v2.12.0

• Created the Chinese translation [Cui Jianquan (崔建全)].
• Created the German translation [Gleb Buzhinsky].
• The way in the interface for working with multiple files is changed from MDI to SDI (preparation for the future full porting).
• Considerable redesign of the program architecture.
• Created the Italian translation of the program [Amalia Boffa].
• Various minor improvements.
• Fixed error sending error log in Ubuntu 1604 LTS (Unity).
• Added a new plugin "Chronicle of events".
• Fixed saving of column widths in the list of individual records.
• Improved checking and excluding the second instance of the program.
• Improved operation of the record lists and processing of the columns.
• Implemented the formatting of text notes.
• Automatic replacement of direct links paths to multimedia files when using the program simultaneously between two operating systems (Windows / Linux).
• Implemented display of progression when adding very large media files.
• Implemented option to disable the ability to add multimedia files with direct links.
• Replacement of absolute paths to multimedia files is realized when using the program and databases between Windows and Linux (for advanced users).
• Fixed the cache of portraits in case of two links to one photo.

v2.11.0

• Added French localization.
• Added images cache for portraits. This improves tree chart performance with large number of attached portraits.
• Partially fixed the issue with access to media files when user switches between two different operating systems - Linux and Microsoft Windows (the issue was fixed only for relative paths).
• GEDKeeper is ready to introduce tips with national holidays.
• Updated photo displaying in the media viewer.
• Optimized the lists and added sorting arrow icons.
• Implemented VLC-based internal media player (VLC must be installed separately).
• Added a new warning (and option to disable the warning) when user adds a media file from removable disk.
• Added a new option to disable reopening of the most recent opened databases on the program startup.
• Included YAML-parser implementation to process external databases and configurations.
• Added ability to print a circle chart with print preview available.
• Improved charts rendering, zooming, scrolling and navigation inside circle and tree charts.
• Added new control to manage number of visible generations in a tree chart.
• Improved the popup control for tree chart zooming.
• Fixed HOME directory processing error occurred after new operating system has been installed (both Linux and Microsoft Windows).
• Added generating and exporting of a new document type - "Album of Trees".
• "GEDKeeper GUI localization manual" was updated and translated to English.
• GUI improved within tree editor, person portraits management and setting up default portraits showing in the tree.
• Made small improvements and optimizations.
• Considered more national language features aware of name processing.

v2.10.0

• Added a geocoding engine (Yandex) and their choice in the options (Google/Yandex).
• Restored search for locations in the editor of locations and window of maps (GoogleAPI).
• Added language selection in the properties of the GEDCOM file.
• Save files in any encoding except UTF-8 are deprecated and disabled.
• Added check for updates on the website sourceforge.net.

v2.9.0

• Added localization for Polish (Jacek).
• Fixed problems with European encodings of GEDCOM files.
• Small adaptation of import from the Ahnenblatt.
• Allow to process and edit maiden and married last names of women. Add several printing formats for such names.
• Improve culture-specific and culture-independent processing of names. Prepare a framework to attach languages to names and store this in a database.
• Create auto-update application sample.
• Combine GUI dialogs "Adding person" and "Edit person".
• Add new types of facts: blood group, hair color and eyes color.
• Add demo databases for the Bach and Nehru–Gandhi families.
• Add demo databases for mitochondrial and Y-chromosome gaplogroups (for ones who are keen on molecular genealogy).
• To improve modifications safety, GEDKeeper locks a record while user is changing it.
• Implement modifications canceling after changes have been made in editing GUI dialogs.
• Fix application behavior after clicking buttons that change parents or parents’ families while user is changing a person in the GUI editor.
• Improve supporting of multi-monitor configurations.
• Made a static analysis of the source code – fix over 60 possible defects and errors.
• Fix many small issues and improve overall application stability.
• Fix some errors.
• Add coding style guide.
• Use Russian name declination in birthday notifications and calculator of relation degree.
• Improve birthday notifications displaying.
• Fix behavior of child MDI (database) windows.
• Improve calculation of UDN and dates sorting when mixing calendar types.
• Improve English localization.
• Add calculator of relation degree.

v2.8.1

• Correct English localization of the user interface.
• Refine and optimize the source code, fix some errors. GEDKeeper successfully passed a stress test processing a database with more than 60,000 people.
• Change default interface language to English to improve further internationalization of GEDKeeper.

v2.8.0

• Included are a selection of the interface language at first run after installation.
• Implemented selection of portraits from photos.

v2.7.0

• Added a diagram of the circle of descendants.
• Improved options of the circle of ancestors.
• Added generation of ascending pedigrees (ancestors).
• Fixed minor bugs.
• Added periodic autosave.
• In the installer for Windows added support for switching languages.
• Added backup of files before saving.
• Fixed display of links in location information.

v2.6.0

• Added English localization of help.
• Export pedigrees to RTF.
• Add package for distribution on Debian/Ubuntu Linux.
• Add Mono-supporting (Linux).
• Add new unique framework for unified encoding and sorting dates in any calendar, with any precision.
• Restore html-pedigree generation to be compatible with Linux.
• Simplify help content down to html only to improve Linux compatible (help content has no CHM files).
• Add a function to duplicate person entries (for cases when you need to share data between two entire namesakes).
• Add context menu to tables in the main work window.
• Show calendar label for a date.
• Remove supporting of Ansel GEDCOM encoding.
• Add ability to edit several names of one person.
• Add new statistics: demography, death-rate estimation for men and women on each five years of age.
• Fix incorrect tree output happened in some modes.
• Improve personal records merger.
• Fix notes filtering, when adding into other records.
• Fix small error on displaying person's associations.
• Improve plug-in for 3D rendering of tree, but there is a lot more work to do (need a collaborator get used to 3D and dynamic transformation programming).
• Implement many small fixes and code improvements (speed, safety and stability).