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# a format for exchanging genealogical data. The <abbr title="an open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it, and may also have various properties of how it was designed such as 'open process.' There is no single definition and interpretations vary with usage.">open</abbr> specification for the GEDCOM format was developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as an aid to genealogical research. The last standard release was version 5.5.1 in 2019. As an Open Standard, there are extensive and constantly changing incompatibilities between implementations and data loss when transferring GEDCOM formatted data between competing software tools is common.
;<span id="gramps">Gramps</span>: [https://gramps-project.org/blog/features/ Gramps] is an open-source genealogy program, a free software project and community. <br />''The [https://gramps-project.org/introduction-WP/2006/04/looking-back-over-5-years/ reverse engineered] '''GRAMPS''' ('''G'''enealogical '''R'''esearch and '''A'''nalysis '''M'''anagement '''P'''rogramming '''S'''ystem) acronym is being was phased out in favor of '''Gramps''' as the official name of the software. All upper-case software names have become unfashionable.''
;<span id="gramplet">Gramplet</span>: a [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#definition|Gramplet]] is a plug-in or addon widget that extends the functionality of Gramps by providing a dynamic view and interface to the Family Tree data. 3rd party Gramplets, reports, quick views, and tools are managed with the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager|Plug-in Manager]].
