RMGC Converter

Extract text from RMGC files


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

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

Convert RMGC to another file type

To convert your RMGC file to another format, you need RootsMagic or other Database software.

Convert a file to RMGC

To convert other file formats to the "Family History Data" file type, you need software like RootsMagic or a similar tool.


About RMGC files

A .rmgc file is the primary database created by older versions of RootsMagic (versions 4 through 7). Under the hood, it is a standard SQLite database file that acts as a container for an entire family tree, including individual records, relationships, events, and citations.

While robust, the .rmgc format is a "Legacy" file type. Modern versions of RootsMagic (8, 9, 10+) use the .rmtree format. Furthermore, .rmgc files are binary databases, meaning they cannot be opened in text editors like Notepad, nor can they be directly uploaded to genealogy sites like Ancestry.com or FamilySearch, which typically require a GEDCOM (.GED) file. Users frequently run into problems when trying to share these files with relatives who do not own RootsMagic, or when trying to access data on a computer without the software installed. The most practical solution is to convert the file to GEDCOM for data transfer or PDF for visual sharing.

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

Users also converted PAF, RMGB and RMG files.


FAQ

If you want to convert RMGC file to DB, SQLITE, SQLITE3, MDB, ACCDB, DBF, ODB, FDB, GDB, MYD, FRM or SQL, you can use RootsMagic or similar software from the "Genealogy Database Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert NDF, SQLITE3, BAK, RDB, SQL, DB4, MDF, MDB, LDF, DB, DB3 or SQLITE files to RMGC, try RootsMagic or another comparable tool in the "Genealogy Database Storage" category.



The RMGC 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 RMGC converter.