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Gramps 6.0 Wiki Manual - Manage Family Trees

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Importing data
Importing allows you to transfer data from other genealogy programs into a Gramps Family Tree. Gramps includes a core set of importer plugins that are selected automatically based on the corresponding file extension. You can also install additional "Importer" [[Third-party_Addons|plugin type of third-party addons]] can be installed and the automation will recognize the new file extensions.
The automation can be overridden. (Which is useful when formats are updated and make the core plugins obsolete.) In the {{man label|Import Family Tree}} dialog use the {{man label|Select file type:}} drop-down menu to select from the following formats:* '''Automatically detected''' ''(default)''- This automation option can be overridden. Which is useful when formats are updated and make the core plugins obsolete.
* [[#Gramps_CSV_import|Comma Separated Values Spreadsheet (CSV)]] (<code>.csv</code> file extension)
* [[#GEDCOM_import|GEDCOM]] (version 5.5.1 <code>.ged</code> file extension) de facto standard file format for data interchange between genealogy programs.
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