HomeARC

The HomeARC ("ARC" was presumably abbreviated from "archive") was a software package which contained the vast majority of publications by The Family International. Its first release came sometime between 1995 and 1996, and for a number of years updated versions were released annually.

The software package was comprised of three CDs—one for installation purposes, one for text, and a third for scanned images of illustrated and graphics-intensive publications. The program also served a number of other purposes including stripping Rich Text Format files of originator-identifying properties and assisting with PGP encryption tasks. However, the HomeARC did not work with any operating system newer than Microsoft Windows 98, and was never updated to do so as by the time later versions of Windows were released most of the underlying code was more than a decade old and would have required almost a ground-up rewrite. As a result, HomeARC publication updates were eventually discontinued.

The Family later distributed a more up to date but less comprehensive collection of publications with newer software called InfoStore, which was programmed by a member in Russia.

Both InfoStore and the HomeARC were never released in a non-sanitized form. All publications in them had undergone the various "purges".

In 2005, the Family made the archive of the HomeARC's content available on their "Members Only" website at www.familymembers.com. The website is password protected and employs significant security measures to protect its contents from outsiders.