Applications & Utilities – Family Historian User Group

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AutoHotkey: AutoHotkey (AHK) is free, open-source, macro-creation and automation software for Windows that allows users to automate repetitive tasks
Cherrytree: A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file
CLCL – Clipboard Tool: Handy tool, which automatically remembers the last 20 things in your clipboard for instant recall
Clean Out the Recent File List: This small utility clears out the Recently Used Files list (from Gedcom File Tasks on V4 onwards, File Menu on V3 and V2)
Custodian 3: Custodian 3 is database software which helps you to store, index and organise the information you have gathered from all kinds of family history records
Family Atlas: Family Atlas is the fun and easy way to map your family history
Folder Marker: Folder Marker is utility that can mark folders by priority, by degree of work complete, and by the type of information contained in the folder, using colour coded icons
Joplin: Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks
ORA (Online Repository Assistant): ORA is an automated assistant for use with online repositories including Ancestry, FamilySearch, and others
Oracle VirtualBox: VirtualBox is a free Open Source Software virtualization product that runs under Windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris, and lets you run multiple operating systems (inside multiple virtual machines) at the same time
Path Length Checker: Path Length Checker is a free stand-alone app that allows you to specify a root directory, and it gives you back a list of all paths (i
PC Remote Control: This type of utility lets a PC be controlled via the Internet from a remote PC, iMac, iPad, iPhone, Android and many other devices
RJT Date Calculator: The RJT Date Calc program assists Family Historians in calculating dates from any two of the three following elements: Birth Date Event Date Age at Event Quite an old program, with a several useful features
SVG Family-Tree Generator: This utility generates interactive family trees that may be viewed in a browser
WikiTree Sourcer: WikiTree Sourcer is a Browser Extension that helps the user to search for sources and cite them, thus saving a lot of time and manual typing