Step by step
- Choose "Family Trees" → "Export..." (Ctrl+E, or ⌘+E on a Mac). The Export Assistant opens; click "Next".
- Under "Choose the output format", select "GEDCOM" and click "Next".
- Set the export options — for example "Do not include records marked private" and the filter for living people — and click "Next".
- Choose the file name and folder, click "Next", then "Apply".
- The summary shows where the file was saved. Click "Close".
Labels in quotes are copied from Gramps's help pages; if a screen looks different, those pages are the reference.
What the file carries
- People, families, events, places, notes and sources — filtered by the options you chose.
What it leaves out
- Media files: a GEDCOM file only refers to them. (The Gramps XML package, .gpkg, bundles media, but it isn't a GEDCOM file.)
- Some details only Gramps keeps, which its manual lists — among them tags and note formatting.
If something goes wrong
- If saving fails, close the assistant and choose a folder you can write to.
- A "Missing Media" message means a media file the tree refers to can't be found.
Good to know
- The Gramps manual suggests adding your researcher information before exporting, so the GEDCOM file is valid.