3.3 Addons

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Third-party plugins give you more tools to work with your genealogy data in Gramps. This page lists plugins written by users and developers to work with the Gramps 3.3 version. These plugins may not be officially part of Gramps. Feature requests and bugs with these plugins should be directed to the contact information below. Plugins for previous versions of Gramps can be found on the 3.2 Addons page.

Installing Addons in Gramps

Gramps 3.3 introduced a new system for downloading and uploading Addons. Now you can have Gramps manage the process of checking and downloading updates.

To configure Gramps for Addons:

1. Start Gramps
2. Select Menu Edit -> Preferences...
3. Go to the General tab
4. Change "Check for updates" so when you start Gramps, it checks for updated Addons:
   1. Never - never checks for updates when you start Gramps
   2. Once a month - checks for updates when you start Gramps once a month
   3. Once a week - checks for updates when you start Gramps once a week
   4. Once a day - checks for updates when you start Gramps once a day
   5. Always - checks for updates whenever you start Gramps
5. Change "What to check" so when you check for updates, it checks for:
   1. Updated addons only - does not check for new addons
   2. New addons only - does not check for updated addons
   3. New and updated addons - checks for all new and updated addons
6. Change "Do not ask about previously notified addons":
   1. Check it so that new/updated addons are only asked about once; afterwards it doesn't show them to you
   2. Uncheck it so that new/updated addons are always shown to you

You can also use the older method of installing Addons. This can still be useful, for example, if someone sends you an addon.

To install a Gramps Addon through the older interface:

1. Start Gramps
2. Select Menu Help -> Plugin Manager
3. Select the tab Install Addons
4. To make sure the addon list is up to date, click on the Refresh Addon List button.
5. Select the addon to install from the list
6. Click on the Install Addon button.
7. For some addons, you may need to restart Gramps

You can also install a single Addon file manually:

1. Click on a download link from the list of Addons below.
2. Open the .ZIP or .gz file and save the contents to your GRAMPS User Directory, in the gramps33/plugins folder
3. For some addons, you may need to restart Gramps

The Plugin Status window will show you which plugins failed to load, double click on such an entry shows you the error. You can email this error to the plugin contact.

Addon List

Addons now are listed inside of Gramps through the interface described above.

See Addon List Legend for details of columns.

Plugin / Documentation	Type	Image	Description	Use	Rating (out of 4)	Contact	Download
Graph View	Experimental View		A view that displays a descendant tree based on the active person. Requires PyGoocanvas and Goocanvas.	Testing	N/A	Gary Burton	GraphView.addon.tgz
ExportRaw	Exporter		A GRAMPS exporter that will dump your BSDDB database into a flat text version (.raw) of the Python objects.	Developer	4	Doug Blank	ExportRaw.addon.tgz
GRAMPS SQL Database	Exporter/Importer		A GRAMPS exporter and importer that will export/import your BSDDB database as a fully-relational SQLite database.	Expert users	3	Doug Blank	Sqlite.addon.tgz
Census Gramplet	Gramplet		Lists census events for the active person. Allows users to create and edit census data in a single form.	Expert user	3	Nick Hall	Census.addon.tgz
Cairo Clock Gramplet	Gramplet		A sample Cairo clock gramplet.	Developer	1	Doug Blank	ClockGramplet.addon.tgz
Data Entry Gramplet	Gramplet		Quick Data Entry for People data	Expert user	4	Gramps Bugtracker	DataEntryGramplet.addon.tgz
Deep Connections Gramplet	Gramplet		Finds deep relationships between home and active people	All	3	Gramps Bugtracker	DeepConnectionsGramplet.addon.tgz
Descendant Count Gramplet	Gramplet		Gives a count of descendants for each person	All	4	Doug Blank	DescendantCount.addon.tgz
FAQ Gramplet	Gramplet		GRAMPS Frequently Asked Questions	Beginner user	0	Gramps Bugtracker	FaqGramplet.py
Headline News Gramplet	Gramplet		Shows GRAMPS breaking news, once per hour	All	4	Gramps Bugtracker	HeadlineNewsGramplet.addon.tgz
NoteGramplet	Gramplet		A data entry gramplet for notes.	All	3	Doug Blank	NoteGramplet.addon.tgz
Plugin Manager Gramplet	Gramplet		Lists plugins available for GRAMPS	All	2	Gramps Bugtracker	PluginManagerGramplet.py
Python Gramplet	Gramplet		Interactive Python Shell	Developer	4	Gramps Bugtracker	PythonGramplet.addon.tgz
QueryGramplet	Gramplet and Report		A SQL-like query system.	All	1	Doug Blank	Query.addon.tgz
libaccess	Library		An experimental gen.lib interface.	Developer	1	Doug Blank	libaccess.addon.tgz
Google Earth	Mapservice		Show places with GoogleEarth..	All	3	Peter Landgren	GoogleEarthWriteKML.addon.tgz
All Names Quickview	Quickview		Shows all names for all people	All	4	Doug Blank	AllNamesQuickview.addon.tgz
Timeline Quickview	Quickview		Shows timeline of events in immediate family members' lives	All	4	Doug Blank	TimelineQuickview.addon.tgz
Census Report	Report	N/A	Prints census events in a format similar to the original census entries.	All	3	Nick Hall	Census.addon.tgz
Family Tree	Report		Generates a graphical tree of a family with its ancestors and/or descendants.	All	3	Reinhard Müller	FamilyTree.addon.tgz
Family Sheet	Report	Sample Family Sheet	Generates a form with all information about a person, its spouses and its children.	All	4	Reinhard Müller	FamilySheet.addon.tgz
InformationGraph	Report	N/A	Generate detailed GraphViz graphs by spidering over the database.	All	N/A	Bob Ham	GVInformationGraph.py
Lines of Descendency Report	Report		Prints out all descendency lines from a given ancestor to a given descendent in text.	All	2.5	User:Lcc (e-mail)	LinesOfDescendency.addon.tgz
RepositoriesReport	Report		Description	All	3	Jérôme Rapinat	RepositoriesReport.addon.tgz
RelatedRelativesGramplet	Gramplet		Display all persons in the database with a relation to a relative.	All	1	Heinz Brinker	RelatedRelativesGramplet.addon.tgz
LastChange	Report and Gramplet		A gramplet and report to display the last ten records changed in the open family tree. The gramplet only displays persons, while the report can display changed famlies, places, and events too.	All	1	Jakim Friant	LastChange.addon.tgz
PedigreeChart	Report		A version of the classic pedigree chart that is suitable for printing.	All	1	Jakim Friant	PedigreeChart.addon.tgz
ToDoReport	Report		Tag notes as ToDo (or anything else) and you can generate a report with the notes and the records they are attached to. Another way of maintaining a to-do list within GRAMPS.	All	1	Jakim Friant	ToDoReport.addon.tgz
AttachSourceTool	Tool		A tool to attach a source to a group of people.	All	1	Doug Blank	AttachSourceTool.addon.tgz
Handle.bash	External utility		A bash script which makes it possible to work with multiple databases merging select branches at will without collisions.	All	3	User:Lcc (e-mail)	Handle.bash.tar.gz
Place completion tool	Tool		A tool to fill in places.	All	3	see package.	PlaceCompletion.addon.tgz
SetAttributeTool	Tool		A tool for setting attributes and their values on people.	All	2	Doug Blank	SetAttributeTool.addon.tgz
TimelinePedigreeView	View		Pedigree showing timeline and relationships.	All	3	Doug Blank	TimelinePedigreeView.addon.tgz
DenominoViso	Web report		Creates interactive graphical ancestor/descendant tree on a webpage.	All	3	Michiel Nauta	DenominoViso.addon.tgz
ClipboardGramplet	Gramplet		Allows one to group items together for quick access.	All	2	Doug Blank	ClipboardGramplet.addon.tgz
ImportGramplet	Gramplet		Interface to import Gramps XML text directly	Developers	2	Doug Blank	ImportGramplet.addon.tgz
Django Import/Export	Importer/Exporter		Code to import and export your data from gramps-connect.	All	3	Doug Blank	Django.addon.tgz
Number Of Descendants Quickview	Quickview		Shows the number of descendants of the current person	All	4	Reinhard Müller	NumberOfDescendantsQuickview.addon.tgz
Calculate Estimated Dates	Tool		A tool to set estimated birth and death dates.	All	2	Doug Blank	CalculateEstimatedDates.addon.tgz
Command Line Merge	Tool	N/A	Merge primary object via the command line.	Developer	3	Michiel D. Nauta	CliMerge.addon.tgz
Thumbnail Generator	Tool	N/A	Generates thumbnails for media files.	All	3	Nick Hall	ThumbnailGenerator.addon.tgz
Filtered Reports	Report		Create a descendant report using a filter.	Developer Expert user	2	Adam Stein	FilteredReports-0.3.0.tar.gz
Descendant and Detailed Descendant Book Reports	Report		Create a book of descendant or detailed descendant reports using a filter.	All	2	Matt Keenan	DescendantBooks-1.0.tar.gz
DescendantsLines	Report		Generates a graphical descendants tree using orthogonal edges and routing ("square edges").	Developer Expert user Intermediate user	3	User:Romjerome, User:Lcc, Adam Sampson	DescendantsLines.addon.tgz

See Writing a Plugin for information on developing your own addon.