Personal Ancestral File is a genealogy program for Windows developed to help you collect, store and organize family history information. It is a convenient utility that allows you to build a detailed family tree.

Intuitive GUI

One of the most important advantages of utilizing this software solution is its ease of use. It comes with a simple yet well-organized graphical interface. What is more, it has been translated to several languages, namely English, German, Swedish, Chinese and Korean.

Functionality

The program arranges your data in different reports, such as pedigree and descendant charts, family group records, individual summaries, calendar and more. It also enables you to create and store an ancestral database.

Moreover, you have the option to personalize data entering for each ancestor with demographic information, notes, references and photos. All you need to do is type each person’s info and then link individuals or families. Once the connections are made, you are able to display the relationships.

Additional configuration

It is necessary to mention that you can set various preferences, such as fonts, colors and format. It is also possible to add multimedia resources as digitized and scanned photographs, videos and audio files to individual records.

Additionally, you have the ability to create templates to customize data entry, print reports and track research sources. Alternatively, you may use the in-built capabilities of another tool called Scrapbook Factory Deluxe.

Features

free to download and use;
compatible with modern Windows versions;
gives you the ability to manage family history records;
it is possible to create templates to customize data entry;
you can add various multimedia resources.