Build
Create apps around the way your business already works, with permissions you set for every role, right on your Mac or Windows PC.
Start your Claris FileMaker trial.
Build business apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, or the web, and run them securely.
Find the right trial for your business.
Choose how you want to build and share your apps.
Host in the cloud
Share apps with your team on a platform secured to Apple standards, with automated daily backups and no servers to maintain.
Includes FileMaker Pro.
Host on your own server
Host apps on your own hardware or your own cloud, with full control of your data, security, and backups.
Includes FileMaker Pro.
AI can build an app. FileMaker runs your business.
AI coding tools can produce an app quickly, but they typically lack built-in hosting, user authentication, and access controls. FileMaker has them built in.
Permissions for every role.
Built-in authentication, role-based access, and record-level security let you decide what each person can view, create, edit, or delete.
Your data, protected.
Encryption at rest and in transit, built on Apple's secure foundation. Your data stays private and in your hands.
Built to keep running.
Host in the cloud or on your own server, with automated backups so your business keeps running, even if systems don't.
FAQs
For FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server, you will be taken to a page to download the software. For FileMaker Cloud, a Claris specialist will contact you to set up your trial.
FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server trials last for 45 days. A FileMaker Cloud trial lasts for 14 days.
When your trial ends, you decide whether to buy. If you don't, your apps and data are still yours to keep. For FileMaker Cloud, you'll have 45 days to download your apps and data before we delete them.