One more to go…įileMaker 19 Server was pretty easy and quick to install. So, pandemic be damned, last week I carved out time to upgrade the server to 19 and convinced my client who was on FM16 to upgrade. Since I had our own Studio Manager product and a fun genealogy product in development on that FM17 Server, I couldn’t access them from FileMaker 19 like I wanted.

I had been running FileMaker Server 17 and was a little reluctant to jump up to FileMaker 19 because I didn’t want to require my clients to be on at least FileMaker 18 (during development, I often have client databases on my server). That’s kind of stringent, but then you can upgrade from FileMaker Pro 16 or higher all the way to 19 and get Claris’s really affordable upgrade pricing. The only “bad” thing I have to say about FileMaker Server 19 is that it only supports FileMaker Pro 18 and 19. Also, remember that your FileMaker databases are accessible from iPhones and iPads. Yes, you can download a free 45-day trial version too. has a Pricing link in tiny type at the top of the page. The price for a single user upgrade from FileMaker 16 or higher is $197. Don’t get me wrong, I am picky and cautious about my customers’ databases. FileMaker 19 is good to go!Īfter my extensive testing, I believe FileMaker 19 is your best option. Test the important stuff including printing invoices and other essential documents. If you are on your own running a FileMaker database on your Mac or PC, back up your database at least twice on different drives, then test a copy of your DB with FileMaker 19. I’m enthused about any new version of FileMaker Pro as I can count on it being better, easier to use, faster and more secure than the last.

Almost all my work is done from FileMaker Pro when connected to a FileMaker database on a server even if that server is just another Mac in my office. Because I work on the databases of my clients, I carefully evaluate new FileMaker versions on copies of the originals. Claris FileMaker Pro 19 came out on May 20 2020.

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