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Where is free Gedcom software?

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RStar

RStar Report 14 May 2006 17:57

Can anyone suggest where I can find free Gedcom software please? A lovely lady emailed me the web address but I moved house and lost the paper with it written on, very unlike me. Once it's installed, is it self-explanatory? Thanks.

Unknown

Unknown Report 14 May 2006 18:02

Gedcom is just a way of transporting genealogy from one lot of software to another, so you will need a software program to open it in. I think GR automatically exports in gedcom. nell

RStar

RStar Report 14 May 2006 18:03

Oh right lol. Ive exported the tree but can't open it.

Lesley M

Lesley M Report 14 May 2006 18:11

The Latter Day Saints do a free program 'Personal Ancestral File' which will read GEDCOM files, although I'm not certain whether it will then export, so you should check before you get too carried away with it. You can download it free from their website www.familysearch.org, but it is rather large so I wouldn't recommend it if you are on dial-up.

Unknown

Unknown Report 14 May 2006 18:16

Yes, I use paf. Free download from LDS and you can import/export it using gedcom. Think of paf/family history maker etc as the shopping and gedcom as the bag that transports it! nell

Heather

Heather Report 14 May 2006 18:25

Why dont you go for gold and buy familytreemaker for £30 which includes 90 days free ancestry access - play*com