File Extension GED

File type: GED COM family history file, Arts & Letters graphics file, EnerGraphics file, Family Historian native data format, Game Editor project file, GoldED or DOS compiled configuration file, Micrografx Simply 3D Geometry

About the GED file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .GED files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The most common use for the GED file extension is as the Genealogy data file of GED COM application which is short for Genealogical Data Communication. This is a specification used for exchanging different genealogical data between various genealogy applications. This is developed to aid in the research for genealogy. The GED file extension works for this application by storing the family history as well as the genealogical events information in a standard used by GED COM. The file extension also saves its data in ASCII text format and also has a Meta data that can link the user to similar records. Compared to other genealogy formats, the GED file extension can be opened in more platforms compared to others that can only be opened using limited applications and platforms. If the GED file extension can't be opened by any readily available applications, the user can simply use some tools to convert the file format to simple HTML pages.


Detailed information for file extension GED

Category: Developer files, Data files
File format: Proprietary
Open with Windows: TREEFIC, Ancestral Author, Taurus Family Tree, Genbox Family History, Roots Magic, LifeLines, GeneWeb, Ages!, Game Editor, Arts & Letters
Open with Linux: GRAMPS, LifeLines, GeneWeb, Game Editor
Aside from GED COM, the GED file extension is also used by other applications like the Game Editor. For this, the file extension works as a project file. This specifically works as a game development project created using the Game Editor. This application can be used to create games compatible for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2003, 2000, Vista, and XP as well as Linux, Pocket PC, and other Windows-based mobile OS. The GED file extension saves the game data as well as game settings. This file is then saved in a game folder along with other game resources.