Genealogy Software - Helpful Tools & Utility Programs

Learn about and access a variety of useful genealogy utility software programs including software to keep your family tree organized, deed-mapping software, family reunion planning software, GEDCOM utilities and programs to clean living individuals out of your files before you post them on the Internet.

Clooz
Not a family tree program, this wonderful tool is a database for systematically organizing and storing genealogical records such as census records, documents, correspondence, and photos.

Deed Mapper
An impressive genealogy program for analyzing old grants, patents, deeds, and claims. Purchase the appropriate maps, or import your own, and start platting!

Deed Platter
Free, handy online tool allows you to enter compass headings and degrees for metes and bounds surveys and uses them to generate a plat map for you.

Family Reunion OrganizerTM
A newly released software program from FormalSoft, Inc. to help you organize your reunion and even create a reunion Web page! Download a free trial version here.

Farmer's Plotter
A Macintosh deed plotter for genealogists. This is an ftp site with a demo download of the commercial software.

GEDClean32
The industry-leading program which automates the task of "cleaning" the personal information about living individuals from a GEDCOM file containing genealogical data.

GEDCOM Families 1.1
A free Macintosh utility program from Itasca Softworks, which reads a GEDCOM file and exports the whole thing as a text document in a Family Group style.

GEDCOM Utilities
A variety of free GEDCOM utilities to help you make the best use of GEDCOM files including stripping out info on living individuals, splitting GEDCOMS and more.

GenScribe
A family history research tracking and record keeping program, designed to help Macintosh users plan and manage genealogy research.

GenViewer
A specialized GEDCOM file viewer that allows you to look at the contents of a GEDCOM file before importing its contents into your own records. This viewer is currently available for free in its beta test phase.

Muncy's Plat Pronto
Windows-based deed plotting software program produces a plat from a deed description. Converts non-standard distance units such as poles, rods, and chains; calculates acreage; and produces boundary descriptions. Available online for free trial download. calculates acreage

SmartDraw
Software uses templates and drag-and-drop capabilities to make it easy to draw professional-looking family tree charts, diagrams, genograms, and flow charts. Available for free trial download.

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