| Family.Show | |
|---|---|
| Original author | Developed forMicrosoft by Vertigo Software[1][2] |
| Initial release | April 2007; 18 years ago (2007-04)[3] |
| Stable release | 3.4[4]  / 18 October 2020 |
| Written in | C# |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | .NET Framework |
| Type | Genealogy software |
| License | Microsoft Public License |
| Website | www familyshow |
| Repository | github |
Family.Show is afree and open-sourcegenealogy program written inC# 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 latestUI technology andsoftware deployment mechanism at the time,Windows Presentation Foundation andClickOnce.[8][9][10] The source code has originally been published on Microsoft'sCodePlex website.[11] It has since beenforked and development continues independent of Microsoft onGitHub.[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 theMicrosoft Public License.
Family.Show uses anOpen Package Convention file format (*.familyx) to save family data, stories, and photos in one file.[16][17]
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