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- Highest-rated genealogy software for the Mac for 16 years!
- Create family tree charts, reports, lists.
- Publish on the web. Carry on your iPod.
- Enter all your information: names, dates, facts, sources, stories.
- Include pictures, movies, and create slideshows.
Reunion is a genealogy software program -- a "family tree program" -- for the Macintosh.
Reunion received the highest rating for genealogy software in MacWorld, MacAddict, and Mac Home Journal magazines.
Reunion helps you to document, store, and display information about your family -- your ancestors, descendants, cousins, etc. It records names, dates, places, facts, plenty of notes, sources of information, pictures, sounds, and videos. It shows family relationships in an elegant, graphic form -- people and families are linked in an easy-to-understand fashion.
Reunion makes it easy to publish your family tree information -- even if you want to share it on the Web or carry it on your iPod. You can automatically create common genealogy reports, charts, and forms, as well as birthday calendars, mailing lists, questionnaires, indexes, and other lists. Reunion even creates slideshows, calculates relationships, ages, life expectancies, and statistics.
Reunion also creates large, graphic tree charts allowing complete on-screen editing of boxes, lines, fonts, and colors. Wall charts for family reunions are one of its specialties. Average Rating of 4.00 out of 22 reviews
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So far, so good - Susan K. Hughes, Nov 01, 2009
I'm just getting started compiling genealogical data from several sources into Reunion and, so far, it seems remarkably intuitive. I haven't yet tried to integrate images, but the advertised capabilities of this software are impressive, and to date the claims have proven true. I have also purchased the Reunion app for my iPhone, though I haven't tried synching them yet.
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reunion software - Elmer Fudd, Oct 22, 2009
I have been using the Reunion software now for about two weeks and find it very user friendly. It is very easy to move around from place to place, make corrections, and go back and make additions to something already worked on. I would highly recommend it to any Mac user.
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Dissapointing!! - Maire Threasa, Oct 17, 2009
Waste of money. Program is so dated, very tedious, confusing, boring and bland. Hard to believe this is a MAC program. Price is way over the top and overall not good value. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.
I bought IFAMILY FOR LEOPARD-that gets a definite WOW from me.
Don't waste your money on Reunion, buy ifamily for leopard.
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Very solid (from an admitted amateur) - Dale E. King, Oct 07, 2009
Caveat: I am relatively new to genealogy and not as well versed in the other software. I also only have a Mac so my software selection was limited.
That being said, I am very pleased with Reunion 9. I have an lot of family data readily available (multiple bound volumes heading down multiple lines) and I have an eventual eye on putting it all into an electronic format so I wanted a very solid and sophisticated program. I also wanted a program that was generally easy to use but not at the expense of functionality.
Reunion is quite easy to use. It comes with a manual (electronic) and tutorial that helps you get started. Some of the options seem a bit odd at first but after some practice and more experience, it becomes clear how they fit in. It is clear that the writers of this system are versed in complicated family trees. I did get prompt and helpful customer service when I had questions about the best way to integrate 2 large already-completed family trees. I am impressed with the lovely reports and they way it quickly sorts through loads of data to make it understandable.
Other amateurs should note that the program (and, indeed, probably no program) will be able to substitute for careful attention to detail. I was hoping that whatever software I bought would be able to somehow magically know if a "John Smith" was the same John Smith in another branch of the tree. This is practically impossible barring some gift like birthdates that happen to match in both. Reunion can easily merge records (if, indeed, the two Johns end up being the same), so it makes fixing those issues painless. It can also do a lot to flag potential duplicates. You, however, need to make sure it's all accurate.
Overall, I'm pleased.
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Disappointing - Dukeofalba, Sep 15, 2009
Since I didn't have the time to test all the Mac genealogy applications available, I went for the most expensive one thinking that it would also be the best one. Well, Reunion 9 might be the best application for Mac, but when I saw Family Tree Builder for PC (which is free), I regret not having a PC.
Reunion 9 has a nice interface and it is easy to navigate, but it still needs some polishing (after 9 versions!). Clicking on a table does not let you edit it, (source) lists are sometimes missing scroll bars, drag and drop is very limited and clumsy, chart editing is rather primitive, and adding information about a marriage is simple ... if you know you have to click on a hidden button.
Reunion 9 would be a very nice application if it was free, but for $99 I feel disappointed.
Add to this all the missing features available in Family Tree Builder (multiple languages, maps, and above all, automatic search of relatives) and you get the picture.
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