Compare Ancestral Quest Versions

This chart should help you determine which version of Ancestral Quest is right for you. Ancestral Quest is the full program that makes Family History fun and easy. Ancestral Quest Basics contains the basic, key features needed to record your family history, without all the bells and whistles.

Feature PAF 5 Ancestral Quest Basics Ancestral Quest Price for Download Free Free $34.95 Win $44.95 Mac

< General Features       Add/Edit Individuals Add/Edit Marriage and Relationships Document Same-gender Relationships   Mark Relationships as Confidential   Individuals can be marked as Confidential   Add any event or fact to a record Share Custom Events with other records in the database     Events can be marked as Private   LDS Support (Optional) Create GEDCOM files Import GEDCOM files Place links to scrapbook items in GEDCOM file Place actual scrapbook items in GEDCOM file     Backup Databases Restore Databases Search for Individuals Search for Marriages Advanced filtering (select groups) Select by basic Relationships Select by Other Fields   Select All Related   Research*       TreeTips™ Hinting for FamilySearch*   TreeTips™ Hinting for Find My Past*   TreeTips™ Advanced Searching for MyHeritage*   Direct links to Advanced Searches on Ancestry.com*   Standard searches on FamilySearch* site Newer search abilities on FamilySearch* site     Searches on WorldVitalRecords*   Searches on other Internet sites*     Create your own Internet Searches     Synchronize with FamilySearch Family Tree   PAF Compatibility       Directly open and work with a PAF file Convert a PAF file to an AQ file N/A Convert an AQ file to a PAF file N/A   Most screens are identical or very similar to PAF's screens Most reports are identical or very similar to PAF's reports Can be accessed from PAF's Tools menu N/A Reports and Charts       Include Background Image behind many Charts     Single and Cascading Pedigree Charts Blank Pedigree Charts Fan Charts     Notes and Sources printed with Pedigree Charts     Source Images printed with Charts that show sources     Single and Cascading Family Group Sheets Blank Family Group Sheets Ancestry Charts Siblings on Ancestry Charts     Ancestry Wall Charts Customizable boxes on Ancestry Wall Charts   Descendant Charts Descendant Wall Charts Customizable boxes on Descendant Wall Charts   Dropline Descendant Charts     Timeline Charts     Narrative Descendant Report (Modified Register) Narrative Ancestral Report (Ahnentafel) Siblings on Ahnentafel     Color Coding on Many Charts     Print Tags on Many Charts     Print most Reports to text file     Print Narrative Reports to RTF (MS Word/OpenOffice) files   Print Narrative Reports to WordPerfect files     Unlinked Individual List Duplicate Individuals List Sorted Individual Lists Sorted Marriage Lists Possible Problems Report End of Line Individuals Report Family Reunion Contact Lists   Sorted Place Report   Scrapbook Items List     LDS Individual Ordinance Reports LDS Marriage Sealing Reports Birthday/Anniversary Calendars   Research Log     Line of Descent Chart (Direct line from an ancestor to a descendant)     Individual Summary Chart Scrapbook Pages Report   Custom Reports   List of Sources   List of Citations for a Source   Line of Descent Report (any two people to common ancestor)     Easily print large charts to large paper (with PDF)     Customize sentences for Narrative reports Publish a Compiled Family History     FamilySearch Family Tree Compatibility       Family Tree Share Compatible   Access, Sync and Update Compatible   Multi-Language Compatible   PAF Add-In and Import Compatible N/A Print Compatible   Ordinance Reservation and Request Compatible   Import Ancestral Lines from FamilySearch   Add Ancestors to all linked end-of-line ancestors of selected person     Append to names both the RIN and the FS PID     Match Individuals   Sync Individuals   Advanced Syncing     Link/Sync Families   Link/Sync Groups     Sync Sources - Advanced Conversion     Memories Manager     Auto Update All Ordinances     Read and Add to Discussions     Check for Changes on FamilySearch     Keep local Data in sync with LDS Temple data   Ordinance Card Inventory System     Group Ordinances in Batches   Review Batches Singly   Review Batches all together     Notes and Sources       Add Notes to Individuals Add Notes to Marriages Spell Check Notes     Add Sources to any event Share source citations between multiple events   Attach original source images to sources/citations   Sources designed around Evidence! Categorize Sources   See Citations of a source     Change order of sources for an event     Select from sources of a single type   Multimedia / Scrapbook       Number of photos you can attach to each person No limit One No limit Store Video and Sound Clips for each Person   Store Other Documents for each Person     Store Scrapbook Objects on Internet     Share Scrapbook Items with other records     Enhanced Solution for Broken Scrapbook Links     Internet       Create Web Pages Navigation       Standard 5-Generation Pedigree View Variable 3- to 7-Generation Pedigree view   Family view Name List view Sort Name List view by RIN or Name Sort Name List view by any field     Sort Name List view by any 3 fields     Descendants view     Individual Summary View     Individual Summary Options screen     Timeline View     Back and Forward browser type buttons     Bookmark Individuals     Relationship Search Tools       Add "To Do" Items     Research Manager     Relationship Calculator   Date Calculator   Soundex Calculator   Generate Relationship Notations Color Coding     Assign Tags for Any Purpose     Generate Custom IDs     Convert Names to Mixed Case   Convert Place Names to/from Abbreviations     Add/Remove Country Place Names     Move Scrapbook Items to a different folder     Detailed log of Changes     Merging       Merge Individuals using either Side-by-Side or Over/Under comparison Side-by-side only Auto Merge Individuals Database Compare/Merge     Merge Sources Merge Citations     Merge Repositories     Language       Enter Names, Places, Notes in any language Translate screens and reports into any language     Use translations done by others Collaboration       Make your file available to others     Make changes to other's files     View other's files   Technical Support       Tips & Tricks, FAQs on AQ website N/A AQ Groups forums N/A Help from Incline Support Staff N/A

N/A = Not applicable

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