Osk is a genealogy software that simplifies the organization and tracking of family and friend information. It provides easy and fast access to various categories including celebrity profiles.
One of the key features of Osk is its full Unicode support, which means that you can use any characters that you need when entering information. Additionally, Osk is a Universal Binary program, which means that it can run on both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs. It also has the ability to use multiple CPUs if they are available, which can help to speed up certain operations.
One of the most impressive features of Osk is the ability to create family trees and export them as pictures. You can then export your entire set of information as a website that others can access. This makes it simple to share your genealogy data with family members or other interested parties.
Osk is also designed to handle difficult information, such as same-sex couples, adoptions, and other complex data. For example, if the same person gets married more than once, Osk can help you to manage this information in a simple and intuitive way. You can also add multimedia files to any given person, including sound, pictures, and movies.
Another great aspect of Osk is its ability to add detailed information about sources and places where people lived. You can customize the level of detail to suit your needs, making it easy to manage even the most complex genealogy information. The program is also very user-friendly, with all of your information kept at your fingertips.
If you're looking for a genealogy software tool that is available in multiple languages, then Osk is definitely worth considering. It is currently available in English, German, Portuguese, Icelandic, Russian, Swedish, and Norwegian. In the latest version (4.4), the menu items have been simplified and the look of the program has been improved. Additionally, there is no longer a limit on the size of family trees that you can create, and the program has been optimized for faster performance.
Version 4.21.2:
Fixed a bug. If loaded media file was corrupt or on a damaged disk the software could stop working. Fixed.
Brand new gedcom exporting
Significantly faster data search
Simplified adding new persons.
Better handling of importing dates with gedcom import
Now you can add new persons directly
Version 4.9:
Fixed a bug when adding first child on married person
Much improved Gedcom import
Gedcom export
Media handling is faster
Statistics
Printing of reports
Timeline
Points in time
More
Version 4.8:
Much improved media handling
Unified toolbar
Faster execution time
Better installer
Improved looks
Uses multiple cpu(cores) if available
Improved Web site creation
Better data handling
Drag and drop support
Better guesses parents
Brand new genealogy trees
Bug fixes