+ For source citations, it is possible to copy and paste them, similar to the way one can in Family Tree Maker (FTM). It’s also possible to edit citations from this list. + For sources, lists all citations for each source and the events they’re linked to. + Exported GEDCOM file is labelled as version 5.5.1, which is the latest version. + Imported Family Tree Maker’s invalid ALIA tag as an Other Name, which is then exported correctly back to GEDCOM. However, MFT8 does not import a valid ALIA tag correctly it simply imports the pointer (cross-reference), e.g., “I008.” There doesn’t seem to be a proper ALIA field in MFT. + Found no unreadable data entries in my GEDCOM, which is also a good thing since there weren’t any. This is a good thing a genealogy app should always produce a GEDCOM import log listing any data that could not be imported. + Upon importing a GEDCOM, a “GEDCOM Import Warnings” log is produced listing not parseable tags and unreadable data entries. However, see the Cons section for my take on the “Attention: Media file import” section. Importing a GEDCOM file into MFT is straightforward, but MacFamilyTree has an article, “Switch from Family Tree Maker to MacFamilyTree and import your family tree,” on their website. References to the GEDCOM standard are to version 5.5.1. Portions of text in all capital letters that are not acronyms are GEDCOM tags, with the rest of the plain text field name in lowercase. Versions tested: MFT 7.6.2 and MFT 8.0 (thanks to Synium Software for the redeem codes). I don’t feel that I can keep asking Synimum Software for free codes, and even if they provided me one, it seems it would be a waste of my time and effort to review version 10, since they told me in 2016 that version 8 would correct the GEDCOM problems but it did not, and now the problems are even worse in version 10! Read Peter’s comment below for full details.
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