Better data visualizations while keeping privacy: ged-view
A lot of people are building their own tools, the only completely free and private way. I did the same because I wanted a better way to have my family actually explore my GEDCOM data, and since I’m a developer, some time later it turned into a full tool that was completely dynamic so that anyone could import their gedcom file to their browser and look at their data.
Would love feedback from people who actually use this stuff. Specifically:
- Which of these views would you actually use regularly?
- What's missing that would make this useful in your real research workflow?
- Does the privacy angle (nothing leaving your browser) matter to you, or is it not a concern as long as the data is safe and never sent to 3rd parties?
Just looking for some feedback
The one I built works with any gedcom from any genealogy website / software. On Gramps, just export the GEDCOM file. Same with ancestry, my heritage, family tree maker, family search, etc. There is no sign up, no accounts, everything lives in your browser. That includes parsing the gedcom, rendering the diagrams, geocoding locations, etc.
It's at ged-view.com.
It’s still a work in progress. And I am deciding what the future of the app should be.. open source or adding new features / accounts / cloud version....? Not sure yet.
I do have a private one for my family that has more features, this is a public fork of that. There are even plenty of samples to look through. You can import your file, it never gets uploaded anywhere and none of the data gets sent to third parties for the logic.
What's in it:
Overview: people, families, surnames, locations, and timespans at a glance
Tree: interactive graphical tree for the entire family
Charts: descendant chart and a relationship diagram between any two people. Currently exploring how to make ancestor, hourglass, and fan charts.
Data Table: every individual and all their data, sortable and filterable
Profile: Profile page for every individual, showing basic info, close family, events, notes, photos, and documents.
Timeline: every birth, death, marriage, and event across all generations in chronological order with filters
Gallery: all photos and media from your GEDCOM in one place (no photo import yet)
Calendar: birthdays and anniversaries in a calendar view
Map: birth, death, marriage, and burial locations on a world map with animated migration paths
Archive: sources, citations, and repository records linked to individuals (no external file import yet)
History: Showing edit history of your research
Issues: any abnormal data so you know what to fix: ie. Death date before birth date, etc.
Looking into features like: sharing with family, exporting every diagram and view, and integrating with other platforms for syncing. Some might require accounts so not sure what my next steps are. If anyone is a developer, I’d love to hear your thoughts
edit: changing pictures