GEDCOM
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FamilySearch GEDCOM, or simply GEDCOM ( , acronym of Genealogical Data Communication), is an open file format and the de facto standard specification for storing genealogical data. It was developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the operators of FamilySearch, to aid in the research and sharing of genealogical information. A common usage is as a standard format for the backup and transfer of family tree data between different genealogy software and websites, most of which support importing from and exporting to GEDCOM format.
Key facts
- File format.name
- GEDCOM
- File format.mime
- application/vnd.familysearch.gedcom application/vnd.familysearch.gedcom+zip
- File format.owner
- LDS FHD
- File format.latest release version
- 7.0.16
- File format.genre
- Genealogy data exchange
- File format.standard
- De facto
- File format.open
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.familysearch.org/developers/docs/gedcom
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- file extension
- ged
- publication date
- 1984-01-01
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/gedcom
- IPA transcription
- ˈdʒɛdkɒm
- software version identifier
- 7.0.18
- source code repository URL
- github.com/FamilySearch/GEDCOM
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19 sectionsContents
- Data model
- File structure
- Example
- Versions
- Release history
- Limitations
- Support for multi-person events and sources
- Ambiguity in the specification
- Ordering of events that do not have dates
- Lesser-known features
- Multimedia
- Conflicting information
- Internationalization
- GEDCOM X
- Alternatives
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
FamilySearch GEDCOM, or simply GEDCOM ( , acronym of Genealogical Data Communication), is an open file format and the de facto standard specification for storing genealogical data. It was developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the operators of FamilySearch, to aid in the research and sharing of genealogical information. A common usage is as a standard format for the backup and transfer of family tree data between different genealogy software and websites, most of which support importing from and exporting to GEDCOM format.
GEDCOM is defined as a plain text file, using UTF-8 encoding as of version 7.0. This file contains genealogical information about individuals such as names, events, and relationships; metadata links these records together.