What beta means

What to expect

• Things will change. Screens, features and wording may change from one version to the next. A feature that exists today may be reworked or removed.
• There will be bugs. Some things will not work as intended. Keep your own copies of anything you cannot afford to lose: your original files, and a backup made in the application (Settings, Backups, Backup now), stored somewhere separate from your workspace. If you copy a workspace folder by hand instead, close the application first.
• No promised dates. There is no fixed schedule for new versions, or for when beta ends.
• This website is unfinished too. Pages may be incomplete, and may move.
• The licence terms may change. Downloads are free. The terms the application is offered under are not final and may change before beta ends.

What is not there

• The application does not encrypt your workspace. A workspace is an ordinary folder on your disk, and it is only as protected as your computer is. If your research is sensitive, turn on your operating system’s disk encryption (for example FileVault on macOS or BitLocker on Windows) and protect your user account with a password.
• FamilySearch and Geni connections are not generally available. They depend on approval from those services and may not be available to you. The application only reads from them and compares; it does not change anything on those services. Using a connection sends some details from your research, such as a person’s name, to that service.
• No sync, no sharing, no mobile app. The application is for one person on one computer. There is no cloud sync, no working together with other researchers, and no phone or tablet version.

Report a problem or give feedback

Found a bug, or something confusing in the application or on this website? Please report it on the project’s GitHub Issues page. You need a free GitHub account to post there. Reports are public, so please leave out private details about living people.