Ancestral Quest is a genealogy software application for Microsoft Windows developed by Incline Software, LC. It features data entry with sourcing capabilities and scrapbook extensions; a print engine for standard or custom charts and reports; a web page creator; a collaboration engine; and an extension tool for other genealogy databases. Ancestral Quest was the first desktop genealogy software program to be certified to access, update, and synchronize with newer versions of FamilySearch.
Languages
Developed in English, Ancestral Quest allows for translation to other languages using language modules. These user-created files allow Ancestral Quest screens and reports to be translated or customized. A user can create his or her own language module, or leverage the module of someone else. The Danish, French, German, Norwegian, and Spanish language modules are completely translated, and the Chinese, Finnish, and Swedish language modules currently have all basic screens and reports translated.
Features
Creates a family tree, documenting sources and adding scrapbook items
Ancestral Quest 12.1: 2008 - link and sync with new FamilySearch, flash drive support
Ancestral Quest 12.1: 2010 - Build 23 - Switched to FamilyTree API Version 2 for nFS, display age at marriage/death on family view, added ghost lines between children on family view, minor bug fixes
Ancestral Quest 12.1: 2010 - Build 26 - Allows use of external viewer for photos, Improved Check/Repair, Assorted Bug Fixes
Ancestral Quest 14.0: 2012 - Research Timeline, Color Coding, Tags, improvements to fan charts, FamilySearch Family Tree, LDS features
Ancestral Quest 14.0: 2015 - Mac Version available 19 August 2015
Ancestral Quest 15.0: 2016
Ancestral Quest 16.0: 2019
AQ technology in other products
In 1998, AQ was licensed for resale through Individual Software, and has been sold by them under the names of "Family Ties", "Family Trees Quick & Easy", "Heritage Family Tree Deluxe", and "Family Tree Heritage". In 1999, the AQ code was licensed to the LDS Church and became the base of the Windows versions of Personal Ancestral File. Millions of copies of PAF have been distributed. In 2001, the AQ code was licensed to Ancestry.com, and became the base of Ancestry Family Tree. Nearly a million copies of AFT were distributed.
Company history
In 1998, Incline Software merged with The Hope Foundation. In 2001, this merger ended and Incline Software again became the custodian of AQ.
