GEDCOM Viewer

GEDCOM Viewer is a Java-based application that allows you to directly browse the contents of a GEDCOM file. It currently has the following features:

• Navigate through GEDCOM, viewing individuals, families, notes, and sources in several formats (including rendered HTML, raw HTML, and raw GEDCOM).

• View ancestor and descendant trees.

• Export GEDCOM data to HTML files that can be browsed by an ordinary Web browser.

• New! (experimental) Import data from HTML trees produced by various versions of GED2HTML. This can be done either from local files or over the Web. Lots of people have asked me: "Do you have a program to convert HTML to GEDCOM", and I have said no until now. Please note that this feature is still very preliminary at this point.

GEDCOM Viewer is currently under development. I expect to be significantly expanding its capabilities in the near future. Right now, the GEDCOM browsing capability is the most well-developed feature. The HTML export facility produces output similar to that produced by GED2HTML, though at the moment it does not provide the customizability and variety of output options that GED2HTML does. Eventually, I expect GEDCOM Viewer to replace GED2HTML, as it makes much more sense these days for me to be developing code in Java than in C (the language GED2HTML was written in).

Since I am interested in getting feedback and suggestions for GEDCOM Viewer. I have made a demonstration version available for download here. In the near term, I expect to be uploading new demonstration versions regularly. Each demonstration version will be valid for 90 days from the date I place it online. Please give GEDCOM Viewer a try and let me know your comments, either positive or negative. Thanks!

• Download GEDCOM Viewer (executable jar file). Save the file to your desktop or other convenient place and launch it by double clicking on it.

To run GEDCOM Viewer requires that you have Java Runtime Environment 1.5.0 or better installed on your computer. If the Java installation on your computer is not up-to-date, then use this link to get a free download of the latest version of the JRE, Standard Edition from Sun Microsystems.