GEDCOM (/ˈdʒɛdkɒm/JED-kom), complete name FamilySearch GEDCOM, is a de facto open file format specification to store genealogical data, and import or export it between compatible genealogy software.[2] GEDCOM is an acronym standing for Genealogical Data Communication. GEDCOM was developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as an aid to genealogical research.[3] Most genealogy software supports importing from and exporting to GEDCOM format.[4]
As of version 7.0, a GEDCOM file is defined as UTF-8 encoded plain text. This file contains genealogical information about individuals such as names, events, and relationships; metadata links these records together. GEDCOM 7.0 is the first version to use semantic versioning, and is the most recent minor version of the specification.
The predecessor to 7.0, GEDCOM 5.5.1, was released as a draft in 1999. It has received only minor updates in the subsequent 20 years. The lack of updates to the standard and deficiencies in its capabilities began to see some genealogy programs add proprietary extensions to the format, which are not always recognized by other genealogy programs, such as the GEDCOM 5.5 EL (Extended Locations) specification.[5][6][7] Other standards, such as GEDCOM X, have been suggested as complete replacements for GEDCOM.
GEDCOM 5.5.1 final, released in 2019, remains the industry's format standard for the exchange of genealogical data. With the release of GEDCOM 7.0 in 2021, however, a push is underway to see 7.0 adopted. FamilySearch intends to be GEDCOM 7.0 compatible in Quarter 3 of 2022, and Ancestry.com has 7.0 compatibility on its roadmap but has not yet specified an implementation date. FamilySearch GEDCOM has a GitHub repository.[8]
^ abClarke, Gordon (2021-12-07). "Media subtype name: vnd.familysearch.gedcom+zip". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^ abSubject: GEDCOM and Formal Standards Organizations Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 11:53:52 -0700 From: Bill Harten – Organization: Brigham Young University "why wasn't GEDCOM developed through a formal standards organization?..."Thus GEDCOM was born as a deliberate, de facto standard, to be followed only by those who felt it was in their best interest to do so.
^Subject: rep: T Jenkins – open letter to GEDCOM-L – "The goal was to try and provide a standard to allow developers to provide a vehicle for their users to share genealogical conclusions and supporting evidence with others." From: "Jed R. Allen" Brigham Young University – Date: 29 Sep 1995 17:40:04 -0600 – GEDCOM-L Archives – September 1995, week 5 (#7)
^"Genealogical Software Report Card". March 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11.
^GEDCOM 5.5 EL Archived 2020-01-11 at the Wayback Machine (Extended Locations) specification
^Ability to save information against places – "Support for parts of the GEDCOM 5.5EL proposal" – FHUG Wish List
^0000688: Support for Gedcom 5.5EL Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine – Gramps Bugtracker
GEDCOM (/ˈdʒɛdkɒm/ JED-kom), complete name FamilySearch GEDCOM, is a de facto open file format specification to store genealogical data, and import or...
character). The GEDCOM specification for exchanging genealogical data refers to ANSEL (ANSI/NISO Z39.47-1985) as a valid text encoding for GEDCOM files and...
applications, as well. Most genealogy programs can import and export using the GEDCOM standard. There are also some programs that allow users to create Genograms...
in GEDCOM format. PAF also linked images and other media files to individual records. The history of PAF ran in parallel with the evolution of GEDCOM, the...
a GEDCOM file to populate it or build a GEDCOM in place. An external genealogy program can be used to create, edit and upload the GEDCOM. GEDCOMs can...
problems caused by transferring files through the limited but universal GEDCOM format. The default source types in the standard edition are based on Wholly...
used. The GEDCOM 5.5 standard for genealogical data interchange encodes multimedia files in its text-line hierarchical file format. GEDCOM uses the same...
important locations in ancestors' lives. Besides exchange between systems (e.g. GEDCOM support for import and export), flexible data handling (e.g. custom attributes...
Grafica relies on genealogy software to produce the GEDCOM file; it requires as an input and checks the GEDCOM for consistency of the data and produces a variety...
by Michelle Pfister on 11 December 2009 in Family Tree Maker Re: FTM and GEDCOM:, From: <skpjan@...>, Date: Fri, Jul 14, 1995, RootsWeb: GENCMP-L Discover...
HTML web pages and linked objects (images, etc.). GEDCOM: GeneWeb supports import and export of GEDCOM files. UTF-8: GeneWeb supports UTF-8. Software Review...
not made through blood, but through the order of succession of bishops. GEDCOM Genealogical numbering systems Genealogy software Genogram List of family...
that has PHP and MySQL installed. It is compatible with standard 5.5.1-GEDCOM files. webtrees is a fork of PhpGedView, it was created in early 2010, when...
FamilyTree, and WeRelate. Creation of profiles based on data of uploaded GEDCOM files is one of the optional methods for contributing content, and since...
written in Java and so is available on most platforms and supports the GEDCOM standard. Many reports like family tree, table, timeline and geography are...
check and creation of charts and reports. The software imports and exports GEDCOM files and exports Web pages. The name of the software is German and literally...
because of resource constraints. The idea was to allow genealogists to share GEDCOM files in much the same way that music and other files are distributed on...
formats include the Microsoft Excel .xls format for spreadsheet data, the Gedcom format for genealogical data, and also arbitrary XML-based file formats...
Day Saint movement portal Baptism for the dead § Genealogy and baptism GEDCOM Immigrant Ancestors Project List of Mormon family organizations Personal...
com 6114 Social network. Web based editing of own network. Downloading of GEDCOM files. Tree view is only shown to users that have logged in. Searching in...
about persons and their relationships in a standardized format called a GEDCOM. In that format, it can be shared with other genealogists, added to databases...
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