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[edit] The 3 Best Liked and Top Rated Programs
If you are an average genealogist who wants a good program, you might want to try these first. They offer the best tradeoff of features versus ease of use. They all get excellent ratings from reviewers. They include RootsMagic and Family Tree Legends for Windows users, and Reunion for Mac users.
Family Tree Legends
by Pearl Street Software (Cliff Shaw & Chris Cooper)
A very capable and easy-to-use program with very nice looking forms. It is tightly integrated with the online GenCircles genealogy program.
http://www.familytreelegends.com
Family Tree Legends
- US publishing by Individual Software
Same software sold through a publishing agreement for U.S. distribution. http://www.individualsoftware.com/new/consumer/details/fl5_details.htm
Family Tree Legends
- UK publishing by Focus Multimedia Ltd.
Same software sold through a publishing agreement for U.K. distribution. http://www.focusmm.co.uk/shop/Family-Tree-Legends-Starter-Edition-pr-453.html
= Family Tree Legends 5.0 Review =
by Kimberly Powell
Reviewed May 1, 2006. Given 4 stars out of 5. http://genealogy.about.com/od/software_reviews/gr/legends.htm
Family Tree Legends 5.0 Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Aug 21, 2005. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/08/family_tree_leg.html
Reunion
by Leister Productions, Inc. (Frank Leister) Reunion is one of the easiest-to-use programs with superb charting capabilities and many features. Only available for the Macintosh. http://www.leisterpro.com/
= Reunion Review =
by Larry Naukam Reviewed on Jan 1, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4400
RootsMagic
by RootsMagic, Inc. (Bruce Buzbee) A program from the developer of the very popular and well-liked Family Origins. This program is even better. Complete and easy to use with extensive reports. http://www.rootsmagic.com/
RootsMagic 3 Review
by Kimberly Powell Reviewed on Apr 3, 2006. Given 4.5 stars out of 5. http://genealogy.about.com/od/software_reviews/gr/rootsmagic3.htm
[edit] The 5 Most Popular Genealogy Programs
These programs are good programs that are deserving of your consideration. Because of their popularity they have large support groups and you should be able to find other people in your area using them. Family Tree Maker is the top seller in retail stores. PAF is available as a free download from the LDS Church. Legacy has a free and a deluxe edition. Brother's Keeper and GenoPro are very popular shareware programs.
Brother's Keeper
by John Steed The most respected and successful shareware genealogical program. Has been around a long time and has many dedicated users. Both Windows and DOS versions available. http://www.bkwin.org/
Brother's Keeper Norwegian Homepage
by Otto Jorgensen A Norwegian site representing Brother's Keeper. With information, tips and hints. The site is Norwegian but many pages are also in English. http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/bk/indexe.htm
Family Tree Maker
by the Generations Network, Inc. A quality product available on more store shelves than any other program. Produces a wide variety of reports and charts. Every version of this program has been getting better, and it now has most of the features you would expect in a top program. http://www.familytreemaker.com/
Genealogy.com
The parent site of Family Tree Maker is an online magazine, with news, how-to guides, classified, and online databases available. http://www.genealogy.com/
Family Tree Maker 2006 Review
by Kimberly Powell Reviewed on Apr 16, 2006. Given 4 stars out of 5. http://genealogy.about.com/od/software_reviews/gr/2006_ftm.htm
Family Tree Maker 2005 Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Aug 29, 2004. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2004/08/family_tree_mak_2.html
GenoPro
by Daniel Morin The only program that displays genograms. Many unique features including the ability to write macros in VBScript and JavaScript to perform complex computations and transformations on your family tree. It used to be freeware but is now shareware. Has had millions of downloads from shareware sites. http://www.genopro.com/
Legacy
by Millennia Corp (Dave Berdan and Ken McGinnis) A comprehensive Windows shareware program with many features, nicely described on their web site. It has a standard version that is free, and is one of the best free genealogy programs available. http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
Legacy Comparisons =
Legacy compares itself with PAF, Family Tree Maker, and Family Origins http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/compare.asp
Legacy Family Tree 6.0 Deluxe Review
by Kimberly Powell Reviewed on Apr 10, 2006. Given 4.5 stars out of 5. http://genealogy.about.com/od/software_reviews/gr/legacy.htm
Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PAF is a very popular genealogy program that has been available for many years. It has been updated and has many fine features. PAF is now free. It is also available for the Macintosh http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/
Online Distribution Centre
Download PAF (and other family history stuff) for free from here. To get to the PAF download, click on "Software Downloads - Free" in the "Family History" section of the page. http://www.ldscatalog.com/
PAF Tutorial
A comprehensive online PAF tutorial, complete with Demos. http://paftutorial.byu.edu/
Personal Ancestral File Lessons
An excellent set of online lessons on how to use Paf. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/lessons/paf5.html
Personal Ancestral File Version 5.1 Review
by Barbara Renick Reviewed on July 1, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=5643
Personal Ancestral File Companion
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints A utility program for Personal Ancestral File. It is designed to print a variety of high-quality genealogy charts and reports from Personal Ancestral File files. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Home/FAQ/frameset_faq.asp?FAQ=faq_paf_comp.asp
Personal Ancestral File Companion Details
PAF Companion is actually the version of Charting Companion by Progeny Software that is packaged for the Church of the LDS. This page gives more details. http://www.progenygenealogy.com/paf-companion-details.html
= Personal Ancestral File Companion Version 5.1 Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Nov 3, 2002. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0244.htm#PAFCompanion
PAF Insight for Windows
by Ohana Software LLC Provides database synchronization, advanced merge, and multiple pedigree view and cleanup functions for PAF datasets. http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?sec=learnmore/pafinsight
= PAF Insight for Windows Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Apr 7, 2003. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0314.htm#PAFInsight
PAF Pal
by Pal Software (Steve Cannon) Adds additional features that are not available in the PAF software. http://www.cannonfam.org/pafpal/
PAFWiz
by Incline Software Reporting, Web Generation and other Utilities to enhance PAF 5. Incline Software are the developers of Ancestral Quest. http://www.pafwiz.com/
The Silicon Valley PAF Users Group Home Page
One of the largest PAF Users groups, with a lot of resource material for the PAF User, including "PAF Documentation Guidelines" - an essential document that is even useful for non-PAF users. http://www.svpafug.org/
Utah Valley PAF Users Group - Home Page
The PAF User group with direct access to the facilities of the LDS in Salt Lake City. http://www.uvpafug.org/
List of PAF User Groups worldwide
A listing of the PAF user groups, collected by the Family History Department of the LDS. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Home/FAQ/PAFUG.htm
[edit] The 4 Most Comprehensive Genealogy Programs
If you need a program with advanced capabilities and the ability to understand the meaning of every possible type of data, then you'll want to try these. Because of their many features, they take a while to learn to use. They include the Master Genealogist and Genbox for Windows, GEDitCOM for the Mac and the free and open-source Lifelines program for Unix.
GEDitCOM
by John Nairn A customizable genealogy application for the Macintosh for editing and viewing GEDCOM files. http://www.geditcom.com/
GEDitCOM Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Nov 17, 2003. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0346.htm#GEDitCOMforMacintosh
Genbox Family History
by Thoughtful Creations (William Flight) A complete genealogy software package. It will help you organize your research, store your data, enter proper source citations, and produce professional-quality charts and reports that you can preview and modify, then print or publish on the web. http://www.genbox.com/
= Genbox Compared to Other Genealogy Products =
This is a feature matrix comparing Genbox to TMG, Legacy, PAF, RootsMagic and Family Tree Maker. http://www.genbox.com/comparison.htm
= Genbox FAQ =
by Michel Vuijlsteke A collection of Frequently Asked Questions about Genbox put together by a Genbox user. http://genbox.zog.org/
= Genbox Family History 3.6 Review =
by Kimberly Powell Reviewed prior to April 2006. Given 4 stars out of 5. http://genealogy.about.com/od/software_reviews/gr/genbox.htm
= Genbox Family History 3.0 Review =
by Gordon Gray Reviewed on April 1, 2004. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9277
= Genbox Family History 3.0 Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Feb 17, 2003. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0307.htm#Genbox
Lifelines
by Marc Nozell Made for the Unix environment, this may be the most powerful program available, with a programming language that allows custom reports and complete extendibility. It is free, and has become Open Source - meaning that programmers all over the world are working together to enhance it. The original author was Tom Wetmore. http://lifelines.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - Lifelines =
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of Lifelines. It is written in the language C. http://sourceforge.net/projects/lifelines/
= Cutting edge Windows Console versions of LifeLines =
This is a Windows 32-bit version of LifeLines this runs in a commandline shell, like a DOS program. http://lifelines.sourceforge.net/Ethel/
jLifelines
by Chris Eagle This project was created as a translation of LifeLines from C to Java. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://jlifelines.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - jLifelines =
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of jLifelines. http://sourceforge.net/projects/jlifelines/
= Other Ports of Lifelines =
by Dan Hirschberg Ports for various Unix systems, and the original 16-bit DOS port. http://www1.ics.uci.edu/~dan/genealogy/lines/lines.html
The Master Genealogist
by Wholly Genes, Inc. (Bob Velke) A comprehensive program with many features that include a powerful report writer and excellent source referencing. http://www.whollygenes.com/
= TMG United Kingdom User's Group Web Site =
by Paul Featherstone Designed to support users and potential users of TMG. Lots of info here about The Master Genealogist. http://www.featherstone-society.com/tmg/
= The Master Genealogist 6.0 Review =
by Kimberly Powell Reviewed on Apr 24, 2006. Given 4.5 stars out of 5. http://genealogy.about.com/cs/softwarereviews/gr/tmg.htm
= TMG Companion Programs =
by John Cardinal Lists several supplementary programs available for TMG users. http://www.johncardinal.com/tmg/
= TMG Utility Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on May 9, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=3862
= Second Site for TMG =
by John Cardinal Creates web pages directly from your TMG database. http://www.johncardinal.com/ss/
= Second Site for TMG Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Sept 11, 2002. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6319
PathWiz
by Bryan Wetton A presentation tool which allows you to access and organize the paths stored in your TMG database to and from information attached to exhibits stored anywhere on your PC. http://www.sceya.com.au/pathwiz/
= PathWiz 5.0 Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Aug 17, 2005. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/08/pathwiz_version.html
[edit] Other Full Featured Genealogy Programs (English Websites
) There about a hundred full-fledged programs written for the Computer Genealogist. Many of them are shareware and can be tried, and every one of them has their own unique style and set of extra features. Try them! You may find the one that best meets your likes and needs.
Adam the Ancestry Manager
by Roland Kloepfer A German shareware program with an interface to Microsoft Office and direct scanning tools. http://www.use-adam.com/adam.html
Agelong Tree
by Genery Software Inc An easy-to-use yet powerful computer program for building family trees, storing and displaying information about people and key events in their lives. http://www.genery.com/
Ages
by Jom Daub The "comfortable" genealogy program, with a nice tree-drawing capability. Multi-lingual in 11 languages. From Germany. http://www.daubnet.com/english/ages.html
Ancestors and Descendants
by Adventures in Ancestry, Inc. (Daniel and Karen Hancock) No longer for sale, but the complete website describing the program is still up. A full featured DOS program designed by genealogists for genealogists with over 100 standard reports. http://www.hancockonline.net/AnD/
Ancestral Quest
by Incline Software A Windows program designed specifically for PAF users who wanted a much easier-to-use Windows interface for their PAF developed-data. http://www.ancquest.com
= Ancestral Quest 11 Review =
by Elissa Powell Reviewed on Oct 1, 2004. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9304
Ancestry Family Tree
by Ancestry.com A free genealogy program that in addition to editing your genealogy data, will searche Ancestry World Tree for people and records to add to your family tree, and publish your family tree online to share publicly or privately. http://landing.ancestry.com/family_trees/family_tree_maker_free.aspx
BirthWrite
by Richard McDonald A shareware genealogy program for Windows that includes website publishing. http://www.birthwrite.com/
Ilanot
by Beth Hatefutsoth A modified and renamed version of BirthWrite with some features for Jewish Genealogists. This program is no longer being sold. http://www.bh.org.il/Shop/ilanot.aspx
Cognatio
by Christoffer Owe A modern application for genealogical research and presentation. It is based on an advanced data model. This is replacing the Norwegian freeware program: Slekten. http://cosoft.org/cognatio/
Cumberland Family Tree for Windows
by Cumberland Family Software (Ira Lund) A Windows shareware program centered around creating your very own family book, with an emphasis on event-based genealogy. http://www.cf-software.com/
Deudos
by Deudos.com (Jose Samba) A well designed and popular program from Spain, high Gedcom compatibility and support of multiple languages. Easy to use. Very nice looking screens that are pleasant to work with. Has many advanced features not seen in other programs. http://www.deudos.com/
DoroTree
by DoroTree Technologies Ltd A Jewish Genealogy Software program with capabilities for English and Hebrew data entry, and other features useful for Jewish Genealogy. http://www.dorotree.com/
= DoroTree Review =
by Gary Mokotoff Reviewed on Oct 1, 2000. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4373
Ezitree
by Rex Toomey An event-based Family History program from Australia. http://www.ezitree.com.au/
Family
by Saltatory Software (Evan Schoenberg and Chris Forsythe) A very nice looking and intuitive program for the Mac OS X. It allows you to map out your family visually, associating images and files with each person and telling each person's story. http://saltatory.com/familyabout.html
Family Base
by Mike Parsons An inexpensive shareware program from the UK with excellent GEDCOM capability. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mikeparsons/fambase.htm
Family Historian
by Calico Pie (Simon Orde) A new kind of family tree program with a design with strengths in its user interface, use of GEDCOM, graphics and picture handling. http://www.family-historian.co.uk/
= Family Historian Comparisons =
Family Historian compares itself with Roots Magic and Family Tree Maker http://www.family-historian.co.uk/compare/
= Family Historian User Group =
This site is run by users of Family Historian. http://www.fhug.org.uk
= Family Historian 2.2 Review =
by Paul Milner Reviewed on July 1, 2004. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9293
= Family Historian 2.2 Review =
by Mark Lang Reviewed on Jan 19, 2004. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0403.htm#FamilyHistorian
Jane's GEDCOM Utilities
by Jane Taubman Three free programs designed to help people converting from Family Tree Maker, Legacy and Generations to Family Historian. http://www.taubman.org.uk/gedcom/
= RJT Family Historian Converter =
by Jane Taubman Works in conjunction with IrfanView to convert both images and a Family Historian GEDCOM file to a format suitable for use with a variety of other Family History programs including PhpGedView, RootsMagic and Heredis. http://www.taubman.org.uk/fhc/
Family Matters
by MatterWare (Ray Nicklas) A very easy and intuitive Windows shareware program that includes Website generation. It is a multi-user Microsoft Access application. Microsoft Access programmers would be able to add their own extensions to it. http://www.matterware.com/
Family Origins
by Genealogy.com / FormalSoft Inc. An excellent and very popular program available for 12 years. But as of June 30, 2003 it will no longer being supported by Genealogy.com. FormalSoft Inc has become RootsMagic Inc and produces RootsMagic. http://www.familyorigins.com/
= FormalSoft's Viewpoint =
by FormalSoft Inc. Formalsoft was the original creator of Family Origins. They describe the history of the program, and their decision to write a new program, RootsMagic. http://www.formalsoft.com/newsltr.htm
= Family Origins FormalSoft Pages =
These pages are still available at FormalSoft about the program. http://www.formalsoft.com/
= Family Origins Version 10.0 Review =
by Dick Eastman / Pam Clark Reviewed on Sept 12, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4550
Family Tree Builder
by MyHeritage Ltd. (Gilad Japhet) Free software with a heavy emphasis on visual data such as photos and documents. Includes face recognition software and multi language capability. The program is free to help promote their myheritage.com genealogy hosting site. http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/family-tree-builder.php
FAMware
by FAMware A Windows program designed for ease and simplicity of use. Originally called Family Reunion, it was first released in 1982 and was the first genealogy program produced for the IBM PC. http://www.famware.com/
Family Tree Detective
by genealogy.com A commercially-sold program designed to allow easy access and interface to the www.genealogy.com and www.genealogylibrary.com online resources. http://www.familytreedetective.com/saleinfo.html
Family Tree For Dummies
by Anuman Interactive If you like the For Dummies books, you'll like their For Dummies software. It is, like their books, quite well designed. http://213.186.38.87/~dummiesu/Family_tree.htm
The Familytree of Family
by Dmitry Konjuhov A family tree program with a nice interface that includes biographies and photo and video materials. http://www.familytree.ru/en/index.htm
Family Tree Publisher
by Advanced Digitek Inc. Commercial software. Called "The way to organize and record your family history". http://www.adigitek.com/Family%20Tree%20Publisher/
Family Trees Quick and Easy
by Individual Software A simple inexpensive commercial family tree program widely distributed for the mass market. http://www.individualsoftware.com/new/consumer/details/qe_tr6_details.htm
= Family Trees Quick and Easy 5.0 Review =
by Barbara Schenck Reviewed on Oct 1, 2002. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=7925
Famtree
by Phil Sapiro Easy to use family tree software for Windows. http://www.famtreesoftware.com/
Ftree
by Clive Stubbings A free X-windows program to store and display family tree genealogy information designed to run under Linux. http://www.vjet.demon.co.uk/ftree/
Fzip Family Tree
by Andrew Croft A highly featured, fast and easy to use genealogy package. The software allows a person to view, search, maintain genealogy details and report on family trees. (Was formerly called Genea) http://www.fzipft.com/
GenDesigner 3.0
by PolishExpress, Inc. An easy-to-use multi-language program with full Unicode capability an a chart-based interface. Available currently in Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. http://www.gendesigner.com/
= GenDesigner 3.0 Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on August 7, 2002. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6167
Gene Macintosh Genealogy Software
by Diana and David Eppstein A shareware program for the Macintosh noteworthy for its clean user interface. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/gene/
Genealogia
The first Italian program for genealogical and historical studies. Has a tree structured database. Works directly with GEDCOM and handles pictures. The program has a choice of either an English or an Italian interface, but the documentation is only in Italian. http://www.genealogica.it/genealen.htm
Genealogical Information Manager (GIM)
by D. Blaine Wasden and Brian C. Madsen A DOS shareware program that organizes your family data like a traditional database. http://www.gimsoft.com/
Genealogy for Windows
by Deltadrive Limited A special purpose software database program for researching family history, recording your ancestors and creating your family tree. http://www.deltadrive.co.uk/
Genealogy My Family Tree
by Think All An easy to use program that can incorporate data from free online genealogy websites and will let you share your data with others. https://www.thinkall.com/product_tree_over.php
Genealogy Pro for MacOS/X
by Genealogy Pro Software Services A low cost MacOS/X program with an easy to use graphical interface, family tree charting functions and web publishing. http://www.genealogypro.net/MacOSX/
GenealogyJ (in short GenJ)
by Nils Meier A full-featured standalone Java application that can handle all of your genealogic information (GEDCOM compliant). It provides different graphical components for working on your Family Tree. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://genj.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - GenealogyJ =
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of GenealogyJ. It is written in the language Java. http://sourceforge.net/projects/genj/
= GenealogyJ Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on May 15, 2005. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/05/genealogyj.html
GeneaPro
by Ed Ridpath and Nick Charsley A multi-user, cross-platform Genealogy database program based on the GenTech Genealogical Data Model. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://geneapro.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - GeneaPro =
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of GeneaPro. It is written in the language Java. http://sourceforge.net/projects/geneapro/
Generation X
by Glass Onion Software (Chris Hagedorn) A genealogy tool developed in Cocoa for Mac OS X. Has been bundled with publications by Family History Monthly Magazine. http://www.thenowhereman.com/hacks/products.html
Generations (Mike Hobart's Generations Tips Series)
by Mike Hobart Generations was a popular program that Sierra stopped marketing. Sierra no longer has anything on its website about it, but Mike Hobart was actively involved from its beginning and still maintains info about it. http://users.sisna.com/mhobart/Generations/Generations%20Tips.html
= Generations Deluxe DVD Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on May 2, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=3823
Genes
by Sean Lambo A personal genealogy application for use on (primarily) Linux systems. Data is read from a GEDCOM file and shown in a GUI. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://genes.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - Genes =
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of Genes. It is written in the language C++. http://sourceforge.net/projects/genes/
Genesis
by Paul de Valmency A genealogy program using the Microsoft Access database engine for its database. If you have a copy of ACCESS you can load Genesis databases and create your own reports or analysis if desired. http://www.logicshopltd.co.uk/genesis/
Genius Family Tree
by Genius Solutions (Peter Resch) An easy to use Windows program with a graphic visual display and simplicity of operation. http://www.gensol.com.au/
GENP
by GENP (Peter Evans) A Windows program featuring multiple databases each with their own theme combined with extensive sourcing of data. Language support is externalised. http://www.genp.com.au/
= GENP Society =
A multiuser version of GENP with features of use to a society, law enforcement agency, professional researcher and school. http://www.genp.com.au/genpsociety.htm
GenTree
by Arnaud Aurejac A program for Windows from France - available in French or English with an easy to use graphical interface. It features an events journal and a document library. http://arnaud.aurejac.free.fr/ukgentree.htm GHOSTS (Genealogy Helper Open Source Tracking Software) Open-source software designed for Linux with full GEDCOM support for data browsing and editing and a clear presentation of genealogy data. http://www.nongnu.org/ghosts/ GR
AMPS (Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System)
by Don Allingham A GNOME genealogy program for Linux and FreeBSD and Mac OS X that allows you to easily build and keep track of your family tree. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://www.gramps-project.org/
= Project Info - GRAMPS =
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of GRAMPS. It is written in the language Python. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gramps/
= GRAMPS-project.org =
This is the blog for GRAMPS. http://blog.gramps-project.org/
= GRAMPS Developer's Wiki =
This is the WIKI for developers of GRAMPS. I.E., the place they share their knowledge. http://developers.gramps-project.org/
= GRAMPS for Linux, UNIX and Macintosh OS X Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Mar 15, 2005. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/03/gramps_for_linu.html
Great Family
by Great Progs (Morten Salthe) Graphically design your family tree and generate web pages. This easy-to-use program approaches family tree making from the user's point of view. Shareware. http://www.greatprogs.com/
Heredis Max X.2
by BSD Concept (Philippe Ramona) The best selling Genealogy program in France now has an English program for the Mac X. The Windows version can be found at: http://www.heredis.com/ but its site is only available in French. http://www.myheredis.com/
= Heredis for Mac X Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Oct 20, 2003. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0342.htm#HEREDIS
Heritage Family Tree
by Individual Software A program with some unique features: Web Collaboration, Bow Tie Chart, Source Citation Engine and Research Manager. http://www.individualsoftware.com/new/consumer/details/fd4_details.htm
= Heritage Family Tree Deluxe Review =
by Barbara Schenck Reviewed on Oct 1, 2003. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=8868
iFamily for Tiger
A program for Apple Mac requiring at least OS 10.4 (Tiger). It stresses the individual more than the family unit which gives it certain advantages. Specializes in handling images. http://ifamilyfortiger.com/
KinQuest
by Orelle Corporation An MS-DOS based lineage-linked database program for holding the names you collect, the relationships to other people and references to the documentary evidence you keep. http://www.orelle.com/Kinquest/kinquest.htm
Kith and Kin
by SpanSoft (Nick Hunter) A Windows shareware program popular in the United Kingdom. Also known as "Of that Ilk" in Australia. http://www.btinternet.com/~spansoft/kkpro.htm
KK-Genealog
by Kaarle Kailan A program widely used in Finland. In Finnish the name is Sukuohjelmisto. As Finland is a bilingual country the software is also delivered in Swedish using the name Släktprogrammet. Uses Microsoft Access as its database format. http://www.kk-software.fi/
Leafs of the Family Tree
by L'Soft (Carson White) A multifunctional database management information system. Your entire family is presented using a standard hierarchical and indexed Windows tree view, arranged in a genealogical perspective by century. http://www.winloft.com/
Lifelinks
by Lifelinks International A Windows program that concentrates on medical genealogical history. Illnesses and health related events can be assigned World Health Organization's classification codes giving unique medical history reports. http://www.lifelinks.mb.ca/welcome.shtml
MacFamilyTree
by OnlyMac Software A very nice program for the Macintosh. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Swedish, Italian, Danish and Norwegian, Finnish and Dutch. http://www.onlymac.de/html/stammbaum4en.html
= MacFamilyTree 4.09 Review =
by Nancy Gravley Reviewed on Dec 29, 2004. http://www.macobserver.com/columns/firstmac/2004/20041230.shtml M
acPAF
by Logan Allred A free and Open Source family history and genealogy application for Mac OS X. It is designed to replace the aging Family Records application that is part of the PAF for Macintosh product. http://homepage.mac.com/logan/MacPAF/
= Project Info - MacPAF =
This is where you go if to help with the development of MacPAF. http://sourceforge.net/projects/macpaf/
= MacPAF Blog =
Logan's Blog page on the project. http://homepage.mac.com/logan/iblog/MacPAF/
My Family Tree
by HuhnWare A multimedia computer application designed to easily document your family's history. http://www.huhnware.com/mft/
ohmiGene
by Thierry Nauze A program from France developed for Windows and Mac. Adheres strictly to GEDCOM standards and also reads and writes a GmC format. http://ohmi.celeonet.fr/ohmiGene/
Osk
by Studlar Software A fast and easy to use genealogy program availabnle both for the Mac and for Windows, from Iceland. Available in Icelandic. http://www.studlar.net/en/software/osk_40.html
Parentele
by Alsyd Multimedia Parentele is aimed at beginners interested in exploring their roots, as well as expert genealogists wishing to take advantage of todays' technology to manage, present, communicate, and exchange the results of their research with family as well as other genealogists around the globe. http://us.parentele.com/
= Parentele Review =
by Betty Clay Reviewed on July 1, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=5642
Parents Genealogy
by NickleWare (Bradley Nicholes) A good basic Windows family tree program. http://www.nickleware.com/
Pedigree
by Pedigree Software A DOS program whose strengths are compact storage, indexing of very detailed records of People, Marriages and Sources such as Census records and other record types that you can create yourself. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pedigreesoftware/
PediView and PediTree
by Pedigree Software Windows versions of Pedigree. They are designed to update an existing database created and updated in DOS Pedigree or in PediView or PediTree themselfs. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pedigreesoftware/pediview.htm
Personas
by Stan Mitchell A genealogy database program implementing the GenTech Genealogical Data Model. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://geneapro.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - Personas =
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of Personas. It is written in the language C++. http://sourceforge.net/projects/personas/
Pro-Gen
by Johan Mulderij and Dinant Scholte in't Hoff A Dutch shareware program that has many European users. http://www.pro-gen.nl/gbhome.htm
Pythian Family History
A full feature shareware genealogy program stored in a MySQL database. http://members.shaw.ca/pythiangenealogy/
RapidGEN
A full-featured program from France with a unique managing calendar system, allowing you to enter and/or visualize dates of 7 different calendar systems in their original format very easily. http://us.rapidgen.com/
Relatively Yours
by Computability Pty. Limited (Greg Morgan) A complete system, designed and programmed in Australia, so that all the information you can research about your family history can be recorded, displayed and reproduced in a meaningful fashion. Has some very interesting and unique reports. http://www.relativelyyours.com/
= Relatively Yours 3 Review =
by Mark Lang Reviewed on Oct 1, 2004. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9305
The Roots Story
Commsoft was the original producer of Roots, and led the development of Genealogical computing in the 80's and early 90's. Here is their story. http://www.sonic.net/~commsoft/rstory.html
Secere Family Tree Software
by M. Gurcan Yucedag A simple and well-designed family tree program available in English or Turkish. http://www.secere.org/secerepc/main_en.htm
SeeGEDCOMX
by Keith Clarke A minimalist genealogy program for the Macintosh. It may be the only genealogy application with AppleScript support. http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~keithc/family-history/see-gedcom/
Simple Family Tree
by Doug Cox A nice program that does all the basics plus has an excellent and fast chart layout. Reads and writes GEDCOM. Free with C source code. http://jdmcox.com/
SmartGenealogy
by Alain Lecomte A free program that is intuitive that can handle very large databases with good response time and has many features. Available in English and French. http://alainlecomte.free.fr/Download.htm#SmartGenealogy T
he Times Family Tree
by GSP - Global Software Publishing A simple program with a variety of family tree print outs and a facility to attach photographs and sound clips to make a multimedia album. http://www.gsp.cc/index.php?page=pages/product&prodID=5
WinFamily
by Winfamily.com A full featured Windows program with charting and HTML generation now sold from Norway. This program was originally developed by JamoDat of Denmark. http://www.winfamily.com/
[edit] Other Full Featured Genealogy Programs (Non-English Websites)
Many countries have authors who have developed Genealogy programs. If your primary language is not English, you may want to try one of these. I have found it difficult to personally analyze these programs due to the foreign languages, so I apologise for my descriptions (or lack thereof)
Ahnen-Cronik
by Hans Hennes German Genealogy program with high-quality graphics using Microsoft Access for its database. Website is in German. http://www.ahnen-chronik.de/
Ahnenforscher
by Remo Schlauri Website is in German. http://www.ontec.ch/ahnenforscher/
Ahnengalerie
Website is in German. http://www.ahnengalerie.com/
Aldfaer
by Anne van der Ploeg A free program written in Dutch. The website is in Dutch. http://www.aldfaer.nl/index.html
Ancestor Sheet
by Dirk Boettcher Website is in German. http://www.ahnenblatt.de/
Ancestra
by Franke Ancestra is a French genealogical software program for Windows. It allows you create databases, manage them effectively and integrate them with other tools and resources (GEDCOM, GeneaNet). Website is in French. http://membres.lycos.fr/franke/
Ancestrologie
by Philippe Cazaux-Moutou A free full-featured program from France. The website is in French. http://www.ancestrologie.com/
Basgen98
by Arthemes A full-featured French program for Genealogy. Website is in French. http://members.aol.com/basgen98/
DISGEN
by Foreningen The most sold genealogical software in Sweden. Program menus are in Swedish, but printouts can be made in English and other languages. Website is in Swedish. http://www.dis.se/dgeindex.htm
Dynas-Tree
by Gerhard Bauch A personal ancestral database where all major activities are carried out "on tree". In German, English and French languages, switchable without having to restart the program. Website is in German. http://www.dynas-tree.de/
Familienstammbaum
by Genealogie-Service.de GmbH Website is in German. http://www.familienstammbaum.de/ F
amTree
Website is in German. http://www.bst-soft.de/fam.htm
GAOPerso 2000
by Genealogie Assistee par Ordinateur (GAO) A French program for Genealogy. Also a utility program named GAOActes is available. Website is in French. http://www.gao.asso.fr/
Geneaal
by Bruikbare Software (G. vanBinsbergen) A freeware program written in Dutch. The website is in Dutch. http://www.gvanbinsbergen.org/VBUS/Geneaal.html
Geneal
by Triatel A simple, fast and complete French Genealogy program. Website is in French. http://www.geneal.com/
Genealogos
by Editions Profil A full featured French program for the Macintosh. Available in essentiel and expert versions. Website is in French. http://www.genealogos.com/
Geneatique
A comprehensive and well-rated program with many features written in French. Website is in French. http://www.cdip.com/geneatique/
Genmaster
Formerly called Win-Elke. Website is in German. http://www.genmaster.de/
GenPlus
by Gisbert Berwe A DOS program. Website is in German. http://www.genpluswin.de/
GensDataPro
by the Netherlands Genealogical Society A Dutch program. Website is in Dutch. http://www.gensdatapro.nl/
GD90 for Windows
by Jules Lauwerier A free Dutch program that is compatible with the GensData/D90 (a DOS program). Website is in Dutch. http://www.geocities.com/lauwerier/GD90_WIN.HTM
Ges 2000
by Hans Knoll Website is in German. http://www.ges-2000-knoll.de/
GFAhnen
Website is in German. http://www.gf-franken.de/gfahnen_frm.html G
riot Alternative
A DOS program, written in French, that includes source handling, statistical functions, and booklet generation. Griot Alternative was integrated into the new version of Heredis. Website is in French. http://www.chez.com/griot3/
Hazadata 21
by Telapas Software (Hans van der Zanden) The new Windows version of Hazadata. Currently only a Dutch version is available. Website is in Dutch. http://www.hazadata.com/haza21.htm
Hazadata
The older DOS version is now free. This webpage is in English. http://www.hazadata.com/engdoc.htm
Heredis
by BSD Concept (Philippe Ramona) The best selling Genealogy program in France with many innovative features not seen in other programs. Website is in French. Has a Mac version called MyHeredis and that website is in English. http://www.heredis.com/
= Heredis 7.2 Review =
by Mark Lang Reviewed on July 1, 2004. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9292
Meinstammbaum
Looks like it could be a German version of the Generations program. Website is in German. http://www.mein-stammbaum.de/
Oedipus
by Leen Lamain A program written in Dutch, but with language modules. It is free and Open Source (written in C/C++). Website is in Dutch. http://www.lamain.nl/oedipus.htm
Omega
by Boris Neubert and Ulrike Volmar A German program that works with family cards and produces local family albums. The German site no longer appears to be there. This site is for the French version. Website is in French. http://www.geneamosellest.net/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=207
PC-Ahnen
by Guenther Black A DOS program. Website is in German. http://www.pcahnen.de/
Pro Ancestor
by Dieter Coors A system of programs for ancestor research. Website is in German. http://www.ahnenforschung-programm.de/
R-S ancestor
by Karsten Rudorf Website is in German. http://home.t-online.de/home/karstenrudorf/rsahnen.htm
StaBa
by Jochen Herz Website is in German. http://www.kalorio.de/ffstaba.html
Stammbaum
by Arnold Willemer Website is in German. http://home.t-online.de/home/willemer/stammbaum/
[edit] Online Genealogy Programs
Another possibility is to do everything online. Here are some programs that allow you to record, preserve, and share your family tree on the Internet without any additional software other than a web browser.
Amiglia
by Amiglia Inc. (Paul & Milena Berry) Provides a very different interactive family tree that connects together a family album, calendar, mapping, tagging and search of photos, and slideshows. http://www.amiglia.com/
= Amiglia Your Family Tree Beta Review =
by Kimberly Powell Reviewed on Apr 27, 2006. http://genealogy.about.com/b/a/255809.htm
Exum
by Michael Hendricks An online Genealogy problem finder. Upload your GEDCOM file using the form on the page and a report of possible research errors and interesting tidbits will be displayed for you. You can also download the Perl program itself and run it on your computer. http://www.palmcluster.org/exum/
FamilyTrackers
by FamilyTrackers, Inc. Provides a subscription-based online Family Tree program that enters data into a common database. Genealogical and historical societies can publish their data for free. http://www.familytrackers.com/
Family Tree Drillet
by Desai Technologies An easy to use java applet that can run on your computer or from a website and let you navigate easily through large family trees. Family trees can be created and modified by all the members. http://familytreedrillet.com/
Family Tree Guide
by FamilyTreeGuide.com Makes it simple to place your family tree online with your own website and website address. All work that involves the website setup and maintenance is handled by their staff. Your family tree will be web-based and you will be able to access and edit your genealogy anywhere. http://www.familytreeguide.com
GedLink Editor
by Infoduc A simple and practical program to create and edit family trees in the GEDCOM format designed for use with the online GedLink information service by people who don't use any other genealogy program. http://www.gedlink.com/gedlink-editor-en.asp
GenCircles
by Cliff Shaw Accepts GEDCOMs into a global tree, and provides clubs and a tree matching service. Really nice interface and well designed. http://www.gencircles.com/
Genebase Bionet Builder
by GeneBase Systems Allows you to create a family tree network, to link with and communicate with your relatives. Designed to help document the lives of your ancestors. http://www.genebase.com/
GeneoTree
by Damien Poulain Uses GEDCOM files to display your genealogy on the Net. Has original features including consanguinity lists, cousin lists, dynamic trees, prize list and PDF Reports. Written in PHP and MySQL. Open Source and free. http://www.geneotree.com/
= Project Info - GeneoTree =
This is the developers area for Genmod. http://sourceforge.net/projects/geneotree/
GeneWeb
by Daniel de Rauglaudre GeneWeb is not specifically online software, but it is a program that has a web interface that can act as a webserver for Genealogy data. GeneWeb is free and can be used off-line or as a Web service as on GeneaNet. It is available for Unix and Windows and Mac (OS X), in at least English and French. http://pauillac.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/
GeneaNet
The huge and free GeneaNet site has its goal to be a universal register of all the world's genealogical resources. Known as the Genealogical Database Network, it uses GeneWeb as its primary tool for the users of its service. http://www.geneanet.com/
= GeneWeb Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Dec 16, 2002. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0250.htm#GeneWeb
Genmod
by Roland Dalmulder An online program designed to be a full competitor of regular desktop application. Written in PHP, JavaScript, CSS and MySQL. Open Source and free. http://www.genmod.net/
= Project Info - Genmod =
This is the developers area for Genmod. http://sourceforge.net/projects/genmod/
The GNTP Developers Page
GNTP is a free worldwide peer-to-peer network that allows you to publish your GEDCOM files to the entire world directly from your own computer. It works just the way Napster used to work, but it is unhindered by the legal issues associated with music. In contrast, Genealogists love to share information and knowledge with each other. GNTP is OpenSource, which means it is looking for programmers willing to help develop it. Here is where you go to contribute to the project as a developer. However, the actual GNTP Site at http://genealogy.byu.edu no longer seems to exist. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gntp/
JotSpot Family Site
by JotSpot A free secure website for your family that includes an online family tree builder program, reunion planning, a calendar, and mapping. http://familysite.jot.com/
My Great Big Family .com
by Web Portal People, LLC A website and online family tree program allowing families to collect their family information together. Includes many interactive features and can import GEDCOM files. http://www.mygreatbigfamily.com/
MyTrees Online
by Kindred Konnections, Inc. A free, full-featured, online genealogy program, You can input your family history directly from home or office. Has one of the world's largest pedigree-linked databases. http://www.kindredkonnections.com/
OneFamilyTree
by OneFamilyTree.com Provides a simple and easy way of building and sharing your Family Tree online. You can also have your own personal family tree website. http://www.onefamilytree.com/
One Great Family
by OneGreatFamily.com Features what they call an Online Genealogy Browser. There is a free version and a subscription version. http://www.onegreatfamily.com/
= One Great Family Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Jan 31, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=3311
Online Family Tree
by the Generations Network, Inc. A free service where you can record names, dates, places, events, and notes as you would in a software program. All of the information is stored on secure servers at Ancestry.com, where it is accessible to you from anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Can import GEDCOMs, too. http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp
= Online Family Tree Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on June 6, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=3994
PedigreeSoft
by PedigreeSoft LLC A full featured web-based genealogy software and family history sharing site. The web-based Family Tree Explorer program allows you to easily organize your research via your web browser. http://www.pedigreesoft.com/
Pedigree Viewer
by FamilySearch Labs (Dan Lawyer) A free flash-based Pedigree Viewer that allows you to zoom closer and farther and move around your Pedigree. This is part of a showcase of new family history technologies that are experiments in innovation. http://www.familysearchlabs.org/em/
FamilySearch (TM) Labs
Dan's blog about the new technologies being tried. Dan is a Product Manager in the Family History Department of the LDS Church. http://familysearchlabs.blogspot.com/
PGVHosting.com
Provides internet hosting services for genealogy websites. Share, edit, and collaborate on your genealogy. PGVHosting websites are powered by PhpGedView and the servers have been tuned for running PhpGedView. http://www.pgvhosting.com/
PhpGedView
by John Finlay A genealogy program which allows you to view and edit your genealogy on your website. PhpGedView has full editing capabilities, full privacy functions, and supports multimedia like photos and document images. PhpGedView also allows you to collaborate with others working on your family lines. Your latest information is always on your website and available for others to see. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://phpgedview.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - PhpGedView =
This is the developers area for PhpGedView. http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpgedview/
= PhpGedView Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Sept 13, 2005. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/09/phpgedview.html
PGV-View
A modified version of PhpGedView for those who want to only show/view their genealogical data. http://phpgedview.sourceforge.net/pgvview.php
RelativeTree
by RelativeTree, LLC (Richard Halls) Provides you with your own private web site and database. Its software lets you create a family tree and individual biographies. Trees are viewed and downloaded in three vertical generational segments and automatically adjust for changes. http://www.relativetree.com/
Treefic
by treefic.com (Philip Endecott) Treefic creates interactive family tree websites. The site is now closed to new subscribers but is still keeping its service running for existing customers. http://www.treefic.com/
TribalPages
A free online Genealogy service dedicated to creating your Family Tree website effortlessly and quickly. Very nice looking with many features plus a Forum. http://www.tribalpages.com/
TUFaT
by Darren A very comprehensive online family tree program written in PHP that you can put on your own website and run yourself (if your server supports PHP and MySQL). Full source provided. Only $5. Don't sell this one short! http://www.tufat.com/s_family_tree_builder.htm
WebPAF
by Sean Eckton and Paul Woods (Project Admins) A genealogy database program similar to Personal Ancestral File, but one that is accessed via a web browser and allows for collaborative data management. WebPAF is freeware and open source. http://webpaf.sourceforge.net/
= Project Info - WebPAF =
Here is the development site for WebPAF. It is written Mason (a Perl-based web programming language) that allows Perl to be embedded in HTML. http://sourceforge.net/projects/webpaf/
[edit] Utility Programs for Genealogists
Most of these programs will work with any other genealogy program. This is often done using a GEDCOM file that is exported by the genealogical program and imported into the utility program. Some of these programs can read data from other programs or other data sources directly.
All In the Family Tree!
by Frans Berkhof A very easy to use chart drawing tool, which supports GEDCOM import. The program is available in English and Dutch. http://www.all-in-the-family-tree.com/
Ancestral Author
by Ancestral Softworks A program that constructs hyperlinked Adobe Acrobat PDF files from GEDCOM files, text files, images, and other sources of user input http://www.ancestralauthor.com/
Ancestral Author 2.5 Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Jan 31, 2006. http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/01/ancestral_autho.html
Behold - A New Concept for Genealogy - A New Era for Genealogists
by Louis Kessler This is the program I am working on. I promise great things from it. The first version now being developed displays your data in its unique "Everything Report". Please visit my Behold page and try downloading my pre-release version. http://www.lkessler.com/behold/
= Behold Blog =
This is my Behold Blog where you can follow, in detail, the progress of Behold. http://www.lkessler.com/behold/behoblog.shtml
Charting Companion
by Progeny Software, Inc. Allows you to produce more charts from your genealogy program? Acts as an add-on for Family Tree Maker, PAF, Legacy and Ancestral Quest. http://www.progenygenealogy.com/chartingcompanion.html
The Complete Genealogy Reporter
by Nigel Bufton Creates a comprehensive narrative ancestry report or book with fully cross-referenced texts, notes, sources, media, family tree diagrams, and indices. http://www.tcgr.bufton.org/
Family Atlas
by RootsMagic, Inc. (Bruce Buzbee) Creates custom family maps by geocoding them against its world database containing millions of place names. It can pinpoint events, track migrations, and publish customized maps. http://www.familyatlas.com/
Family Tree SuperTools
by Wholly Genes, Inc. (Bob Velke) Offers powerful wall charting features and many other exciting add-ons to users of many popular family tree programs. It works directly with the data from many programs without the need of an intermediate GEDCOM file. http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?screen=FTST
Family Tree SuperTools Review
by Sandra Clunies Reviewed on Oct 1, 2002. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=7917
= Family Tree SuperTools Review =
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Oct 31, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4811
FamilySearcher
by Kevin Owen A Windows program that can read a GEDCOM file and display a list of all names contained in the file in a spreadsheet format. It is then possible to search the Internet IGI (International Genealogical Index) and the other resources at the LDS FamilySearch web site for any matching entries. http://myweb.cableone.net/kevinowen3/familysearcher.htm
Family Searcher Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Jan 5, 2004. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0401.htm#FamilySearcher
FamilyView
by Garry Ringer Displays person records, marriage records, family groups, sibling groups, as well as pedigree, relationShip charts, box charts and more. It contains a photo album that you can link family view person records to. http://ca.geocities.com/familyview2003/
Family Wheel
by Buck A simple genealogical cataloging program written in Flash. Family Wheel is an editor as well as a succint way of viewing your family’s ancestry. Its premise is to remain simple, presenting a circular ancestry chart radiating from a central circle. http://bcdef.org/?page_id=19
GCFiler
by Orelle Corporation A utility program that will take a file in GEDCOM format and convert it to comma-delimited ASCII for importing into spreadsheets and databases. http://www.orelle.com/Kinquest/kinquest.htm
GDBI - Gedcom DataBase Interface
by Daniel Kionka A genealogy program integrator. It includes an editor and the lifelines report language. It interfaces to 3 GEDCOM databases: PhpGedView, GenJ, and jLifelines. At the core is a common Java API to simplify adding more databases and editors. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://gdbi.sourceforge.net/
Project Info - GDBI
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of GDBI. It is written in the language Java. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gdbi/
Ged2Csv
by Infused Solutions (Keith Morrison) A a Windows utility that converts a gedcom file to a set of comma-delimited files, to an MS Access database, or directly into MySQL. http://www.infused-solutions.com/software/ged2csv/
Ged2Csv Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Jan 9, 2005. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/01/ged2csv.html
Ged2Go
by E. Vernon Buck "GEDCOMs To Go", or Ged2Go for short, is a program that helps you prepare a GEDCOM file for public distribution by removing living persons from the GEDCOM and adding an estimated birth date range to all individuals who lack one. Ged2Go completely deletes living persons rather than just withholding details. http://www.geocities.com/evbuck/ged2go/
GedClean
by Tom Raynor A utility to remove personal information about living people from a GEDCOM file http://www.raynorshyn.com/gedclean/
GEDCOM Estimator
by Vegard Brox A program that estimates missing dates in a genealogical database. It writes the output to a new GEDCOM file. http://home.no.net/gedcom/
GEDCOM Estimator Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Oct 20, 2004. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2004/10/gedcom_estimato.html
Gedcom.pm
by Paul Johnson A module written in Perl for the manipulation of GEDCOM files. This is an Open Source project and is free. http://homepage.hispeed.ch/pjcj/perl.html#Gedcom.pm
Project Info - Gedcom.pm
This is where you go if you want to help with the development of Gedcom.pm. http://search.cpan.org/dist/Gedcom/
GEDCOM 2 Map
by Marco Fischer A unique software solution to illustrating genealogy data on topographic maps. It maps different events in different colors. Website is in German. http://www.gedcom2map.de/
GEDCOM Utilities
by Randy Winch Several tools for GEDCOM files including: "GEDSplit" to split a GEDCOM file, "Analyze" to display unconnected individuals, "GEDPlace" to edit the places, "Addnote" to add a note to every individual, "Addsour" to add a source to every individual, "GEDCaps" for name and place capitalization fixing, and "GEDLivng" for removal of living individuals. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gumby/ged.html
GEDCOM Viewer
Opens and displays your GEDCOM file as a full family tree with all people connected - allowing a number of viewing options. http://users.northnet.com.au/~generic/gedcom/
GedCom Vision
A French GEDCOM viewer utility by the makers of Geneatique. Website is in French. http://www.cdip.com/gedcomvision/ Geddiff by Josh Hansen A utility similar to the standard Unix diff utility, but specialized for use on GEDCOM data files. This is an Open Source project and is free. It is written in the language C++. http://code.google.com/p/geddiff/
GEDmark
by Progeny Software, Inc. A program that will attach a source to every person in your GEDCOM file to indicate your author information and help prevent unauthorized use of your research. http://www.progenygenealogy.com/gedmark.html
GEDmark Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on April 28, 2003. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0317.htm#GEDmark
GEDPrivy
by John Goodwin A program to create privacy for data in genealogy files (GEDCOMs). http://members.aol.com/gedprivy/
GedReader
Reads sets of GEDCOM files and displays the whole data read in as a table with the column headings, eliminating duplicate entries of events. http://www.yate74.freeserve.co.uk/GedReader/ged_read_faq.htm
GedSmart
by J. Fens A unique shareware tool that can compare two GEDCOM files and find matches based on an applied ruleset. http://www.jipjip.com/gedsmart.htm
GedView
by Mark James A freeware GEDCOM viewer and navigator with a modern Windows interface. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4317/GedView.html
GEDxlate
by RKS Consulting Services (Rick Seelhoff) Translates genealogy data from standard GEDCOM format into MS Access (*.mdb), MS Excel (*.xls), comma delimited (*.csv), and text file (*.txt) formats. http://www.gedmagic.com/GEDxlate.htm
Gen-book
by Rex Clement An excellent utility program to let you generate a genealogy book from GEDCOM or PAF. http://www.foothill.net/~genbook/
GenealogMap (x)
by BondarSoft (Artem Bondar) Allows you to represent genealogical information as a context map that is displayed in pseudo-relief as a multilevel hierarchy of elements on a single plane. Very different. http://www.bondarsoft.ru/index.php?lng=0&page=12
Genealogy Research Organizer
by Chris Mosher A program for Windows that lets you manage your genealogy data. Family relationships become clear with GRO's intuitive drop-line chart. http://www.gotogro.com/
Genedraw
by Philippe Puech A French Genealogy chart drawing program for the Macintosh. Website is in French. http://genedraw.online.fr/
Genelines
by Progeny Software, Inc. A timeline charting companion for Family Tree Maker, PAF and GEDCOM files. The program lets you place the names and lives of your family's past into historical context. http://www.progenygenealogy.com/genelines.html
Genelines 2.0 Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Sept 5, 2002. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=5647
Timeline Maker Professional
A more comprehensive program, also by Progeny Software, designed for professional timelines for more than just genealogy. http://www.timelinemaker.com/
Timeline Maker Basic
The basic version of TimelineMaker Pro. http://www.timelinemakerbasic.com/
Geneweaver
by Genes & Things, Inc. A tool for creating an maintaining your family health history. Imports GEDCOM files. http://www.geneweaveronline.com/
Geneweaver 1.1 Review
by James Warren Reviewed on July 1, 2003. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=8479
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by Dick Eastman Reviewed on March 10, 2003. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0310.htm#Geneweaver
GENMatcher
by MudCreek Software Inc. (Luc Comeau) GENMatcher quickly compares two genealogy files for matches, or one genealogy file for duplicates. It can show the comparisons side by side and save your work from session to session. http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/genmatcher.htm
GENMatcher 1.03 Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Feb 23, 2004. http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0408.htm#GENMatcher
GenMerge
by PSD (Pleiades Software Development), Inc. A stand-alone software utility that finds and merges duplicates in GEDCOM files. http://www.genmerge.com/
GenMerge Review
by Richard Wilson Reviewed on March 1, 2005. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=11304
GenScribe
by Peter Sherman A family history research tracking and recordkeeping program for the Macintosh, designed to help you plan and manage your genealogical research. http://users.rcn.com/psherman/genscribe.html
GenScribe Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on June 20, 2001. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4079
GenSmarts
by Underwood Innovations, LLC (R. Aaron Underwood) Works with your existing genealogy file and produces research recommendations. It helps you generate and track to do lists, print worksheets to record your search results, and plan research trips to libraries, court houses, etc. For online research sites, GenSmarts produces links that already have your ancestors name and specifics embedded - making it much easier to perform online record lookups. http://www.gensmarts.com/
GenSmarts Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Dec 19, 2004. http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2004/12/gensmarts_a_gen.html
GenSmarts Review
by Linda Geiger Reviewed on Oct 1, 2004. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9306
GenTools
by H. G. Schloeder A Windows program handling Calendars, Soundex and conversions of interest to Genealogists. The program and the Website are both in German. http://www.schloeder.net/downgt.php3
GENViewer
by MudCreek Software Inc. (Luc Comeau) A Windows based application that is used to view and analyze GEDCOM, PAF, TMG, Legacy and Family Tree Maker genealogy files. http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/genviewer.htm
GENViewer Version 1.8 Review
by Dick Eastman Reviewed on Feb 6, 2002. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=5241
GeoGed.com
by Johann Robette A free (postcardware) online program that reads your GEDCOM file and gives you back a file set up so that Google Earth (available free from Google) will display the places, eras, number of individuals, and number of events by type in color-coded and sized circles. http://www.geoged.com/
John Smith's Home Page
John has a number of utilities he makes available free including Gensrch (a package of programs to emulate Cliff Manis's Genserv server), and a number of GEDCOM, HTML, and PAF utility programs. http://www.savoury.net/johns/
LDS Companion
by Steve Archer A program designed to enhance the functionality of the various CD-ROM databases published by the LDS Church. Its main function is file conversion, allowing you to build databases and spreadsheets, but it also includes report printing and GEDCOM export facilities http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/steve_archer/ldsc01.htm
LDS Search
by Bob Holloway Provide a searching mechanism for information that has been extracted from various data sources created by the LDS Church. It requires LDS Companion (from Steve Archer) to convert the extracted data into dbase format databases. http://members.aol.com/aisling13/ldssearch/
Map My Family Tree
by Progeny Software, Inc. Automatically geocodes your family tree so you can see where your ancestors were born, married and died. It tracks family migrations using a world map. Zoom in or print the maps. http://www.progenygenealogy.com/map-my-family-tree.html
Passage Express
by Ohana Software LLC Publish small or large amounts of family information, genealogy data, video clips, audio recordings in an attractive CD or DVD format. http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?sec=learnmore/passageexpress
PED
by Hansjoerg Plendl Pedigree drawing software. Uses standardized human pedigree nomenclature. http://www.medgen.de/ped/
Personal Ancestry Writer II
by Howard Metcalfe A freeware for the Macintosh that combines most of the features of the LDS Personal Ancestral File program