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GEDCOM - Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet

GEDCOM (GEnealogical Data COMmunications) Listing of various GEDCOM related programs and information sources.

 
 

GEDCOM Explained

Dick Eastman Online 5/15/2002 - Archive  I frequently mention the acronym "GEDCOM" in this newsletter....

 
 

The GEDCOM Standard, Release 5.5

Prepared by the Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 

 Family History and Genealogy Application Programs

 

Free Personal Ancestral File Software

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS Church) has free family tree software you can try, too. This is really one of the best.  It is standardized and has the ability to grow with your needs. ( I use this one as well.) It has multi-language support, including German, Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Swedish.

 
 

Legacy Family Tree Software

Produced by the Millennia Corporation.  This company is giving away a free copy of the full retail version of the software for you to download and try. The navigation and several of the functions are more complicated than Family Tree Maker or Ancestral Quest. (I use this one too.)

 
 

Family Tree Maker

One of the first "user friendly GUI" on the market. Ancestry.com Software has a free trial download for Family Tree Maker. It is one of the more widely used software packages. Excellent import and export capabilities.  (I started with FTM and still utilize it with 45000+ individuals and growing.)

 
 

Ancestral Quest

An exciting Windows program that makes it possible for anyone to do genealogy.  It is easy-to-learn, fun to use and packed with powerful features. (I use this program also.) A Demo is available for download.

 
 

Family Matters, Genealogy Shareware

OS is Windows 95 and up. FM is a full 32-bit Microsoft Access (MS Access 97) application (so savvy users can extend FM's capabilities). There is also a version for users of Access 2000 or better.  If you know how to use access, this is a great program.

 
 

 

 

 

Gedcom

 

Gen Viewer Applet 

The Gen Viewer Applet is a Java applet which allows you to browse a GEDCOM file from the web. This applet provides five different views of the genealogy data.

 
 

GEDitCOM

GEDitCOM is the customizable genealogy application for the Macintosh (including MacOS X) for editing and viewing GEDCOM genealogy files. Using the GEDitCOM customization features, you can design your own genealogy user interface. Or, if you prefer, you can use the Default Format that comes with GEDitCOM and provides a powerful, user-friendly interface with 100% access to all features of the GEDCOM standard.

 
 

Ged2Csv

With Ged2Csv you can export directly to Microsoft Access, or create a set of comma-delimited (CSV) files which can be opened with Excel or imported into many database programs such as MySQL.

 
 

Gedcom Viewer

Gedcom Viewer opens a Gedcom (GEnealogical Data COMmunication) format file, exported from your Genealogy program, and displays the full family tree - all on a single screen, even for hundreds of people.

 
 

MudCreek Software Inc., Genealogy Software Utilities

GENMatcher Compare genealogy files for matches or duplicates.  GENViewer – The fastest way to view, search, and analyze your genealogy files.  

 
 

 

 

 

Gedcom and Other Formats to HTML

 

GED4WEB

Converts your genealogy information into attractive webpages which are easy to navigate and understand. Now Supports 11 languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Slovenian.

 
 

GedHTree

GEDCOM to HTML Converter. GedHTree is a program for Windows 95 through XP and Vista users that processes GEDCOM files to generate output pages in HTML format. Share your family genealogy with others on the Web, by CD-ROM, etc. GedHTree is only available in English.

 
 

GED2HTML

GED2HTML is a program that inputs genealogical data in GEDCOM format, and outputs a collection of HTML files suitable for presentation on the World Wide Web. The input format it accepts is based on the GEDCOM 5.5 standard. The output produced consists of HTML files containing the individual data, an index suitable for quickly locating an individual by name, an auxiliary surname index with links to the first individual with each surname, and a special index file suitable for use by automatic indexing programs. The output is highly configurable.

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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