GEDitCOM II — New Genealogy Software for the Macintosh

GEDitCOM II is a genealogy application for MacOS X that sets the standard for ease-of-use, for editing genealogy files, for a customizable user experience, and for power features allowing the greatest access to your genealogical data.

New to GEDitCOM II?

Review the features of GEDitCOM II. Then, Download a free demo to try out those features, including importing your genealogy data from another application. When you are ready to buy, simply purchase a license that will unlock the demo version you already downloaded.

If you choose not to buy, you can continue to use GEDitCOM II in a "Free Mode" where editing is limited to small files (60 individuals) and viewing is limited to moderate size files (1000 individuals). Viewing options in "Free Mode" include viewing all genealogy data, generating family trees, running reports, exporting data or web sites, organizing records into albums, and more. You can even purchase a license at any time to convert "Free Mode" to the full unlocked version.

GEDitCOM in the Mac App Store

Work currently in progress (but Apple controls the final steps) is developing a simplified version of GEDitCOM II to be called just GEDitCOM and to be made available on the Mac App Store. Genealogy files created in GEDitCOM II will be 100% compatible with the new GEDitCOM. Due to restrictions on Mac App Store apps, key differences in GEDitCOM will be: 1. new rules on storing multimedia files; 2. incompatibility with some current GEDitCOM II extensions; 3. very difficult work-flow for those interesting in writing their own extensions. Although GEDitCOM is not available yet, many sections of this web site refer to its anticipated availability and features.

GEDitMobile for iPhone

A new GEDitMobile iPhone app (from another developer), was written to work especially well with both GEDitCOM II and GEDitCOM.

Legacy GEDitCOM User?

Users of the GEDitCOM application (which no longer works because Apple has deleted the "Classic" environment) can switch switch to GEDitCOM II. Your old files are 100% compatible with the new GEDitCOM II.

Other Software by Author of GEDitCOM II

• GEDitCOM Editor — This application is included in the GEDitCOM II Collection. It is used to edit or write browser styles and extensions for GEDitCOM II. GEDitCOM users can download GEDitCOM Editor for similar customization tasks.
• Date Calculator — Date calculations for genealogists. It is free with purchase of GEDitCOM II but can be purchased separately as well.
• PublishPlot — Easily create publication-quality plots for scientific journals, other publications, or just because you want nice-looking plots.
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