Family Tree Maker

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Family Tree Maker is genealogy software for Windows.
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Family Tree Maker is genealogy software for Windows & Mac. Originally developed by Banner Blue Software, was purchased by Broderbund in 1995. Versions 1-2 were under the Banner Blue title.
  
 
== File format ==
 
== File format ==
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An encrypted SQLite database is used for version ??
 
An encrypted SQLite database is used for version ??
  
.FTW format is based on the [[Microsoft Compound File|"OLE2" document container format]].  
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.FTW format is based on the [[Microsoft Compound File|"OLE2" document container format]]. All FTW files contain a file within the OLE container call "GENERAL.DB". Version of software used to write the file is at byte 4 followed by the following ascii string. "File Format (C) Copyright 1993 Banner Blue Software Inc. - All Rights Reserved"
  
 
===file extension by version===
 
===file extension by version===

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File Format
Name Family Tree Maker
Ontology
Extension(s) .ftm, .ftmb, .ftmm, .ftmd, .ftw, .fbk
Released 1989

Family Tree Maker is genealogy software for Windows & Mac. Originally developed by Banner Blue Software, was purchased by Broderbund in 1995. Versions 1-2 were under the Banner Blue title.

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File format

An encrypted SQLite database is used for version ??

.FTW format is based on the "OLE2" document container format. All FTW files contain a file within the OLE container call "GENERAL.DB". Version of software used to write the file is at byte 4 followed by the following ascii string. "File Format (C) Copyright 1993 Banner Blue Software Inc. - All Rights Reserved"

file extension by version

  • Family Tree Maker versions 1 - 2 for Mac (.*FTMD or *.FTMM)
  • Family Tree Maker versions 1 – 4 (*.FTW, *.FBK) 1989-1996
  • Family Tree Maker versions 5 - 16 (*.FTW or *.FBK) 1998-2006
  • Family Tree Maker 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 for Windows (*.FTM, *.FTMB)
  • Family Tree Maker 3 for Mac (*.FTM, *.FTMB)
  • Family Tree Maker 2010 and 2012 for Mac (*.FTMM, *.FTMD)
  • Classic Family Tree Maker Files (*.ftw)

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