Comparison of web-based genealogy software
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This article compares several selected genealogy programs that run on a web server. Genealogy websites are not included.
General information
| Software | Latest release | Free to use | Free software Free software Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do... |
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| Geneotree Geneotree Geneotree is an open source web-based genealogy application developed in the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database. It installs on Linux and Windows and works natively with GEDCOM files. It makes a variety of reports as PDF files.... |
2011-01-13 | GNU General Public License GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
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| GeneWeb | 2011-01-06 | GNU General Public License GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
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| HuMo-gen HuMo-gen HuMo-gen is a free and cross-platform web application for displaying and editing genealogical data on the Internet. HuMo-gen was written in PHP and is GNU-GPL licenced open-source software. HuMo-gen supports UTF-8 and is bi-directional.... |
2011-10-30 | GNU General Public License GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
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| PhpGedView PhpGedView PhpGedView is a free PHP-based web application for working with genealogy data on the Internet. The project was founded and is headed by John Finlay. It is licensed under GPL.... |
2011-01-14 | GNU General Public License GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
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| The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding or TNG is a genealogy software installed in a web server developed by Darrin Lythgoe. It was mentioned in several press reviews used for genealogy site building... |
2011-08-30 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
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| webtrees Webtrees webtrees is a free open source online collaborative genealogy application, it works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a webserver using PHP and MySQL.-History:... |
2011-06-13 | GNU General Public License GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
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System support
| Software | Operating System Operating system An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system... |
Programming Language Programming language A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely.... |
Database Database A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information... |
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| Geneotree Geneotree Geneotree is an open source web-based genealogy application developed in the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database. It installs on Linux and Windows and works natively with GEDCOM files. It makes a variety of reports as PDF files.... |
OS Independent | JavaScript JavaScript JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.... , PHP PHP PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document... |
MySQL MySQL MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My... |
| GeneWeb | OS Independent | OCaml | ? |
| HuMo-gen HuMo-gen HuMo-gen is a free and cross-platform web application for displaying and editing genealogical data on the Internet. HuMo-gen was written in PHP and is GNU-GPL licenced open-source software. HuMo-gen supports UTF-8 and is bi-directional.... |
OS Independent | PHP PHP PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document... , JavaScript JavaScript JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.... |
MySQL MySQL MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My... |
| PhpGedView PhpGedView PhpGedView is a free PHP-based web application for working with genealogy data on the Internet. The project was founded and is headed by John Finlay. It is licensed under GPL.... |
OS Independent | JavaScript JavaScript JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.... , PHP PHP PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document... 4.3 or higher |
MySQL MySQL MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My... , Postgresql PostgreSQL PostgreSQL, often simply Postgres, is an object-relational database management system available for many platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, MS Windows and Mac OS X. It is released under the PostgreSQL License, which is an MIT-style license, and is thus free and open source software... , SQLite SQLite SQLite is an ACID-compliant embedded relational database management system contained in a relatively small C programming library. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain and implements most of the SQL standard... , and SQL-Server |
| The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding or TNG is a genealogy software installed in a web server developed by Darrin Lythgoe. It was mentioned in several press reviews used for genealogy site building... |
OS Independent | PHP PHP PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document... 4.0 or higher |
MySQL MySQL MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My... 4.0.1 or higher |
| webtrees Webtrees webtrees is a free open source online collaborative genealogy application, it works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a webserver using PHP and MySQL.-History:... |
OS Independent | JavaScript JavaScript JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.... , PHP PHP PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document... 4.3 or higher |
MySQL MySQL MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My... |
General features
| Software | Administration | Family View | GEDCOM | Histories | Individual View | Mapping | Notes | Places | Photos | Recording | Simple and Advanced Search | Sources | Video |
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| Geneotree Geneotree Geneotree is an open source web-based genealogy application developed in the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database. It installs on Linux and Windows and works natively with GEDCOM files. It makes a variety of reports as PDF files.... |
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| HuMo-gen HuMo-gen HuMo-gen is a free and cross-platform web application for displaying and editing genealogical data on the Internet. HuMo-gen was written in PHP and is GNU-GPL licenced open-source software. HuMo-gen supports UTF-8 and is bi-directional.... |
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| PhpGedView PhpGedView PhpGedView is a free PHP-based web application for working with genealogy data on the Internet. The project was founded and is headed by John Finlay. It is licensed under GPL.... |
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| The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding or TNG is a genealogy software installed in a web server developed by Darrin Lythgoe. It was mentioned in several press reviews used for genealogy site building... |
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| webtrees Webtrees webtrees is a free open source online collaborative genealogy application, it works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a webserver using PHP and MySQL.-History:... |
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Chart features
| Software | Ancestry Chart | Descendancy Chart | Relationship Calculator | Timeline Chart |
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| Geneotree Geneotree Geneotree is an open source web-based genealogy application developed in the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database. It installs on Linux and Windows and works natively with GEDCOM files. It makes a variety of reports as PDF files.... |
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| HuMo-gen HuMo-gen HuMo-gen is a free and cross-platform web application for displaying and editing genealogical data on the Internet. HuMo-gen was written in PHP and is GNU-GPL licenced open-source software. HuMo-gen supports UTF-8 and is bi-directional.... |
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| PhpGedView PhpGedView PhpGedView is a free PHP-based web application for working with genealogy data on the Internet. The project was founded and is headed by John Finlay. It is licensed under GPL.... |
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| The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding or TNG is a genealogy software installed in a web server developed by Darrin Lythgoe. It was mentioned in several press reviews used for genealogy site building... |
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| webtrees Webtrees webtrees is a free open source online collaborative genealogy application, it works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a webserver using PHP and MySQL.-History:... |
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Site administration features
| Software | Backup | Custom Events | Duplicate Finder | Merge Data | Mod Manager | Multiple Trees | Privacy Settings | Help | Site Templates and Customization |
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| Geneotree Geneotree Geneotree is an open source web-based genealogy application developed in the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database. It installs on Linux and Windows and works natively with GEDCOM files. It makes a variety of reports as PDF files.... |
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| GeneWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| HuMo-gen HuMo-gen HuMo-gen is a free and cross-platform web application for displaying and editing genealogical data on the Internet. HuMo-gen was written in PHP and is GNU-GPL licenced open-source software. HuMo-gen supports UTF-8 and is bi-directional.... |
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| PhpGedView PhpGedView PhpGedView is a free PHP-based web application for working with genealogy data on the Internet. The project was founded and is headed by John Finlay. It is licensed under GPL.... |
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| The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding or TNG is a genealogy software installed in a web server developed by Darrin Lythgoe. It was mentioned in several press reviews used for genealogy site building... |
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| webtrees Webtrees webtrees is a free open source online collaborative genealogy application, it works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a webserver using PHP and MySQL.-History:... |
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Visitor features
| Software | Anniversary Calendar | Bookmarking | PDF Reports | Relationship Finder | RSS Feed | User Account Registration |
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| Geneotree Geneotree Geneotree is an open source web-based genealogy application developed in the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database. It installs on Linux and Windows and works natively with GEDCOM files. It makes a variety of reports as PDF files.... |
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| GeneWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| HuMo-gen HuMo-gen HuMo-gen is a free and cross-platform web application for displaying and editing genealogical data on the Internet. HuMo-gen was written in PHP and is GNU-GPL licenced open-source software. HuMo-gen supports UTF-8 and is bi-directional.... |
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| PhpGedView PhpGedView PhpGedView is a free PHP-based web application for working with genealogy data on the Internet. The project was founded and is headed by John Finlay. It is licensed under GPL.... |
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| The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding or TNG is a genealogy software installed in a web server developed by Darrin Lythgoe. It was mentioned in several press reviews used for genealogy site building... |
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| webtrees Webtrees webtrees is a free open source online collaborative genealogy application, it works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a webserver using PHP and MySQL.-History:... |
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