
And another record we broke: more than 100 free updates introduced new features while at the same time resolving known issues, improving the product quality considerably. Launched in October 2007, Version 5 managed to attract a rush of new users, no previous version was downloaded nearly as often. Version 5 was another complete re-write to shed off some legacy limitations, utilize even more of Apple’s core technologies like CoreData and rethink the user interface design, resulting in an overall more flexible, more clearly structured and more powerful application. Starting with version 5, the entire development, distribution, customer support and marketing were done in-house.
It had been developed by Synium since version 3, but distribution and anything else was handled by OnlyMac. Version 5 marked a turning point in the history of MacFamilyTree.
