree Browser Extension Update v1.26 – January 31, 2025 – Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Edge Browser Extension

  • New: Links to New Tabs

WP Genealogy – Your Family History Website – v0.1.8 – WordPress Plugin

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