Original author(s) | Developed for Microsoft by Vertigo Software [1] [2] |
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Initial release | April 2007[3] |
Stable release | 3.4
[4]
/ 18 October 2020 |
Repository |
github |
Written in | C# |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Platform | .NET Framework |
Type | Genealogy software |
License | Microsoft Public License |
Website |
www familyshow |
Family.Show is a free and open-source genealogy program written in C# and running on the .NET Framework. [5] [6] [7] Microsoft partnered with and commissioned Vertigo Software in 2006 to create it as a reference application for Microsoft's latest UI technology and software deployment mechanism at the time, Windows Presentation Foundation and ClickOnce. [8] [9] [10] The source code has originally been published on Microsoft's CodePlex website. [11] It has since been forked and development continues independent of Microsoft on GitHub. [12]
Family.Show includes the following features: [13]
Family.Show is intended as a reference sample and not a feature complete genealogy application. [14] Some limitations are: [15]
The software is licensed under the Microsoft Public License.
Family.Show uses an Open Package Convention file format (*.familyx) to save family data, stories, and photos in one file. [16] [17]