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+ Unrecognized data: As noted, RM8 includes some, but not all, unrecognized data in a list file upon import. Another such tag was the _ORIG tag, and RM8 even correctly interpreted it as “Origin.” But see below for an example of a tag it imported incompletely.

Apps aren’t required to import custom tags created by users or other apps, but it’s nice that it imports at least some of them. + Imported some custom tags, such as FTM 2019’s _PHOTO tag for photos attached to people. For example, it imported the event “HS” and correctly translated it as an education event meaning “high school.” + Imported most valid GEDCOM 5.5.1 tags, including the generic EVENt tag and associated structure. Ideally RM8 would import or append the invalid event descriptions to the corresponding fact note. However, it should list them in the list file as unfamiliar data, which it does not do, so that the data aren’t lost. RM8 does not import invalid event descriptions, which is appropriate. Many genealogy apps violate this rule, including FTM, which enabled me to include it in my test GEDCOM file. + Invalid event description: Except for fields that the GEDCOM standard calls “Attributes” and the generic event field, the only entry that an event description (called a “descriptor” in the standard) for birth, death, or marriage events may have is the letter “Y” to assert that the event occurred, if and only if both the date and place are blank. RM8 nicely imports incorrectly used ALIA tags as Alternate Names so that these data aren’t lost. The closest the GEDCOM standard has to “Also Known As” is the Nickname field, whose tag is NICK, or the Name Type tag, which is rarely used. The ALIA tag should be used to provide a cross-reference to another person who may be the same. + Invalid use of the ALIA tag: Some apps incorrectly use the ALIA tag in GEDCOMs for the “Also Known As” field. If there’s no unfamiliar data, the list file contains the GEDCOM header lines otherwise, the list file contains the line numbers and contents of the unfamiliar data, like this: Unknown info (line 146) RM8 creates the list file for all GEDCOM imports, whether there is any unfamiliar data or not, which is a good thing. LST extension and can be opened with a text editor. As stated in the RM8 Help file, “If RootsMagic encounters any unfamiliar data in the GEDCOM file, it puts that data in a ‘list file’ on your disk in the same directory as the new database.” The list file ends with the.

+ GEDCOM import log: All good genealogy apps should produce a GEDCOM import error log. + Importing a GEDCOM file into RM8 is straightforward, but instructions are in the Help wiki if you need them. RM8 imports and exports GEDCOM 5.5.1 files with about 90% accuracy. GEDCOM 6 was never completed or released. GEDCOM 7 was released in September 2021 but has not been adopted by any major genealogy apps, to my knowledge. + GEDCOM 5.5.1: Modern genealogy apps should be able to import and export version 5.5.1, which is the latest standard that is most widely used in the marketplace. Overall, RM8 is a mature, full-featured genealogy and family tree application well worth its $39.95 price tag. RM8 has all the tools needed to research, record, and share a family tree. It can provide family tree and record hints from four major genealogy websites. It uploads and downloads family trees to and from, something that only one other app can do (Family Tree Maker/FTM). RM8 does an above average job of importing and exporting GEDCOMs. Genealogy apps should not lose data either through omission or mistranslation without informing the user what they’ve done. In this review I have focused on getting data into and out of RM8, primarily via GEDCOM, since maintaining the integrity of data is of paramount importance.

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References to the GEDCOM standard are to version 5.5.1.Īlthough this review is based on RootsMagic 8 (RM8) for Mac, the Windows version should be nearly identical. Portions of text in all capital letters that are not acronyms are GEDCOM tags, with the rest of the plain text field name in lowercase. GenSoftReviews: 4.0 stars out of 5 (2021 only)

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Supported OS: macOS Sierra (10.12) through macOS Monterey (12.0) Windows 7 SP1 through Windows 11