Brother's Keeper (software)

Brother's Keeper is a genealogy software program for Windows.[5]

Brother's Keeper
Developer(s)John Steed
Initial release1988 (1988)[1][2]
Stable release
7.5.13 / April 18, 2023 (2023-04-18)[3]
Operating systemWindows
Available in20 languages[4]
TypeGenealogy software
LicenseShareware
Websitewww.bkwin.org

The program functions as a database, a research planner and task organizer, a data analyzer, a chart producer, and a report writer. The software enables export and import in the GEDCOM specification for exchanging genealogical data.[6]

Brother's Keeper used Btrieve as the underlying database engine before version 7.[7]

Brother's Keeper has an email list for user support.[8]

Languages

Brother's Keeper is available in the following languages: English, Norwegian, French (Canadian), French (Belgium), German, Danish, Icelandic and Czech, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), Estonian, Slovenian, Slovak, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Polish, Catalan, Portuguese, and Afrikaans.

References

  1. "Brother's Keeper (original website)". Archived from the original on 1996-12-20. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. "trademark: B BROTHER'S KEEPER (serial no. 77158686), Mark First Use Anywhere". November 22, 1988.
  3. Brother's Keeper
  4. Languages available for version 6.6
  5. "Brother's Keeper 7.0". PC Magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. "Brother's Keeper Features". John Steed. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  7. Subject: Re: GEDCOM to Access/Paradox conversion ??? From:Xavier Van Dessel - GEDCOM-L Archives -- June 2000, week 2 (#6)
  8. BK mailing list


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