Family History and Genealogy Open Source Software

Looking for some free, open source software for genealogy and family history research? Check out the list of Genealogy Projects on Sourceforge.net.

Sourceforge.net is home to software developers from all over the world working on many projects for all types of needs. There are quite a few programs available for genealogists including the popular PhpGedView. Here is a list of the most downloaded genealogy software projects on Sourceforge.net.

There are also about 50 software program packages in the Sourceforge.net History Category, some of which overlap with genealogy, which might be of interest. A few examples of history programs include MLA Auto-Generator which generates correctly formatted (MLA, APA, Chicago, CPE, Turabian) entries for works cited or bibliography pages, CDAY Calendar Almanac for “what happened on this day in history”, Timeline for creating graphic historic timelines in different formats (requires Ruby), and information on the Mormon Documentation Project to gather, document, index, archive, and make accessible LDS publications.

All programs are free. Be aware that some are still in alpha or beta testing stages. Some require additional programs or files such as Java. And many are operating system dependent, so choose wisely. Read the documentation and information carefully to determine if the program is fully developed and will work for your specific needs.

5 Responses to “Family History and Genealogy Open Source Software”

  1. joseph charbonier Says:

    I’M trying to investigate MY families roots but I just don’t
    know wheere to begin

  2. Steven Says:

    I currently use geni.com, but we recently had a family falling out and one of the members started deleting all the entries. Sad, I know. I am now looking into getting it off of geni and moving it to my own server.

  3. L R Says:

    seeking to tie family tree to photos from family archives. What software makes this doable?

  4. Tools to create online family tree website? | Super Open Source Says:

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  5. Scott Campbell Says:

    I have a question about Isaac hindrick b. 1774. Was the lineage of the Hendricks related to King hendrick also known as Peter Hendrick. Peter Hendrick was a native american who was one of the four indian kings.

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