Genealogical data
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Standardized formats
Formats with a documented standard, used by multiple geneological programs and for transfer and archiving of data in a non-program-specific way.
Program-specific formats
Summary of formats for known programs.
Summary
| Software | Format Published | Storage Format | Notes | Software license | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agelong Tree | Proprietary | ||||
| Ages! | Proprietary | ||||
| Ahnenblatt | Proprietary | ||||
| Aldfaer | Freeware | ||||
| Ancestral Quest | Proprietary | ||||
| Ancestris | GNU GPL | ||||
| Ancestrologie | Freeware | ||||
| BegatAll Genealogy | Proprietary | ||||
| Brother's Keeper | (Btrieve before version 7) | Shareware | |||
| Family Historian | Proprietary | ||||
| ZEDCOM (MyHeritage Family Tree Builder) | ZEDCOM / SQLite | Proprietary | |||
| Family Tree | Proprietary | ||||
| Family Tree Maker | encrypted SQLite | 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 | GNU GPL | ||
| Heredis | Proprietary | ||||
| iFamily for Leopard | Proprietary | ||||
| Kith and Kin Pro | DBISAM engine | Shareware | |||
| Legacy Family Tree | Legacy Tables | Microsoft Jet Database Engine | Proprietary | ||
| LifeLines | MIT License | ||||
| MacFamilyTree | SQLite | Proprietary | |||
| My Family Tree | Freeware | ||||
| ohmiGene | Proprietary | ||||
| PAF (Personal Ancestral File) | Proprietary | ||||
| Reunion | Proprietary | ||||
| RootsMagic | SQLite | (Extension: *.rmgc ) | Proprietary | ||
| rootsTrust | Proprietary | ||||
| SmartGenealogy | Freeware | ||||
| Softdisk Family Tree | Proprietary | ||||
| Master Genealogist, The | v3 - v9 | DBF | Proprietary | Yes(2014) |
Genetic info
See Scientific Data formats#Biological for more formats
