Brother's Keeper (software)
Genealogy software
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Brother's Keeper is a genealogy software program for Windows.[5]
| Brother's Keeper | |
|---|---|
| Developer | John Steed |
| Initial release | 1988[1][2] |
| Stable release | 7.6.2
/ January 8, 2026[3] |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Available in | 20 languages[4] |
| Type | Genealogy software |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | www |
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.
