Claris Studio Is Winding Down — Here's What It Means (and What Comes Next)Claris Studio ends March 15, 2027. If your team built on Studio, here's what it means, what a FileMaker-native migration looks like, and how ProofKit can help.Read MoreFMPerception 26: Native Apple Silicon Support and FileMaker 2026 CompatibilityFollowing the updated naming convention of the newest FileMaker, FMPerception 26 is now available for all users! This update adds two major changes: First, support for FileMaker 2026. Get an overview of all the developer-focused features FileMaker 2026 has to offer using the new Database Design Reports (DDRs). Second, native support for Apple Silicon! Now users with M-series Macs can utilize their processing power for smoother analysis across the board. Users with large multi-file solutions will feel the difference. Read More
ProofKitProofKit helps you create modern web interfaces for FileMaker without becoming a web developer first. It connects your AI agent to your file, gives it useful context, and closes the loop so it can build, test, refine, and deploy interfaces that fit your app.
OttomaticWith world-class infrastructure focused on speed, security, and flexibility, Ottomatic helps you develop, host, and deploy modern Claris FileMaker applications.
OttoFMSOttoFMS helps developers automate data migrations, transfer files between servers, create receivers for incoming webhooks, perform offsite backups, and more. OttoFMS is the successor to Otto v3, and it is now completely FREE.
FMPerceptionHave a question about the structure of your FileMaker custom app? Don’t wait for long analysis reports to run or settle for stale data. Get the answer now, so you can keep developing.
FMComparisonFMComparison will give you an actionable list of differences between any two FileMaker files. Yes, you need this.
LedgerLinkEliminate duplicate data entry and the daily frustrations associated with keeping both systems up to date.
FMLayoutlensSay goodbye to hidden complexities — our 3D view reveals layout secrets at a glance. It’s the game-changer you need for a visual FileMaker experience.
ModLogTakes the output of the FileMaker Save as XML script step and converts it into a simple sortable change log of who last changed what FileMaker element and when.
fmSVGTake any SVG and convert it into a form that works better with FileMaker layout tools.
SimpleQA lightweight queuing system built in FileMaker, making it easier to build applications that work together in a loosely-coupled fashion. Also designed to integrate with OttoFMS for receiving webhooks.
FMPerceptionHave a question about the structure of your FileMaker custom app? Don’t wait for long analysis reports to run or settle for stale data. Get the answer now, so you can keep developing.
OttomaticWith world-class infrastructure focused on speed, security, and flexibility, Ottomatic helps you develop, host, and deploy modern Claris FileMaker applications.
OttoFMSOttoFMS helps developers automate data migrations, transfer files between servers, create receivers for incoming webhooks, perform offsite backups, and more. OttoFMS is the successor to Otto v3, and it is now completely FREE.
Claris Studio Is Winding Down — Here's What It Means (and What Comes Next)Claris Studio ends March 15, 2027. If your team built on Studio, here's what it means, what a FileMaker-native migration looks like, and how ProofKit can help.Read MoreFMPerception 26: Native Apple Silicon Support and FileMaker 2026 CompatibilityFollowing the updated naming convention of the newest FileMaker, FMPerception 26 is now available for all users! This update adds two major changes: First, support for FileMaker 2026. Get an overview of all the developer-focused features FileMaker 2026 has to offer using the new Database Design Reports (DDRs). Second, native support for Apple Silicon! Now users with M-series Macs can utilize their processing power for smoother analysis across the board. Users with large multi-file solutions will feel the difference. Read MoreClaris Studio Is Winding Down — Here's What It Means (and What Comes Next)Claris Studio ends March 15, 2027. If your team built on Studio, here's what it means, what a FileMaker-native migration looks like, and how ProofKit can help.Read MoreFMPerception 26: Native Apple Silicon Support and FileMaker 2026 CompatibilityFollowing the updated naming convention of the newest FileMaker, FMPerception 26 is now available for all users! This update adds two major changes: First, support for FileMaker 2026. Get an overview of all the developer-focused features FileMaker 2026 has to offer using the new Database Design Reports (DDRs). Second, native support for Apple Silicon! Now users with M-series Macs can utilize their processing power for smoother analysis across the board. Users with large multi-file solutions will feel the difference. Read More
The Context Podcast: Interview with Ryan McCannIn this episode, Ernest Koe sits down with Ryan McCann, CEO of Claris, for a wide-ranging conversation about leading a software company through an era of rapid AI change. Ryan shares how he thinks about durable product advantage versus commoditized agentic development and why he believes the role of FileMaker is only going to grow. He also opens up on navigating the transition into the CEO seat, managing signal versus noise from the community, and what the FileMaker 2026 release signals about where the platform is headed.Read MoreClaris Studio Is Winding Down — Here's What It Means (and What Comes Next)Claris Studio ends March 15, 2027. If your team built on Studio, here's what it means, what a FileMaker-native migration looks like, and how ProofKit can help.Read MoreFMPerception 26: Native Apple Silicon Support and FileMaker 2026 CompatibilityFollowing the updated naming convention of the newest FileMaker, FMPerception 26 is now available for all users! This update adds two major changes: First, support for FileMaker 2026. Get an overview of all the developer-focused features FileMaker 2026 has to offer using the new Database Design Reports (DDRs). Second, native support for Apple Silicon! Now users with M-series Macs can utilize their processing power for smoother analysis across the board. Users with large multi-file solutions will feel the difference. Read MoreFMPerception, the fastest FileMaker analysis tool available, makes it easy to find everything you have passed as a FileMaker Script Parameter using the built-in Calculation Analysis. Watch the video for more info.
Following the updated naming convention of the newest FileMaker, FMPerception 26 is now available for all users! This update adds two major changes: First, support for FileMaker 2026. Get an overview of all the developer-focused features FileMaker 2026 has to offer using the new Database Design Reports (DDRs). Second, native support for Apple Silicon! Now users with M-series Macs can utilize their processing power for smoother analysis across the board. Users with large multi-file solutions will feel the difference.
In this episode, Ernest Koe sits down with Ryan McCann, CEO of Claris, for a wide-ranging conversation about leading a software company through an era of rapid AI change. Ryan shares how he thinks about durable product advantage versus commoditized agentic development and why he believes the role of FileMaker is only going to grow. He also opens up on navigating the transition into the CEO seat, managing signal versus noise from the community, and what the FileMaker 2026 release signals about where the platform is headed.
Claris just shipped FileMaker 2026, and it lands alongside some of the most consequential platform changes the company has made in years. Taken together, this release is another major step toward a FileMaker built for the agentic era—where the line between "describe what you want" and "ship working software" keeps shrinking.
