Personal Ancestral File (PAF) was a genealogy management software product formerly provided free of charge by FamilySearch. Like other genealogy management software, PAF allowed users to enter names, dates, places, source citations and other information into a database, and to print family group records, pedigree charts, descendancy charts, and other reports. PAF also allowed users to share their genealogical files with other researchers using GEDCOM formatted files and to link image and media files to individual records in their database.
On July 15, 2013, PAF was retired and is no longer available for download or support. Current PAF users may continue to use the software on their personal computers or they may prefer to switch to another product.
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Its a Green Green World Pafmac is a consortium of Planters, Herbal product processers and Marketers. Company was established in the year 2002. The research and perspiration of more than a decade had made the company prominent in the segment. This free Mac app is an intellectual property of Lorin Lund. The program belongs to Education Tools. The size of the latest downloadable setup file is 37.7 MB. The most popular version of PAF on Mac is 2.0. The most frequent installer filename for the application is: pafonmac.zip. PAF on Mac was developed to work on Mac OS X 10.5 or later. Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android Rate this page 4 / 5 based on 49 user ratings.
There are dozens of other commercial genealogical software programs available for purchase. Each of these products provide their own unique approach to gathering, storing and using your data and image files to list sources, share data with others, and create various forms and reports.
- To learn more about other genealogy software, visit Cyndi's List / Software and Computers section, browse the categories, and visit the different sites.
- Many of these products are compatible with FamilySearch.
- FamilySearch maintains a list of FamilySearch-affiliated products.
Personal Ancestral File, aka PAF, was a very popular genealogy application for many years, whose development dates back to the 1980s, and for some genealogists, it was the only program they would use. I still get questions about it here in 2015. There hasn't been a new official version available for the Mac (Macintosh) platform for over 20 years, and the last version for Mac only runs under the 'Classic' Mac environment (up through OS 9).
PAF 2.3 for Mac was also known as MacPAR and Family Records.
Newer versions of PAF for DOS can be run under OS X using DOSBox, and Windows versions can be run under OS using CrossOver or Wine. If you have a copy of Windows, you can also install a virtualization program like Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac, VMWare Fusion, or VirtualBox.
On July 15, 2013, PAF was retired and is no longer available for download or support. Current PAF users may continue to use the software on their personal computers or they may prefer to switch to another product.
Paf For Mac
Other Genealogy Software[edit | edit source]
Its a Green Green World Pafmac is a consortium of Planters, Herbal product processers and Marketers. Company was established in the year 2002. The research and perspiration of more than a decade had made the company prominent in the segment. This free Mac app is an intellectual property of Lorin Lund. The program belongs to Education Tools. The size of the latest downloadable setup file is 37.7 MB. The most popular version of PAF on Mac is 2.0. The most frequent installer filename for the application is: pafonmac.zip. PAF on Mac was developed to work on Mac OS X 10.5 or later. Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android Rate this page 4 / 5 based on 49 user ratings.
There are dozens of other commercial genealogical software programs available for purchase. Each of these products provide their own unique approach to gathering, storing and using your data and image files to list sources, share data with others, and create various forms and reports.
- To learn more about other genealogy software, visit Cyndi's List / Software and Computers section, browse the categories, and visit the different sites.
- Many of these products are compatible with FamilySearch.
- FamilySearch maintains a list of FamilySearch-affiliated products.
Personal Ancestral File, aka PAF, was a very popular genealogy application for many years, whose development dates back to the 1980s, and for some genealogists, it was the only program they would use. I still get questions about it here in 2015. There hasn't been a new official version available for the Mac (Macintosh) platform for over 20 years, and the last version for Mac only runs under the 'Classic' Mac environment (up through OS 9).
PAF 2.3 for Mac was also known as MacPAR and Family Records.
Newer versions of PAF for DOS can be run under OS X using DOSBox, and Windows versions can be run under OS using CrossOver or Wine. If you have a copy of Windows, you can also install a virtualization program like Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac, VMWare Fusion, or VirtualBox.
If you are looking for a modern successor that runs under Mac OS X, consider PAW2U. If you are doing LDS Temple Work, or are interested in doing it, please check our TempleReady/LDS Temple Work page to view applications that support this kind of genealogy work. There was an attempt ('MacPAF') several years ago at making an app for those still using the original PAF/Family Records for Mac. however it was discontinued.
[wpfmb type='error' theme=2]FamilySearch discontinued support and downloads for PAF in 2013.[/wpfmb]
[wpfmb type='success' theme=2]Please read theFAQ – Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
If you are looking for Family Search-compatible products, please see familysearch.org/products/[/wpfmb]
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| Developer/Publisher: | FamilySearch |
| Current Version: | Version 2.3.1 |
| Last Updated: | 1994 (Macintosh) |
| Originally Released: | PAF 2.1, released in 1987. |
| Price/Upgrade: | $0 |
| Platforms: | Macintosh, DOS, Windows |
| Requirements: | Classic OS 8.5 through OS 9.2.2 |
| Support Languages: | Varied |
| GEDCOM Support: | GEDCOM 4.0 (version 2.3.1) - Later versions for DOS/Windows support GEDCOM 5.5. |
| Unicode GEDCOM (Explanation): | No Unicode support in any Apple II or Mac version. PAF 5.0 (Windows) supports Unicode. |
| LDS Ordinance Support: | Yes |
| Useful Links: | Official Website: familysearch.org/PAF/ PAF Forums at genealogy.com |
| Series History: | PAF 1.0 - 1984, DOS, No GEDCOM Support PAF 2.0 - 1986, Apple II, DOS, CP/M , GEDCOM 2.0 PAF 2.1 - 1987, First Macintosh release, Apple PRO-DOS, DOS GEDCOM 4.0 Support Added in PAF 2.1 PAF 2.2 - 1989, Macintosh, Apple PRO-DOS, DOS PAF 2.3 - 1994, Macintosh, DOS PAF 2.3.1 - 1994, Last version supporting Macintosh, DOS PAF 3.0 - 1997, DOS GEDCOM 5.5 Support added in PAF 3.0 PAF 4.0 - 1999 - Windows PAF 5.0 - 2000 - Windows PAF 5.1 - 2001 - Windows PAF 5.2 - 2002 - Windows |
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This page last updated: 19 February 2015
