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List of genealogy database programs, updated November 2010

MS Windows Genealogy programs
Apple Mac Genealogy programs

GEDCOM viewing tools:

GENViewer (1.23) & free GENViewer Lite (1.15) comprehensive tools
Gedcom Viewer (1.9) . . . ViewGED (1.02) . . . GEDitCOM II (Mac only, version 1.7)

FamViewer 2.5 .. view GedCom files on your iPad

GedView 3.2.6 .. view (multiple) GedCom files on your iPad. Displays charts & maps

Information Manager Description of TreePad (download.pdf) Treepad Lite for Windows (free) Treepad Plus (US$30)

Creating Genealogy Web sites: including GEDCOM to HTML

GedPage 2.21 for WindowsXP & 2.20 for Mac . . . . . GEN4WEB 3.32

GEDitCOM II (Mac only, version 1.7)

iFamilyForLeopard (2.526, Mac only) includes web-site creation

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding version 9.0.2

Drawing family trees Genepro GenoPro uses the genogram to represent your family tree. (Windows only)

FTP Client .. to upload & download pages to/from a web-site

Free FTP Commander, Free to try, US$9.99 to buy, and others at that site. . . Fetch (5.71 Mac)

Anti-virus software: (Windows)

Free AVG Free Edition or upgrade,

Extensions to genealogy programs:

PAF Companion 5.4            Legacy Charting

Web Authoring programs: (HTML Editors)

Free: KompoZer (Windows, Mac 0.8b3, Linux) Commercial: Microsoft FrontPage . . . Web Editor 6 . . . Others

Web Browsers & updates
go to GCG index page

Adobe Reader Adobe has recommended users of Adobe Reader to update to Adobe Reader 10.1.3
Adobe releases patches for both Reader (Windows) & (Macintosh) as well as Acrobat.

Integrated suite

Mozilla Suite offers free Browser, Email, & HTML Editor- for Windows, MacOS, & Linux

Office productivity

OpenOffice.org (3.4) is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project.

Image Editing Downloadible presentation on Editing Images with Free Software

Comprehensive lists of genealogy software:

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Software

GCG does not recommend any particular software, nor has it tested the software.
Last updated May 2012. Input from members is welcome. Please report any updates or broken links to

List of genealogy database programs, updated November 2010	MS Windows Genealogy programs Apple Mac Genealogy programs
GEDCOM viewing tools:	GENViewer (1.23) & free GENViewer Lite (1.15) comprehensive tools Gedcom Viewer (1.9) . . . ViewGED (1.02) . . . GEDitCOM II (Mac only, version 1.7) FamViewer 2.5 .. view GedCom files on your iPad GedView 3.2.6 .. view (multiple) GedCom files on your iPad. Displays charts & maps
Information Manager	Description of TreePad (download.pdf) Treepad Lite for Windows (free) Treepad Plus (US$30)
Creating Genealogy Web sites: including GEDCOM to HTML	GedPage 2.21 for WindowsXP & 2.20 for Mac . . . . . GEN4WEB 3.32 GEDitCOM II (Mac only, version 1.7) iFamilyForLeopard (2.526, Mac only) includes web-site creation The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding version 9.0.2
Drawing family trees	Genepro GenoPro uses the genogram to represent your family tree. (Windows only)
FTP Client .. to upload & download pages to/from a web-site	Free FTP Commander, Free to try, US$9.99 to buy, and others at that site. . . Fetch (5.71 Mac)
Anti-virus software: (Windows)	Free AVG Free Edition or upgrade,
Extensions to genealogy programs:	PAF Companion 5.4 Legacy Charting
Web Authoring programs: (HTML Editors)	Free: KompoZer (Windows, Mac 0.8b3, Linux) Commercial: Microsoft FrontPage . . . Web Editor 6 . . . Others
Web Browsers & updates	go to GCG index page
Adobe Reader	Adobe has recommended users of Adobe Reader to update to Adobe Reader 10.1.3 Adobe releases patches for both Reader (Windows) & (Macintosh) as well as Acrobat.
Integrated suite	Mozilla Suite offers free Browser, Email, & HTML Editor- for Windows, MacOS, & Linux
Office productivity	OpenOffice.org (3.4) is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project.
Image Editing	Downloadible presentation on Editing Images with Free Software
Comprehensive lists of genealogy software:	Cyndi's List of Genealogy Software