Gramps

Gramps is a casual term for grandfather, commonly used as a friendly nickname by grandchildren. Its spelling commonly appears in the United States and other English-speaking regions, though regional variations exist and usage can vary by family.

Gramps also refers to an open-source genealogy software project designed to help users document and share family histories. The Gramps project is community-developed and cross-platform, with contributors from around the world.

Software features include management of individuals, families, events, places, sources, and multimedia attachments. It supports importing and exporting GEDCOM files, can generate charts, reports, and timelines, and provides facilities for citations and evidence notes. The program is extensible through plugins and aims to store data in a structured, auditable way for genealogical research. It runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Technical background: Gramps is primarily written in Python and uses a GTK-based user interface. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License, emphasizing free redistribution and modification.