GEDCOM Converter

Extract text from GEDCOM files


Drop or upload your .GEDCOM file
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How to extract text from your GEDCOM file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GEDCOM file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert GEDCOM to another file type

To convert your GEDCOM file to another format, you need a specific desktop software for Data file types.

Convert a file to GEDCOM

To convert other file formats to the GEDCOM file type, you need a specific desktop software for Data file types.


About GEDCOM files

GEDCOM (Genealogical Data Communication) is a file format used for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software. It is a text-based format, and is supported by most genealogy software programs. GEDCOM files typically use the .ged extension.

Converting GEDCOM files can be a difficult and time-consuming process. This process can be challenging and error-prone, as GEDCOM files are not always compatible with other formats.

GEDCOM files also have some drawbacks. For example, they are not well-suited for sharing data between different genealogy software programs, as they are not always compatible with each other. Additionally, GEDCOM files are not always up to date, as they may contain outdated information.

For these reasons, it is often better to use a free and easy online website, such as Convert.Guru, to convert GEDCOM files. This website can quickly and easily convert GEDCOM files to other formats, such as XML, CSV, and JSON.

Convert.Guru analyzes your GEDCOM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted GED, ZIP, GED 2, TXT, FAMILYX, CSV, PDF, AHN, GED 3, XLSX, INFTREE, RMTREE and ALDF files.


FAQ

If you want to convert GEDCOM file to PDF, CSV, JSON, HTML, BOOK, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG or CONF, you can use a specific desktop software for Data file types. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to GEDCOM, try a specific desktop software for Data file types.



The GEDCOM Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GEDCOM converter.