Updates to RootsMagic 12

 Version 12.1.0 to RootsMagic 12 was released with a list of changes noted on the Facebook User Group and the Update History page.

The changes listed include:

12.1.0 - 15 Oct 2026

• New/Fixed: Citation Editing / Adding - Removed tabbed pages from citation edit panel. Pages are now collapsible sections in the edit panel
• New: Citation editor - free-form and notes drop down in place to edit instead of sliding
• Fixed: Adding new children, etc. could randomly crash
• Fixed: Hover bubbles over notes, links, etc. in the edit panel are back
• Fixed: Info box icons were not opening to correct view
• New: Family View adds “move to primary position” to right menu
• Fixed: Citation name is no longer required
• Fixed: Blurry text on some Macs
• Fixed: Overly pixelated thumbnails on some systems (use Build Thumbnails on main Media page to fix existing ones all at once)
• Fixed: Relationship calculator not showing relationships
• Fixed: Set Relationships working
• Fixed: Home page, On This Day showed incorrect relationship
• Fixed: DNA Matches Tree Relationship not showing
• Fixed: Report titles with a person name with double surname or suffix put nickname in wrong place
• Fixed: Ancestry Record sources were showing formatting code (like <[Footnote]>)
• Fixed: Down arrow in note editor was jumping to wrong place at paragraph breaks
• Fixed: Source templates could randomly show a URL field as a date field
• Fixed: Property editor loses focus when Alt+Tab switches between windows
• Fixed: There were two search boxes on “Find a citation” screen
• Fixed: Numerous minor issues
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues

There are a number of YouTube videos about RootsMagic 12 including A Quick Tour of RootsMagic 12.  

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Disclosure:  I have been a RootsMagic user and paying customer since about 2008 and have downloaded and am using RootsMagic 12.  

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