GEDCOM guides

Get your family tree out as a GEDCOM file

A GEDCOM (.ged) file is the universal export of every genealogy site and program. Pick where your tree lives:

• AncestryDownload your Ancestry family tree as a GEDCOM (.ged) file in a few clicks, then turn it into a printed family tree poster.
• MyHeritageExport your MyHeritage family tree as a GEDCOM file, including on the free plan, and print it as a fan or pedigree chart poster.
• FamilySearchFamilySearch Family Tree has no direct GEDCOM download. Here is how to get your ancestors into a GEDCOM file for a printed poster.
• RootsMagicSave your RootsMagic database as a GEDCOM file and turn it into a fan chart, pedigree chart or descendant chart poster.
• Family Tree MakerExport your Family Tree Maker file to GEDCOM in a few steps and print your family tree as a large poster.
• GrampsExport your Gramps family tree to GEDCOM and print it as a fan chart or pedigree chart poster.