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Details for file extension .GED are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here.

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Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
GEDCOM Family History File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Use any program that tracks family histories. The GEDCOM file format is a standard format for family history files. Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Genealogy Program Search Mormon Family Search Site
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 30 20 48 45 41 44 ASCII: 0.HEAD
Program ID [What's This?]
FTWGedcom
General Notes [What's This?]
Various programs use this extension; too many to list individually. Take clues from the location of the file as a possible pointer to exactly which program is producing the file. The file's date and time can also help if you know which programs you were running when the file was written.
This is record 4976 last modified on 2005-09-05 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Arts & Letters Graphics		Arts & Letters Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
A graphics format used in multiple programs by Arts & Letters Corporation. Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Graphic	None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 41 26 4C 2D 00 ASCII: A&L-.
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 4974 last modified on 2007-03-04 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
EnerGraphics File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 4975 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Family Historian Native Data Format (GEDCOM File)		Calico Pie Limited
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Family Historian is a family tree program with a different design philosophy. It uses GEDCOM-formatted files as its native format. Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 18763 last modified on 2005-12-05 and created on 2005-12-05.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Game Editor Project File		Game Editor
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Game Editor is an interactive multimedia tool for game development. Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 16872 last modified on 2004-05-25 and created on 2004-05-25.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
GoldED / DOS Compiled Configuration File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 4977 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Graphic Environment Document
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Arts & Letters Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 4978 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Micrografx Simply 3D Geometry
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 4979 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: GED
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Wicat Image
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find GED errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 4980 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

System Info for File Extension .GED

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
• If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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