Ancestris 13 is the “development” version of Ancestris, the free open-source Java-based genealogy program, and it has a fairly active development schedule that can see updates every day. In the past, I posted stories covering a week or two at a time, but I’ve stretched that out a bit.
Note: Just because it’s the “development” version doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use it or try it – that doesn’t mean it’s “beta”, it just means that version 13 is the currently developed version and the only version receiving new features, while Ancestris v12 is in a “maintenance” mode (no new features.
The past few weeks have seen some updates to the Aries Editor, Register Records, the Duplicate Search function, and a new module, the Search Notepad.
Ancestris is a GEDCOM-based program, and there are three editors built into Ancestris – Cygnus, for individual entries and events, the GEDCOM editor, and Aries, for information in general. Most will probably find themselves using the Aries editor.
Ancestris 13 is currently building upon Ancestris 12 (which is still receiving updates but no new features). You can download Ancestris 12 or Ancestris 13 here, along with installation instructions:
| Ancestris 13 – Development Highlights – November 21 – December 15, 2024 |
| General Updates — Enable accessibility tags in PDF generation — Search duplicates : Fix exception |
| Translation Updates — Castellan (Jordi) — Danish (Bernth) — Dutch (Harry) — German (Klaus) — Portugese (Pedro) (including Repositories update) |
| Aries Editor — Focus adjustments — Set case insensitive PLAC field. — Fix anomaly when creating new source |
| Gedcom Editor: — Modify copy/paste |
| Register records — Redesigned the whole window interface layout to make it more process oriented. — Register module : various enhancements. — Register records : various improvements |
| Duplicate Search — Use parents date of wedding when there is no date for the children — Search duplicates : Fix exception — Add button to recalculate score — Allow recalculation of scores for multiple selected pairs |
| Search Notepad NOTE : If you want to install the new module, check it manually in the available plugins — New module (Search Notepad) added. — Minor display improvements — Behavior enhancements — Add last modified date — Fix last modified date behavior |
| Report Events — Added occupation — Take in account the events without dates and display place — Simple sheets of individuals and families : add scope |
| Map: — Fix display for events not related to any individuals. |
| Geneanet Export : — Replace web media by note in export to display them on Geneanet |
| Graphical Tree: — Change relation sign, no more ring if no wedding |