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FileMaker vs Microsoft Access: A Practical Comparison for 2025

Making the decision between Claris FileMaker and Microsoft Access is about flexibility, scalability, and longevity. You need a robust, forward-compatible platform. This guide offers a ...

FileMaker Pro 2025, Part 2: A Practical Guide to What’s New in AI

Excerpt: AI is all the rage, and Claris has beefed up its AI integration in the latest version of FileMaker (2025). But what practical applications ...

Secure Your Spot for [Full Access] in October!

We have a great group of people traveling to Los Altos, California, for [Full Access] in October, with room for more! Register today to be ...

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Stick with FileMaker or Choose a FileMaker Alternative?

What is it about the FileMaker Platform that keeps developers coming back when there are so many newer products around that may claim to offer ...

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FileMaker vs Airtable

While Airtable has lots of strengths and works well in certain circumstances, FileMaker offers more flexibility and broad range of customization possibilities.

Claris Studio and Connect Updates Bring Tighter FileMaker Integration

Recent updates to Claris Studio and Connect bring tighter integration with FileMaker, making it faster and easier to share FileMaker data on the Web.

FileMaker 2025, Part 1: New Non-AI Features

FileMaker Pro 2025 was recently released, and we're kicking off a series of three blog posts to share our take on the new features. We’re ...

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Handling Remote and Offline FileMaker Clients: A MirrorSync Tutorial

MirrorSync is a utility for syncing FileMaker data between servers, offline clients, and other data sources. This tutorial demonstrates how we successfully integrated MirrorSync for ...

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FileMaker DevCast: Smarter Automation with n8n and FileMaker

Enjoy episode 23 of the FileMaker DevCast where we dive into n8n—a flexible, low-code workflow automation platform that gives you total control over how your ...

Real-Time AI Without the Cloud: Local LLMs & FileMaker

AI is a hot topic these days, and incorporating AI into your FileMaker solution is on every developer’s mind. But there are risks to using ...

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QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor Certification: Another Tool to Assist You

We’re proud to share that we’ve once again achieved our QuickBooks Online Certified ProAdvisor designation. While we’ve been certified since 2022, recertification is required annually ...

We Asked Gemini About Ourselves

We were curious what Google Gemini thought about our company, so we asked it! You'll never guess what it had to say.

UX: An Often-Overlooked Pillar of Software Design

When it comes to software and web application development, it's important to evaluate the user experience (UX), which emphasizes understanding the best possible solution for ...

Six Free Tips for Better FileMaker Development

As Claris FileMaker developers, we all have an array of resources and techniques to make development a little easier. Here are six tips to help ...

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Our Takeaways from Claris Engage 2025

Joe, John, and Xandon were able to attend Claris Engage this week, at the Apple campus in Austin. They recorded a FileMaker DevCast session while ...