All F&CHD applications and several free third-party applications are listed below. Hyperlinks point to installation and configuration information.
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F&CHD Applications
- 1851 British Census
- An index to 1.5 million names transcribed from original census returns.
- Australian Vital Records Index
- An index to 4.5 million records of births, christenings, marriages, and deaths.
- FHC Inventory Manager
- Provides film ordering and management functions.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Details the library's collection of family history materials.
- Family History Resource File Viewer
- Displays data from several databases including Vital Records Index collections and several censuses.
- FamilySearch
- The F&CHD's original suite of DOS applications and databases and applications.
- Freedman's Bank records
- A collection of approximately 480,000 names covering the time period from about 1864 to 1871 that document bank patrons.
- Pedigree Resource File
- A database of lineage-linked pedigrees. Unlike the online version, these contain unedited notes and sources.
- Personal Ancestral File
- The primary LDS genealogy records management application.
- Source Guide
- An electronic collection of more than 150 research outlines from the Family History Library.
- TempleReady for Windows
- Enables LDS members to prepare family names for temple ordinances.
| Application | Version | Viewer | LAN | Addr | Disk Space¹ |
| FamilySearch | 41,924 MB | ||||
| Ancestral File | FS 2.27 | y | N: | 5,474 MB | |
| FHLC | 18 | FS 2.27 | y | O: | 433 MB |
| IGI | FS 2.27 | y | P: | 17,890 MB | |
| IGI-Addendum | FS 2.27 | y | Q: | 15,425 MB | |
| SCR | FS 2.27 | y | R: | 635 MB | |
| SSDI | FS 2.27 | y | S: | 1,551 MB | |
| Military Index | FS 2.27 | y | T: | 516 MB | |
| FH Resource File Viewer | 60,457 MB | ||||
| 1880 US Census | 2001 | RFV 4.0 | y | UNC | 22,200 MB |
| 1881 British Census | 1999 | RFV 2.0+ | y | UNC | 12,317 MB |
| British Isles VRI - 2nd ed. | 2002 | RFV 4.0 | y | UNC | 7,310 MB |
| Middle America/Mexico VRI | 2000 | RFV 3.02+ | y | UNC | 1,681 MB |
| Mormon Immigration Index | 2000 | RFV 3.02+ | y | UNC | 86 MB |
| North America VRI | 1998 | RFV 1.0+ | y | UNC | 4,044 MB |
| Scandinavian VRI | 2001 | RFV 3.02+ | y | UNC | 2,769 MB |
| Western Europe VRI | 2000 | RFV 3.02+ | y | UNC | 10,080 MB |
| Other Applications | |||||
| 1851 British Census | 1997 | y | UNC | 594 MB | |
| Australian VRI | 1998 | y | UNC | 2,566 MB | |
| FHLC-Windows | 2002 | y | K: | 625 MB | |
| Freedman's Bank Records | 2001 | FEV 3.1 | y | L: | 404 MB |
| Pedigree Resource File | 1 - 100 | y | M: | 65,550 MB | |
| Personal Ancestral File | 5.2.18.0 | no | |||
| Source Guide | 1998 | y | UNC | 198 MB | |
| TempleReady - Windows | 2.0.172.0 | y | UNC | ||
| ¹ where 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes | |||||
Support Contacts
- FHL Support: for Software and general FH questions (866) 406-1830
- Global Support: for PIX, church wireless network and some ISP support (866) 678-2763
- Distribution Orders Support: for Directors and those dealing with film/fiche orders (800) 537-5971
Third-party Applications
- Adobe Reader
- PDF file format viewer.
- FTM Family Archive Viewer
- Family Tree Maker data archive CD viewer.
- GEDMark
- GEDCOM update utility that can update records with either author or source information.
- GENViewer FHC
- FHC version of GENViewer can read GEDCOM and PAF file content on a floppy disk.
- Google Toolbar
- IE toolbar with integrated Google search and pop-up blocking.
- Inventory Viewer
- Web enabled user interface to Inventory Manager data. Allows searching and viewing on LAN clients.
- Legacy
- A genealogical records manager.
- PowerPoint Viewer 97
- Enables PowerPoint 97, 2000 and 2002 presentations to be displayed on systems that do not have PowerPoint.
- WinMerge
- A free visual text file differencing and merging tool.