AI-Powered Innovation: Intelligence Made Accessible

The integration of AI into FileMaker 2025 represents a genuine game-changer for businesses across all sectors. What makes this particularly exciting is how accessible these advanced capabilities have become, eliminating the traditional barriers that kept AI out of reach for most organizations.

• Intelligent Search: Transform how your team finds information. Instead of mastering complex search criteria in FileMaker, users can ask questions in plain English (or their native language). "Show me customers who haven't ordered in six months" becomes as simple as typing that exact phrase.

• Dynamic Analysis: Generate reports and insights on-demand based on specific questions rather than pre-built reports.

• Predictive Intelligence: Leverage your historical data to forecast trends, predict customer behavior, and identify opportunities. Whether you're managing inventory levels or planning resource allocation, FileMaker 2025 helps you stay ahead of the curve.

• Complete Data Control Unlike many AI solutions, you maintain full ownership and control of your data. Choose from commercial AI providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cohere, or keep everything completely in-house with self-hosted open-source models. Your data privacy is protected, and the choice is entirely yours.

• Automated Workflows From generating product descriptions based on specifications to creating support tickets from customer conversations, intelligent automation handles routine tasks while your team focuses on strategic initiatives.

The beauty of this AI integration lies in its seamless incorporation into tools you already know and trust. There's no need to invest in yet another platform or retrain your entire team - the capabilities are built right into your familiar FileMaker environment.

Enhanced Platform: Building Tomorrow with Today's Foundation

FileMaker 2025 doesn't just add new features - it enhances every aspect of the platform you already know and trust. The core tools have been refined and strengthened to provide a more robust foundation for both current operations and future growth.

• One Platform The platform now offers deeper integration between FileMaker, Claris Studio, and Claris Connect, making it easier than ever to create comprehensive business solutions that span internal operations and external customer-facing applications.

• Performance Optimizations: Hundreds of improvements ensure your applications run faster and more efficiently, particularly when handling complex data operations and large datasets. Enhanced JSON performance alone delivers up to 15 times faster processing in certain scenarios.

• Modern User Experience: The interface has been modernized - especially on macOS - creating greater uniformity with familiar tools while maintaining the intuitive FileMaker experience users expect.

• Strengthened Security: Enhanced security features ensure your data remains protected without adding administrative burden.

• Expanded Integration: oData, an industry-standard protocol, facilitates seamless connections with external systems, websites, and services, making FileMaker an even more powerful hub for your business operations. oData is now the standard of integrating your FileMaker solutions with Claris Connect and Claris Studio.

• Developer Productivity: Improvements like collapsible script sections, organized custom function folders, and enhanced debugging tools make development more efficient and maintainable.

Simplified Licensing: One Platform, Endless Possibilities

FileMaker 2025 introduces a game-changing approach to licensing that simplifies access to the entire Claris ecosystem while delivering exceptional value to existing customers.

• No Price Increase: Current FileMaker users with active maintenance will find their costs remain stable while gaining significant additional value through expanded platform access.

• Unified Access: Every FileMaker license now includes limited access to Claris Connect and Claris Studio at no additional cost. This means you can immediately start exploring web-based extensions and integration capabilities that were previously separate purchases.

• Scalable Options: For businesses requiring more intensive use of Connect and Studio, a second tier is available at approximately 30% above the standard price - roughly equivalent to what separate licenses previously cost.

This unified approach eliminates the complexity of managing multiple licenses while encouraging exploration of the broader Claris ecosystem's capabilities.

Ready for What's Next

FileMaker 2025 represents more than just a software update - it's a foundation for the future of business applications. By making AI accessible within familiar tools, strengthening core capabilities, and unifying platform access, this release empowers businesses to solve today's challenges while preparing for tomorrow's opportunities.

Whether you're looking to enhance existing workflows with intelligent automation, create modern web interfaces for your clients, or explore entirely new ways to leverage your business data, FileMaker 2025 provides the tools and flexibility to evolve with confidence.

Ready to explore the possibilities?

As a Claris Platinum Partner, we're here to help you understand how FileMaker 2025 can benefit your specific business needs. Our consultants are currently diving deep into all the new features and capabilities, and we'll be sharing our insights and practical recommendations through a series of webinars this fall. These sessions will be essential for anyone looking to maximize their FileMaker investment—be sure to watch for our upcoming updates with all the details.

Contact us to learn more about how these innovations can transform your business processes and unlock new opportunities for growth.

Interested in the full list of enhancements that comes with FileMaker 2025?
Check this technical overview.