Claris recently announced that Studio will be discontinued on March 15, 2027. If your team has built on Studio, there’s a clear path forward for you.
Claris Studio remains fully available until March 15, 2027, so there's no cliff edge and no need to rush. And if you host with Ottomatic or work with us in other ways, none of those services are affected. Everything continues exactly as it is.
That said, if you have forms, portals, or apps running in Studio today, this news lands differently. Discontinued is never a word you want attached to something you depend on. A thoughtful transition on your timeline, not a scramble in early 2027, is the right approach. (And if Studio never made it past the exploring stage, this is a good moment to hear what we'd suggest instead.)
There's a FileMaker-Native Path Forward
There has never been a better time to build rich forms and public-facing web experiences on the FileMaker platform itself. Through our work with ProofKit, we've helped teams put polished, modern web forms and customer-facing solutions directly on top of the FileMaker data they already have. Whatever drew you to Studio, there's a FileMaker-native answer. Whether it's easy forms, public-facing pages, or a way to reach people outside of your FileMaker solution, there’s a solution that's better and fully under your control.
We built ProofKit from everything we've learned shipping web-enabled FileMaker solutions. It handles the layers that eat developer time (permissions, authentication, persistence, networking) so teams can build forms and portals without solving those problems from scratch each time. It's free, and it's what we reach for when a customer needs a Studio replacement today.
What comes next
A short, no-obligation call is a good first step.
If you're running solutions in Studio, we'll look at what needs a new home and sketch out what a migration would look like: scope, timeline, and effort. If you were still weighing your options, we'll show you what we'd build instead. Either way, many of these paths are simpler than they first appear, and knowing exactly what's involved is the best cure for uncertainty.
Come talk to us
There is still plenty of runway. We'll be with you for every step of it. Questions about the announcement, your specific setup, or anything else? Reach out and a real person will get back to you.
