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Charted Roots

banisterious

Charted Roots
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Professional Genealogy for Obsidian
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Import, organize, visualize, and share family histories without leaving your Obsidian vault.

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Why Charted Roots?
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Charted Roots is a professional-grade genealogical tool designed for genealogists, historians, writers, and world-builders. Whether you’re documenting your family history or building fictional worlds, Charted Roots provides the tools you need.

Canvas Tree Generation
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Create beautiful, automated family tree visualizations with multiple layout algorithms.

Interactive Maps
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Visualize geographic data with migration paths, heat maps, and custom image maps for fictional worlds.

GEDCOM & Gramps Support
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Full import/export support for GEDCOM 5.5.1, GEDCOM X, Gramps XML, and CSV formats.

Statistics & Reports
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Generate 17+ report types including pedigree charts, family group sheets, and source summaries.

Evidence Tracking
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Track sources with quality classification following the Genealogical Proof Standard.

World Building
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Custom calendars, fictional date systems, and universe management for creative projects.

Key Features
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Canvas Tree Generation
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Automatically generate family tree canvases with specialized genealogical layout algorithms. Choose from Standard, Compact, Timeline, or Hourglass layouts with full export options.

Interactive Family Chart
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A persistent visualization panel for real-time exploration and editing. Edit relationships directly within the chart with full undo/redo support and bidirectional sync.

Geographic Visualization
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Interactive maps powered by Leaflet.js with color-coded markers, migration paths, heat maps, and time-slider animation. Create custom image maps for fictional worlds.

Multi-Format Import/Export
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Full round-trip support for GEDCOM 5.5.1, GEDCOM X (JSON), Gramps XML, and CSV/TSV. Privacy-aware exports with optional anonymization of living persons.

Evidence & Source Tracking
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Structured genealogical metadata with source quality classification. Research level tracking based on the Genealogical Proof Standard with gap reports and conflict detection.

Data Quality Tools
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Smart duplicate detection, merge wizard, schema validation, and a 14-step post-import cleanup wizard ensure your data stays clean and consistent.

Getting Started
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  1. Install via BRAT (Recommended)

    • Install the BRAT plugin
    • Add repository: https://github.com/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots

  2. Manual Installation

    • Download from releases
    • Extract to your vault’s .obsidian/plugins/ folder

  3. From Source

    git clone https://github.com/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots
npm install && npm run build

Support
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Charted Roots is MIT licensed and free to use.