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==Features=Overview=* Different Many different [[Gramps_4.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories|Category views ]] for navigating your familytree:
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|style="padding: 0.3em;" {{icon|gram}}'''Dashboard'''[[File:DashboardCategoryView-example-42.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] A list of widgets, called Displays different general purpose Gramplets, small widgets that can help you in your genealogical research.|style="padding: 0.3em;" {{icon|peop}}'''GeographyPeople'''[[File:GeographyViewGroupPeopleTreeView-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]]Displays the people in the family tree without their connections. This Category contains the PeopleListView and the PeopleTreeView. Filter the display using preset filters or a custom filter.
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|style="padding: 0.3em;" {{icon|rela}} '''PeopleRelationship'''[[File:GroupPeopleTreeViewRelationshipsCategoryView-4041.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] A list Display a family of all individuals in parents, grandparents and children with the databasebirth/death dates and relationships. Filter the display using preset filters or Navigate to nearby relatives with a custom filtersingle click.|style="padding: 0.3em;" {{icon|fami}} '''RelationshipFamilies'''[[File:RelationshipsCategoryViewFamiliesListView-4140.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] Display List all families in a family of single view. Double-click on each to edit, add notes, and to see parents, grandparents and children with the birth/death dates and relationships. Navigate to nearby relatives with a single clickin each family.
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|style="padding: 0.3em;"{{icon|ance}}'''FamiliesCharts - Pedigree'''[[File:FamiliesListViewChartsView-pedigreeview1-horizontal-right-standard-405gen-default-41.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] List all families Display the family in a single the traditional pedigree view. Double-click on each Hold the mouse over individuals to edit, add notes, see more information about them and to see parents and children in each familymove to more distant parts of the tree|{{icon|ance}}'''Charts - Fan Chart'''[[File:ChartsView-fanchart-fullcircle-9gen-default-41.png|center|400px]] Displays graphical trees for the selected person.|style- valign="paddingtop"|{{icon|ance}}'''Charts - Descendant Fan Chart'''[[File: 0ChartsView-desendantfan-fullcircle-9gen-default-41.3em;"png|center|400px]] Displays graphical trees for the selected person.|{{icon|even}} '''PedigreeEvent'''[[ImageFile:PedigreeEventsCategoryView-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] Display Displays the events in the family tree in the traditional pedigree a single view. Hold the mouse over individuals Double-click on each to see more information about them edit, add source, and to move to more distant parts of see which individuals reference the treeevent.
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|style="padding: 0.3em;"{{icon|plac}} '''EventPlace'''[[File:EventsCategoryViewPlacesCategory-ListView-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] See all referenced events Displays the places in the family tree and sort the list by half a single view. Double-click on each to editdozen headings such as City, add source, and to see which individuals reference the eventCounty or State.|style="padding: 0.3em;"{{icon|geog}} '''SourceGeography'''[[File:SourcesCategoryViewCitationTreeGeographyView-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] See all referenced sources in Displays data of your family tree on a single view. Double-click on each to edit, add notes, and to see which individuals reference the sourcemap.
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|style="padding: 0.3em;"{{icon|sour34}} '''PlaceSource'''[[File:PlacesCategory-ListViewSourcesCategoryViewCitationTree-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] View all places referred to Displays the sources in the database family tree in a single view. Double-click on each to edit, add notes, and sort to see which individuals reference the list by half a dozen headings such as City, County or Statesource.|style="padding: 0.3em;"{{icon|cite}} '''MediaCitations'''[[File:MediaCategoryViewCitationsCategoryView-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] List all forms of media referenced by Displays the database. Can be graphic images, videos, sound clips, spreadsheets, documents, etccitations in the family tree.
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|style="padding: 0.3em;"{{icon|repo}} '''Repository'''[[File:RepositoriesCategoryView-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] List all source repositories in a single view. Double-click on each to edit, add notes, and to see which sources reference the repository.|style{{icon|medi}} '''Media'''[[File:MediaCategoryView-40.png|center|400px]] List all forms of media referenced in the family tree. Can be graphic images, videos, sound clips, spreadsheets, documents, etc.|- valign="padding: 0.3em;top"|{{icon|note}} '''NoteNotes'''[[File:NotesCategoryView-40.png|center|thumb|300px400px]] View all Displays the notes into in the database family tree.|
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==Features==
* Bookmark favorite individuals for quick access. (The number able to be marked is unlimited)
* Custom filters. In addition to the numerous preset filters, create any number of selections based on interesting facts about your family to use for reports and data exports.
* Link any media or filetype to your Gramps family tree. Choose between copying or linking the file to the database.
* Privacy options allow restriction of any information marked with this option or information about living individuals. Data marked with this option can be excluded in reports and data exports.
* Multiple calendars and date ranges are supported. You can convert between Gregorian, Julian, Hebrew, French republican, Perzian Persian and Islamic calendars from within Gramps via the Date selection window, and you can use fuzzy dates like about 1874, estimated 1905, ...
* View, edit, and save Image Exif Metadata for use with modern-day cameras, cell phones, and graphic programs...
==Languages==
* Multiple languages and cultures support is mature.
** Translations exist for 37 40 languages + 1 Custom Language (See the [[Gramps translations]])
** Gramps has been designed so that new translations can easily be added with little development effort. If you are interested in participating please contact us.
** Relationship calculators available in four languages
==Reports==
[[Image:RelationshipChartDescendants.png|right|thumb|200px|An example descendant chart]]
Generate brief or detailed reports for the ancestors or descendants of an individual.
* Book report allows the user to collect a variety of reports in a single document, which in turn is easier to distribute.
* Box and Fan charts are available, see eg [[Howto: Make a relationship chart | here]].
*[[Sample reports]]
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==Tools==
==File formats==
Import/Export support for serveral several different formats.
* GEDCOM import and export. Extensive support for the defacto industry standard GEDCOM version 5.5 .1 so you can exchange Gramps information to and from users of most other genealogy programs.
* Gramps package import and export. A compressed file containing your family tree data and any other files used. Useful for backup or sharing with other Gramps users.
* Export to CD Burner. Export data and media directly to the GNOME file manager (Nautilus) for burning to CD.
* Portable. Gramps is written in a computer language called Python using GTK and GNOME libraries. While only well supported in certain Unix and Linux environments, these are multi-platform development libraries, meaning that Gramps can be ported to any platform the required libraries are ported to.
* Free Software/Open Source development model means Gramps can be extended by any programmer since all of the source code is freely available under its license.
* Gramps is freely distributable distributed under the GPL!
== Checklist ==
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* [[Previous releases of Gramps]]
[[Category:Documentation]]
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