RootsMagic Essentials was updated with the version 5 release.version sold by RootsMagic, Inc cost $39.95 for new users and $29.95 for registered users of previous versions. In 2022 there were three versions of RootsMagic V8 sold in the UK - Basic (£29.95), Standard (£39.95) and Platinum (£49.95) while the U.S.It has a function to create user website files, and maintains its own free website () for customers to publish their own genealogies.'Drag and Drop' feature to allow copying individuals, families, and entire extended families from one database to another.Couple list view (display a list of couples in database).People list view (display a customizable set of facts for the people in database).Descendants view (two to seven generations).Family view (allows to look at the family unit, and navigate back and forth between generations.Standard pedigree view, with five or six generations visible.It allows backup to a hard drive, flash drive, or DropBox.It is set up to import or export data from or to the website.It is designed as a single-file database.

The software was originally developed as Windows-only, but is now available in Mac OS X.

RootsMagic is a genealogy program that assists family historians in tracking, organizing, printing, and sharing family history.

Bruce originally wrote the program Family Origins. RootsMagic is a genealogy software program designed and written by RootsMagic, Inc, a United States software design and development company founded by Bruce Buzbee in 1987.

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