These are the current GEDCOM specifications in PDF and HTML, as implemented by ƒh.
ƒh version 7 is compliant with Release 5.5.1. ƒh version 6 and below are compliant with Standard Release 5.5 (2 Jan 1996). ƒh6 also supports some parts of Standard Release 5.5.1 (15 Nov 2019) such as UTF-8 characters, the FILE tag in Media records, and MAP, LATI & LONG tags in Place records.For related specifications see the Tamura Jones FamilySearch GEDCOM Specifications.
The Family History Information Standards Organisation (FHISO) is established to develop and recommend information standards for genealogy and family history purposes. Work continues on the Extended Legacy Format (ELF), which is a document model and file format they hope will be fully compatible with current uses of GEDCOM 5.5.1 but more readily extended.
The following documents can be viewed or downloaded at
| Document | Format | Source |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5 | HTML | RootsWeb |
| About Gedcom | Family Search | |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5 | Family Search | |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5.1 | Family Search | |
| GEDCOM Documentation | Chronoplex | |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5 | Chronoplex | |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5 Errata Sheet (not included with GEDCOM Release 5.5) | Chronoplex | |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5.1 | Chronoplex | |
| GEDCOM Specifications | Tamura Jones | |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5 | Tamura Jones | |
| GEDCOM Release 5.5 Errata Sheet | Tamura Jones | |
| GEDCOM Draft 5.5.1 | Tamura Jones | |
| GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5: Data Model Chart | GIF | Rootsweb |
Link: GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5 and 5.5.1