{"id":4075,"date":"2026-10-08T14:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=4075"},"modified":"2026-10-08T14:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:42:12","slug":"rootsmagic-12-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=4075","title":{"rendered":"RootsMagic 12 is here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RootsMagic 12 is here for Windows and Mac, with what you&#8217;ve asked for: a new Tree view, simpler sources, new charts, and much more. And because October is Family History Month, it&#8217;s on sale through October 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/rootsmagic\/buy?upgrade=true\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#007e6c\">Upgrade for $19.95<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/rootsmagic\/buy\" style=\"color:#007e6c\">New to RootsMagic? $29.95<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sale prices through October 31. RootsMagic is yours to keep, with no subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Quick Tour of RootsMagic 12\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tpW3bMfeDao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A quick tour of RootsMagic 12 (2:47)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See your family in the new Tree view<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Tree view puts one person in the middle, with their ancestors branching out above and their descendants below, just like the trees you explore online. Select anyone to see and edit their details, and use the mini-map to move around a large tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Main-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Main-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Main-900-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Main-900-767x445.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new Tree view, with ancestors above and descendants below. Click to enlarge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=44YZNXn8vvo\">Watch the Tree view video (2:05)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources made simpler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing sources is easier than ever. Eighteen templates based on <em>Evidence Explained<\/em> (4th edition) replace the old list of more than 400, and the templates you&#8217;ve already used keep working. Just type a source type, a full citation, or a web address, and SourceWizard suggests the right template. Not sure which one fits? &#8220;Help me choose&#8221; walks you through it, one question at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_SourceWizard-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_SourceWizard-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_SourceWizard-900-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_SourceWizard-900-767x445.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Type &#8220;family bible,&#8221; and SourceWizard suggests matching templates, a source you&#8217;ve already entered, or a free-form source.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cPtmudAdJ2Q\">Watch the sources video (3:39)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your family, on this day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open RootsMagic and the Home page shows the births, marriages, and deaths in your tree that happened on today&#8217;s date, and how each person is related. It makes every day a little more interesting. The Home page also shows your tree at a glance and picks up right where you left off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Home-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Home-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Home-900-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Home-900-767x445.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On this day: the births, marriages, and deaths in your tree on today&#8217;s date.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI prompts for more of your family history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AI Prompt Builder now makes prompts for families, places, sources, citations, and photos, not just people. Start with one of more than 20 built-in prompts, or write your own. For example, choose the Family Narrative prompt for a couple, and RootsMagic fills it in with their events, children, notes, and sources, along with ground rules for the AI, like not making things up. Copy the prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any AI you like. RootsMagic never sends anything to an AI itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_AIPrompts-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_AIPrompts-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_AIPrompts-900-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_AIPrompts-900-767x445.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The AI Prompt Builder fills in each prompt from your tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lqYm7dyxNUg\">Watch the AI prompts video (2:14)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New charts and new ways to share<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Print a bow-tie chart, with the father&#8217;s ancestors on one side and the mother&#8217;s on the other, or an hourglass fan chart, with ancestors above and descendants below. In addition to PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and SVG, you can now save reports as RTF, HTML, EPUB, or Markdown files, ready for word processors, websites, and e-readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_BowTie-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_BowTie-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_BowTie-900-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_BowTie-900-765x216.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bow-tie chart: the father&#8217;s ancestors on the left, the mother&#8217;s on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_Hourglass-900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_Hourglass-900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_Hourglass-900-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RM12_Chart_Hourglass-900-767x624.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An hourglass fan chart: ancestors above, descendants below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0dC6NODk1rg\">Watch the charts and reports video (2:29)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work your way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose which Life Summary panels you see, and put them in any order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap Alt to show KeyTips, then press a letter to get where you&#8217;re going without the mouse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write notes in the new note editor, with live spell check, superscript, subscript, small caps, and strikethrough.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick from ten color themes, including five new ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pAlisXkxetM\">Watch the Life Summary, KeyTips, and notes video (1:46)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The same on Windows and Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Windows and Mac now have exactly the same features, including every import. RootsMagic 12 imports Family Tree Maker files from version 3 through 2024, along with Legacy Family Tree, PAF, and GEDCOM files, and it works with both Ancestry and FamilySearch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch it in action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve made short videos on everything new, from a quick tour to the Tree view, sources, charts, and AI prompts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLRjO5K_w8yfk\" style=\"color:#007e6c\">Watch all the RootsMagic 12 videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrade today and save<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86d07d81 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#e8f4f1;padding-top:1.5em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1.5em;padding-left:1.5em\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through October 31, Family History Month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Upgrade to RootsMagic 12 for $19.95<\/strong> (regularly $29.95) if you own an earlier version of RootsMagic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New to RootsMagic? Get it for $29.95<\/strong> (regularly $39.95).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/rootsmagic\/buy?upgrade=true\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#007e6c\">Upgrade for $19.95<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/rootsmagic\/buy\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#007e6c\">Buy RootsMagic 12 for $29.95<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RootsMagic is yours to keep, with no subscription, and updates to RootsMagic 12 are free. Want to try it first? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/rootsmagic\/essentials\">RootsMagic Essentials is free<\/a>, with no time limit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See everything else that&#8217;s new on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/rootsmagic\/whats-new\">What&#8217;s New page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Family History Month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RootsMagic 12 is here for Windows and Mac, with what you&#8217;ve asked for: a new Tree view, simpler sources, new charts, and much more. And because October is Family History Month, it&#8217;s on sale through October 31. 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