Canvas Roots plugin: Genealogical Family Trees for Obsidian

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New name: Charted Roots

Canvas Roots is now Charted Roots. The original name led to confusion — users assumed they needed Obsidian Canvas. In reality, most visualization happens in dedicated views: Interactive Family Chart, Map View, Statistics Dashboard, and PDF exports. “Charted Roots” better captures this range while keeping the cr- prefix.

Features since v0.18.13:

  • Gramps Notes Phase 4: Separate note files (opt-in)
  • Family Chart: Four card styles with state persistence and export
  • Export Privacy: Canvas privacy, field redaction, private fields, deadname protection
  • Staging Management: UI for staged imports with stats, duplicate detection, promotion
  • Web Clipper Integration: Auto-detect clipped notes, Dashboard breakdown, Staging Manager filtering
  • DNA Match Tracking: Template snippet, Bases view, frontmatter properties
  • DMS Coordinates: Opt-in parsing (e.g., 33°51'08"N)
  • Optional Person Names: Placeholder persons for incomplete research
  • MyHeritage GEDCOM: Auto-fix exports (BOM, double-encoded entities, <br>)
  • Wikilink Resolution: Resolve [[Person]] to cr_id in relationship fields

For BRAT users

Update your configuration:

  1. Settings → BRAT → Beta Plugin List
  2. Remove banisterious/obsidian-canvas-roots
  3. Add banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots

Status: Undergoing Obsidian plugin review

GitHub: https://github.com/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots
Docs: https://github.com/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki

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