Key Features

• Reads all popular file formats:
  • GEDCOM, which is used by all popular genealogy programs
  • Personal Ancestral File (PAF) 3, 4, and 5
  • The Master Genealogist (TMG) 4.x, 5.x, 6.x and 7.x
  • Family Tree Maker (FTW, FBK)
  • Legacy (FDB) 3, 4, 5 and 6
  • RootsMagic 2 and 3
  • Temple Submission File (SUB, XXX)
• Compare files between any of the supported file formats. Files do not have to be the same format to be compared. No other software required.
• No risk to your data. Compare without needing to import or change your data.
• Use GENMatcher to analyze genealogy data:
  • Tag matches or duplicates as a confirmed match, a non-match, a questionable match, or an unknown match
  • Persistent tags – GENMatcher saves your work from session to session
  • Save and recall any number of work sessions
  • Run reports:
    • Matches Report
    • Generation Information Report
    • Individual Report
    • Sessions Report
  • Print, preview, or save reports as a
    • Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file
    • HTML file
    • Rich Text Format (RTF) file
    • JPEG (JPG) file
    • Bitmap (BMP) file
    • Enhance Meta File (EMF) file

Trial Version

The GENMatcher trial version differs from the full version in three ways:

• A maximum of four matches between files are displayed.
• Finding duplicates within a file is disabled.
• Printing and saving reports are disabled.

System Requirements

• Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 - both 32 and 64 bit versions.

• 5MB of hard drive space is required for the application and data files.  More free space is required while viewing genealogy files.  The size of free space required depends on the size of the genealogy file.

Comments From Users

"GENMatcher has saved me hundreds of hours comparing the gedcom files prepared by various cousins."
Lee Drew – GENMatcher User

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GENMatcher Reviews

". . . a utility that most if not all will find useful at some stage in their genealogical pursuits . . . I was quite impressed with the comparison algorithm . . . GENMatcher is a solid version 1.0 release."
"GENMatcher 1.03" – Mark Lang - Dick Eastman Online - Vol. 9 No. 8 - February 23, 2004