# Development

Short list of Features:

- simple and intuitive interface
- easy install
- high compatibility with GEDCOM 5.5.1 format
- partial compatibility with GEDCOM 5.5EL format
- no restrictions on the number of persons and generations
- generation of pedigrees
- rendering several trees diagram kinds
- print and export tree diagrams as image
- fast navigation, filtering and searching
- adding multimedia materials
- output of geographic data on maps (Google, Yandex, OSM)
- cross-platform project (Windows, Linux)
- supports Lua scripts and plugins
- files password protection
- pedigree reports
- possibility to export PDF, Excel, RTF, HTML
- statistics
- organizer and slideshow
- reminder of birthdays and holidays
- support of multi-monitor configurations
- calculator of relationship degree

Development sites

- GitHub
- SourceForge
- GitFlic

Articles

- GEDKeeper in Softpedia Labs

# Implementations

## Overview

- Legacy "GEDKeeper2" (NET4.7.1 & WinForms), stable
- Cross-platform desktop "GEDKeeper3" (NET6 & Eto.Forms), stable
- Mobile "GEDKeeperX" (NET Standard & Xamarin), beta

## Compatibility Matrix

Implementation | Windows | Linux | Mac OS X | Android | iOS
GEDKeeper2 | fully operational | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported
GEDKeeper3 | fully operational | fully operational | in process | not supported | not supported
GEDKeeperX | not supported | not supported | not supported | in process | in process

## Implementations Detail

### GEDKeeper (GKv1)

Development period: 08.01.2009 - 31.05.2011.

Ported from Delphi to C#: 01.06.2011 - 20.07.2011.

Specificity: Delphi, VCL.

Status: finished.

Last version: 1.9.1.

### GEDKeeper2 (GKv2)

Development period: 05.08.2011 - present time.

Specificity: C#, WinForms.

Status: stable.

Last version: 2.32.0.

### GEDKeeper3 (GKv3)

Development period: 24.05.2017 - present time.

Specificity: C#, Eto.Forms.

Status: stable.

Last version: 3.8.0.

### GEDKeeperJ

Ported from C# to Java: 24.07.2017 - 23.09.2017.

Specificity: Java, Swing.

Status: discarded.

### GEDKeeperX (GKvX)

Development period: 13.10.2018 - present time.

Specificity: C#, Xamarin.

Status: beta.

Last version: 3.8.0.

### GEDKeeperU (GKvU)

Development period: 05.11.2018 - 20.05.2021.

Specificity: C#, UWP.

Status: discarded.

### GEDKeeperA (GKvA)

Development period: 19.05.2021 - 26.05.2021.

Specificity: C#, Avalonia.

Status: discarded.

# List of all releases

- v0.9.0 [28 Apr 2010]
- v1.0.0 [14 May 2010]
- v1.1.0 [14 Aug 2010]
- v1.2.0 [14 Oct 2010]
- v1.5.0 [14 Dec 2010]
- v1.6.0 [28 Feb 2011]
- v1.6.1 [14 Mar 2011]
- v1.6.2 [28 Mar 2011]
- v1.6.3 [04 Apr 2011]
- v1.9.0 [28 Apr 2011]
- v1.9.1 [31 May 2011]
- v2.0.0 [05 Aug 2011]
- v2.0.1 [14 Feb 2012]
- v2.0.2 [19 Feb 2012]
- v2.0.3 [25 Feb 2012]
- v2.0.4 [28 Mar 2012]
- v2.1.0 [06 Mar 2014]
- v2.2.0 [18 Jan 2015]
- v2.3.0 [18 Oct 2015]
- v2.4.0 [08 Nov 2015]
- v2.5.0 [01 Feb 2016]
- v2.6.0 [20 Jun 2016]
- v2.7.0 [31 Jul 2016]
- v2.8.0 [14 Aug 2016]
- v2.8.1 [03 Sep 2016]
- v2.9.0 [18 Dec 2016]
- v2.10.0 [26 Dec 2016]
- v2.11.0 [28 Feb 2017]
- v2.12.0 [17 Jun 2017]
- v2.13.0 [08 Jun 2018]
- v2.13.1 [28 Jun 2018]
- v2.14.0 [10 Aug 2018]
- v2.15.0 [14 Feb 2019]
- v2.16.0-rc.1 [20 Jun 2019]
- v2.16.0-rc.2 [08 Jul 2019]
- v2.16.2 [17 Sep 2019]
- v2.17.0 [14 Mar 2021]
- v2.18.0 [28 Jul 2021]
- v2.19.0 [28 Sep 2021]
- v2.20.0 [28 Mar 2022]
- v2.20.1 [14 Apr 2022]
- v2.21.0 [28 Aug 2022]
- v2.22.0 [28 Nov 2022]
- v2.23.0 [14 Jan 2023]
- v2.24.0 [28 Feb 2023]
- v2.25.0 [28 Mar 2023]
- v2.25.1 [02 Apr 2023]
- v2.25.2/Windows & v3.1.0/Linux [14 Apr 2023]
- v2.26.0/Windows & v3.2.0/Linux,MacOS,Windows [14 May 2023]
- v2.26.1/Windows & v3.2.1/Linux,MacOS,Windows [30 May 2023]
- v2.27.0/Windows & v3.3.0/Linux,MacOS,Windows [28 Aug 2023]
- v2.28.0/Windows & v3.4.0/Linux,MacOS,Windows [28 Oct 2023]
- v2.28.1/Windows & v3.4.1/Linux,MacOS,Windows [30 Oct 2023]
- v2.29.0/Windows & v3.5.0/Linux,Windows,Android [14 Feb 2024]
- v2.29.1/Windows & v3.5.1/Linux,Windows,Android [02 Mar 2024]
- v2.30.0/Windows & v3.6.0/Linux,Windows,Android [28 May 2024]
- v2.31.0/Windows & v3.7.0/Linux,Windows,Android [28 Jul 2024]
- v2.32.0/Windows & v3.8.0/Linux,Windows,Android [14 Dec 2024]
- v2.33.0/Windows & v3.9.0/Linux,Windows [14 Mar 2025]