GEDCOM to CSV Converter
Turn a GEDCOM file into a plain spreadsheet of individuals — useful for reviewing a large tree at a glance, sharing with a relative who doesn't use genealogy software, or cross-checking names and dates outside a tree viewer.
Runs in your browser · nothing is uploaded
Drop your GEDCOM file here
Everything happens inside your browser — the file is never uploaded, and we never see it.
Choose a fileWhat this tool does
The converter parses your GEDCOM file locally and builds one CSV row per individual, resolving each person's FAMC and FAMS pointers to their parents' and spouses' actual names rather than leaving raw record IDs like @I42@ in the output — see Understanding GEDCOM's Level/Tag/Value Structure for how those pointers work in the source file.
Who this is for
Anyone who wants to review, sort, or filter a family tree in a spreadsheet rather than a genealogy program, or who needs to hand off a simplified list of names and dates to someone without GEDCOM software installed.
Before you convert a very large file
If your file is large enough to have failed an upload elsewhere, consider running it through the Upload Readiness Checker first — the same structural issues that cause upload failures can also produce a CSV with unexpectedly blank parent or spouse columns.
Common questions
- Does this tool upload my GEDCOM file anywhere?
- No. The conversion happens entirely in your browser. Your file and the resulting CSV are never sent to our servers.
- What columns does the CSV include?
- ID, Name, Sex, Birth Date, Birth Place, Death Date, Death Place, Father, Mother, and Spouse(s) — one row per individual in the file. Father, mother, and spouse are resolved to display names rather than left as GEDCOM record IDs, so the sheet is readable on its own.
- Does it include sources, notes, or media?
- Not currently — this converter focuses on the core individual fields most people need for a spreadsheet view. If you need the full record detail preserved, keep working with the original GEDCOM file.
- Will it open in Excel or Google Sheets?
- Yes — it's a standard comma-separated CSV file with proper quoting for names or places containing commas, so it opens cleanly in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, or any spreadsheet tool.