Last updated: 26 Feb 2011
GED Utils is a collection of macros for manipulating GEDCOM files. The original intent was to clean-up GEDCOM exports from Legacy Family Tree before sharing publicly online at Ancestry.com, but there's really no reason they shouldn't work on GEDCOM exports form other software or for uploads to other repositories.
GED Utils is written as a clip library for use with NoteTab, a text editor by Fookes Software. The library works fine with their free Light version. NoteTab is similar to Windows Notepad, with support for macros (what they call clips) and multiple documents open at the same time.
To use these macros:
- Install NoteTab
- Download GED Utils from the menu on the left
- Save GED Utils into NoteTab's 'library' folder (from Windows Explorer not from within NoteTab)
- Open a GEDCOM in NoteTab, select GEDUtils library, and double click any of the clips to run them
