Genealogical data
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== Standardized formats == | == Standardized formats == | ||
| − | Formats with a documented standard, used by multiple | + | Formats with a documented standard, used by multiple genealogical programs and for transfer and archiving of data in a non-program-specific way. |
* [[GEDCOM]] | * [[GEDCOM]] | ||
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| − | ! | Ancestral Quest | + | ! | [[Ancestral Quest]] |
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| + | | *.aq (v. 3.0+) <br>*.dat (v. 2.2 or earlier) | ||
| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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| + | ! | Family Origins | ||
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| + | | .FOW Parsons Technology, became RootsMagic | ||
| + | | Proprietary | ||
| + | | Yes(2003) | ||
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! | Family Tree | ! | Family Tree | ||
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| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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| + | ! | [[Family Tree Legends]] | ||
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| + | | *.ftl | ||
| + | | Proprietary | ||
| + | | Yes | ||
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! | [[Family Tree Maker]] | ! | [[Family Tree Maker]] | ||
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| encrypted SQLite | | encrypted SQLite | ||
| − | | | + | | *.ftb |
| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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! | [https://gramps-project.org Gramps] | ! | [https://gramps-project.org Gramps] | ||
| [https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_XML Gramps XML] | | [https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_XML Gramps XML] | ||
| − | | XML / BSDDB / DB-API | + | | XML / BSDDB / DB-API (SQLite) |
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| GNU GPL | | GNU GPL | ||
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| [http://zippersoftware.com/wp/ltools/legacys-database/legacy-tables/ Legacy Tables] | | [http://zippersoftware.com/wp/ltools/legacys-database/legacy-tables/ Legacy Tables] | ||
| Microsoft Jet Database Engine | | Microsoft Jet Database Engine | ||
| − | | | + | | *.ftb |
| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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! | LifeLines | ! | LifeLines | ||
| − | | | + | | <!--Format Published--> |
| − | | | + | | <!--Storage Format--> B-Tree based database that stores genealogical records in Gedcom format. |
| − | | | + | | <!--Notes--> |
| − | | MIT License | + | | <!--Software license--> MIT License |
| − | | | + | | <!--Discontinued--> |
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! | [http://www.syniumsoftware.com/en/macfamilytree MacFamilyTree] | ! | [http://www.syniumsoftware.com/en/macfamilytree MacFamilyTree] | ||
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! | [[PAF (Personal Ancestral File)]] | ! | [[PAF (Personal Ancestral File)]] | ||
| + | | [https://github.com/jrasm91/opg/blob/master/opg-old/src/edu/byu/cs/roots/opg/io/PAF5Parser.java OPG's PAF5Parser.java] | ||
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| − | | | + | | *.PAF, *.DAT |
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| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
| − | | | + | | Yes(2013) |
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| − | ! | Reunion | + | ! | [[Reunion]] |
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| + | | *.familyfile | ||
| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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| + | ! | [[Sierra Generations]] | ||
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| + | | .uds | ||
| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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! | [[Softdisk Family Tree]] | ! | [[Softdisk Family Tree]] | ||
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| − | | | + | | Binary data structures |
| − | | | + | | v1: .fpd,.fmd,.fcm<br> v2: .ftd,.ftm,.fti,.ftp<br> v3: .f3d,.f3m |
| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
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| Proprietary | | Proprietary | ||
| Yes(2014) | | Yes(2014) | ||
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| + | ! | [http://web.archive.org/web/20020906135607/http://www.uftree.com/UFT/UFTProductInfo/aboutuft.html Ultimate Family Tree (UFT)] | ||
| + | | <!--Format Published--> [http://www.rootsusers.org/FAQs/anat2.htm Anatomy of the UFT Data Base] | ||
| + | | <!--Storage Format--> [[DBF]] | ||
| + | | <!--Notes--> ([http://www.rootsusers.org/FAQs/FAQ_UFT.html Extension]: *.PRO, *.DBF, *.FPT, *.CDX, ) | ||
| + | | <!--Software license--> Proprietary | ||
| + | | <!--Discontinued--> Yes(2000) | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 12 April 2025
Contents |
[edit] Standardized formats
Formats with a documented standard, used by multiple genealogical programs and for transfer and archiving of data in a non-program-specific way.
[edit] Program-specific formats
Summary of formats for known programs.
[edit] Summary
| Software | Format Published | Storage Format | Notes | Software license | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agelong Tree | Proprietary | ||||
| Ages! | Proprietary | ||||
| Ahnenblatt | Proprietary | ||||
| Aldfaer | Freeware | ||||
| Ancestral Quest | *.aq (v. 3.0+) *.dat (v. 2.2 or earlier) |
Proprietary | |||
| Ancestris | GNU GPL | ||||
| Ancestrologie | Freeware | ||||
| BegatAll Genealogy | Proprietary | ||||
| Brother's Keeper | (Btrieve before version 7 [1]) | (Extensions: *.DT5, *.DT6, *.DTA) | Shareware | ||
| Family Historian | Proprietary | ||||
| ZEDCOM (MyHeritage Family Tree Builder) | ZEDCOM / SQLite | Proprietary | |||
| Family Origins | .FOW Parsons Technology, became RootsMagic | Proprietary | Yes(2003) | ||
| Family Tree | Proprietary | ||||
| Family Tree Legends | *.ftl | Proprietary | Yes | ||
| Family Tree Maker | encrypted SQLite | *.ftb | Proprietary | ||
| GEDitCOM | GEDCOM | GEDCOM database | Proprietary | ||
| GDS - General Family Documentation System | Proprietary | ||||
| Genbox Family History | Databases (.GDB) for Version 3.6.5 | Microsoft Jet Database Engine | Proprietary | ||
| GenealogyJ | GNU GPL | ||||
| Généatique | Proprietary | ||||
| Généator | Proprietary | ||||
| GenoPro | zipped-XML | Proprietary | |||
| GENP | Proprietary | ||||
| Gramps | Gramps XML | XML / BSDDB / DB-API (SQLite) | GNU GPL | ||
| Heredis | Proprietary | ||||
| iFamily for Leopard | Proprietary | ||||
| Kith and Kin Pro | DBISAM engine | Shareware | |||
| Legacy Family Tree | Legacy Tables | Microsoft Jet Database Engine | *.ftb | Proprietary | |
| LifeLines | B-Tree based database that stores genealogical records in Gedcom format. | MIT License | |||
| MacFamilyTree | SQLite | Proprietary | |||
| My Family Tree | Freeware | ||||
| ohmiGene | Proprietary | ||||
| PAF (Personal Ancestral File) | OPG's PAF5Parser.java | *.PAF, *.DAT | Proprietary | Yes(2013) | |
| Reunion | *.familyfile | Proprietary | |||
| RootsMagic | SQLite | (Extension: *RMG(v1/2/3), *.RMGC(v4), *.RMGB(v4 Backup - compressed *.RMGC) ) |
Proprietary | ||
| rootsTrust | Proprietary | ||||
| Sierra Generations | .uds | Proprietary | |||
| SmartGenealogy | Freeware | ||||
| Softdisk Family Tree | Binary data structures | v1: .fpd,.fmd,.fcm v2: .ftd,.ftm,.fti,.ftp v3: .f3d,.f3m |
Proprietary | ||
| Master Genealogist, The | v3 - v9 | DBF | Proprietary | Yes(2014) | |
| Ultimate Family Tree (UFT) | Anatomy of the UFT Data Base | DBF | (Extension: *.PRO, *.DBF, *.FPT, *.CDX, ) | Proprietary | Yes(2000) |
[edit] Genetic info
See Scientific Data formats#Biological for more formats
