FileMaker? I use it... Every. Single. Day.FileMaker... Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time...
I see it used in retail. Look up customers, schedule appointments, make payments. Looks pretty good.why do people use filemaker still?
FileMaker... Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time...
Please enlighten me on why we shouldn't be using filemaker. Easy to use, super powerful, seamlessly integrates with filemaker go on iPads and iPhones. Filemaker essentially runs our entire company (estimating, accounting, inventory, project management, scheduling, photo database, sale kiosks. I can go on and on. It does absolutely everything we can think of. It's fast, never crashes, you don't need to be a programmer to develop it, it has onsite server software. It's really fantastic software.why do people use filemaker still?
Every time MacRumors runs a story on FileMaker, the haters and ignorant people trot out the same old malarkey somehow feeling they must comment.why do people use filemaker still?
to store datawhy do people use filemaker still?
I thought the same thing - but maybe you can download the iPad version of the app onto M1 mac's? Not the Mac version.I've used Notability on my iPad for years (great app). But while your story says, "Current users of Notability on the iPad can download the Mac version for free on the Mac App Store," when I go into the Mac App Store it says the app is $8.99 and includes this nugget at the end of the description, "Mac app sold separately." Am I missing something. I may very well be, but I'd appreciate any clarification. Thanks.
They have increased their license fees year on year and have now removed the ability to make standalone runtime solutions.What's with you people incorrecly slamming products you don't even use. it's an excellent product that's easy to use, extremely powerful and regularly updated. Although they have subscription for those that prefer it, they also offer perpetual licenses. I hate subscription more than anything but I have no problem with giving people the choice, which Claris does. So in your short sentence, "ruined" and "obsession with subscription" both are false.
Ahhhhh. . . . Fondly remembering the days of ClarisWorks.
They’ve priced a lot of people out of their product.
They have increased their license fees year on year and have now removed the ability to make standalone runtime solutions.
We (like many other people) found alternative products to make solutions for our customers.
They’ve priced a lot of people out of their product.
They have increased their license fees year on year and have now removed the ability to make standalone runtime solutions.
We (like many other people) found alternative products to make solutions for our customers.
They’ve priced a lot of people out of their product.
Actually, I have. Like 20-some years ago. Used it to store some research projects before there were good dedicated research managers. Then it became an Windows & enterprise product. Then they released a short-lived personal "lite" version for the Mac (can't remember what it was called), which I also used, but it was pretty limited, and was then unceremoniously discontinued before they added any significant features to it.You never have used, have you?
I am assuming I am Mr. Angry. I am not angry, just perplexed why people have to go out of their way to misguide people from maybe looking into some good software.Not sure Mr Angry will see it like that.
Or notice the perpetual and per seat licensing prices are ever more insane in order to make subs look reasonable.
I do appreciate FM and the ability to spin up a functional DB with scripting and calc possibilities way way faster than say SQL - when comparing speed to deploy from scratch.
But it’s the sharp business practices which are precisely the reason why I have to jump through hoops to get new clients into the platform as opposed to accepting how it’s obviously superior in just about every way.
Heck yeah. It’s the #1 Workplace Innovation Platform in the world. I’ve made my career building custom apps in FileMaker. The development is fast and the apps it produces are powerful (as long as they’re built correctly). It has a powerful plugin architecture and a thriving add-on store, and its native support for web technologies (e.g. JavaScript, cURL, etc.) let you integrate it with pretty much anything. It also supports external SQL sources as shadow tables, plus OBDC and JDBC connections; and it has its own Data and Admin APIs so the communication can be bidirectional. Plus, the iOS/iPadOS app is totally free, as is accessing any FileMaker app via a web browser. And if that weren’t enough, it also has a robust and highly customizable security system that even integrates with your Open Directory, Active Directory, or AWS users and groups. Frankly, I don’t know why any business with fewer than about 2,000 employees wouldn’t use it, unless they’ve been soured by a lousy FileMaker-based app.Claris FileMaker still exists?