Immediate display and access to all functions on one screen only

The immediate family and all the multiple functions of the program are accessed on one screen only: creation, research, navigation, printing, data exchange and multimedia functions.You will be immediately at ease: you will know where to access instantly every ancestor, every document, all simply and naturally integrated into the database.

All the various documents which will be essential to your research are at your finger-tips: lists, files, family trees, fully illustrated and instantly modifiable. You can choose the navigation mode: Immediate family, Personal data or Union data or display the Family tree and move around by using the navigation palette: it functions just like a compass and will lead you directed to the person who interests you. All functions are presented using menus and button bars.

All functions are presented using menus and button bars.

Comprehensive data management

No limits to the number of individuals, no limits to data entry, photographs, civil status documents or sound/video recordings.

Any type of event can be considered (already extensive list, with addition of any personalized event possible), and the detail visible at a simple click.

There is an unlimited note/comment panel for each event

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Automatic data entry of names and places already in the file and management of name variants.

Comprehensive handling of place names (linking of variants, replacement).

Simple and complete handling of witnesses to events (their role, plus comments possible for each individual).

Control of the validity of dates and coherence of data on entry. Global controls for the whole genealogy file.

Personalized data entry shortcuts for use in all data fields and notes.

Powerful search tools and database merging

Permanent control for duplicates.

Total multiple search for individuals or couples: each field may be used as a separate search criteria.

With Heredis you can add to a selection, search within a selection, or export a selection, you can mark or edit any selection in the form of a personalized list.

Search for records list: an exclusive for Heredis, this has been developed with the help of genealogy societies.

Flexibility of handling dates and conversion to other date calendars permanently available

Flexibility of handling dates and conversion to other date calendars permanently available.

Integrated mode of visualization of your family in 3D

HEREDIS Mac X has a new, integrated mode of visualization of the family in 3 dimensions.

This complete 3D tree has been designed to help you position yourself at a glance anywhere in your genealogy.

All the different generations, collaterals, unions, complex relationships, are simply and clearly displayed. For the first time ever, you will have before your eyes a family tree showing all the individuals in your genealogy file, all linked by direct descent or by marriage.

Illustrated with portraits of each individual, your genealogy comes to life. You can pivot, zoom and widen the view-point with suitably adapted navigation tools and you will thus be able to understand better all the different family links, however complicated they may be

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Media associated with all types of data

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You may easily and rapidly associate a media with any type of data: the baptismal snap-shot, the golden wedding photo, the village church, the family coat of arms… All types of data may be illustrated (an event, a place, a surname, a union, an individual, a source, a repository).

You will see the photo of the individual or the couple displayed on the screen. HEREDIS Mac X.2 contains a media acquisition square displayed directly on the screen which will quickly and easily help you to associate any pictures, sound or video recordings with your data.

Excellent sourcing capabilities

Detailed source management guarantees accuracy of information. A tab in each event panel makes access even more simple.

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Every event may thus be proven, with the same source attributable to several events, and for each event, one may display a transcription and scanned image of the act or record.

Pages and personal menus ready for integration on your own website

Internet is so important today in our daily lives, and for the genealogists, HEREDIS MAC X integrates your own ready-for-use internet site which will be so easy for sharing your work and family research with others!

With three short clicks, construct a full multimedia site for your genealogy and then let the internauts explore your file in 3D.

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Family trees: truly a revolution!

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System requirements

Mac OS X version 10.1.3 or later
64 MB RAM
27 MB of free disk space