# Generation of GEDCOM file

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**Created:** [November 11, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/generation-of-gedcom-file/4400 "2023-11-11T20:14:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Evamaus246](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/65b543/32.png) [@Evamaus246](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Evamaus246)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/generation-of-gedcom-file/4400/1 "2023-11-11T20:14:41Z")

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Can I import a GEDCOM file into GRAMPS?  
Thanks.  
Helg (Munko)

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**Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/generation-of-gedcom-file/4400/2 "2023-11-11T21:14:17Z")

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Yes. But most applications generate a _dialect_ of GEDCOM rather than being fully compliant with the 5.5.1 standard.

There is a wiki page [about importing GEDCOM](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Import_from_another_genealogy_program#Standard_GEDCOM_as_transfer_tool) and dealing with various dialect idiosyncrasies from some of the more common genealogy applications.

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**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/generation-of-gedcom-file/4400/3 "2023-11-11T21:19:03Z")

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Welcome!

Yes, you can import a GEDCOM file.

Open Gramps and if you have not already created a database file, go to the menu \>\> Family Trees \>\> Manage Family Trees.

Here you can create your database, rename it to something meaningful to you, then Load family Tree. If you have already created a database, you can select it and load the tree/database.

Now you can import the GEDCOM file.

Go to menu \>\> Family Trees \>\> Import.

You can navigate the file selector to the GEDCOM file, select it, then Import.

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**Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/generation-of-gedcom-file/4400/4 "2023-12-11T21:19:13Z")

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