Claris FileMaker 2026 is now available.
This FileMaker release introduces new add-ons for disaster recovery and business continuity, developer quality-of-life improvements, and updates that improve AI accuracy and context.
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10 June 2026
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Claris FileMaker 2026 is now available. Built directly from developer feedback, it’s a release focused on productivity, infrastructure resilience, and AI-ready architecture.
The new version of FileMaker removes everyday development friction, protects mission-critical data, and makes your custom solutions more capable. It also lays the groundwork for upcoming agentic development functionality, with developer previews coming later this summer.
FileMaker has been the trusted foundation of custom business solutions for over 40 years. “Reliability and resilience earn long-term trust from our customers,” says Claris CEO Ryan McCann. “FileMaker 2026 delivers purpose-built disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities, along with enhancements that improve developers’ daily work experience, setting a foundation that’s ready for the next decade of development.”
Check out what’s new in FileMaker 2026.
Stronger data protection for FileMaker Server.
FileMaker Server 2026 introduces two optional add-on services designed to keep your business running when the unexpected happens: Remote Backup and Standby Server.
Every business faces unexpected disruptions — hardware failures, network outages, human error. Without a plan, the cost is downtime, lost data, and lost trust. Remote Backup and Standby Server give FileMaker Server customers a purpose-built answer to both.
Remote Backup automates an encrypted offsite backup of your FileMaker data—no manual effort required. Files are copied to secure, Apple-managed cloud infrastructure every 20 minutes, keeping your data safe and ready to recover if a crisis hits.
Standby Server keeps a secondary FileMaker server in continuous sync with your primary server. If your primary server goes down, you can switch over to the standby server in minutes, with minimal disruption to your team.
Used together, Remote Backup and Standby Server form a purpose-built business continuity and disaster recovery architecture designed specifically for FileMaker.
Explore these new services.
AI capabilities built in.
FileMaker 2026 extends the platform’s built-in AI capabilities with new tools that give AI models a clearer understanding of your data.
New field and table annotation capabilities give AI models richer context about your schema. Not just what your fields are named, but what they actually mean. The result: more accurate natural language queries, better semantic search, and fewer errors. In addition, new calculation functions, BaseTableComment and FieldAnnotation, offer programmatic access to that metadata directly.
FileMaker 2026 also adds Google Gemini support alongside existing large language model (LLM) options, offering more choice in how you connect AI to your custom solutions.
Data privacy stays non-negotiable. Your data remains under your control as a FileMaker standard.
Our AI vision centers on a major focus: Make it simple to build with the best AI tools available and deploy directly into the FileMaker platform you already trust.
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Less friction. More building.
This new release delivers dozens of quality-of-life improvements — all built from FileMaker developer feedback to make daily development faster, more organized, and less frustrating. From a redesigned adaptive Inspector to collapsible script comments, custom function folders, and new XML tooling that unlocks version control and CI/CD workflows, these updates reduce friction where developers feel it most.
Infrastructure that holds up. FileMaker 2026 makes your server infrastructure more resilient and easier to maintain, so it demands less of your attention. Services like the Web Publishing Engine now recover automatically from crashes, and full compatibility with macOS 26 and Windows Server 2025 keeps your deployment compliant and supported.
Want all the details? Read the FileMaker 2026 release notes.
The AI roadmap goes further still. Later this summer, we’ll deliver developer previews of agentic coding capabilities that make FileMaker a first-class development target for the AI tools developers already use.
Frequently asked questions
Does FileMaker 2026 support Google Gemini?
Yes. FileMaker 2026 adds Google Gemini support alongside existing large language model options from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Cohere. New field and table annotation capabilities also give AI models richer context about your schema, improving the accuracy of natural language queries and semantic search.
What is FileMaker Server Remote Backup?
How does FileMaker 2026 improve support for Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 accessibility requirements?
FileMaker 2026 makes meaningful progress toward WCAG 2.1 compliance for WebDirect, including enhanced screen reader compatibility, improved focus management, and semantic HTML updates. These improvements directly support Section 508 compliance for government and regulated organizations. Existing layouts benefit automatically — no redesign required. Claris is committed to continued progress across upcoming releases.
When is agentic development coming to FileMaker?
Developer previews of FileMaker’s agentic coding capabilities are expected later this summer. These capabilities will make FileMaker a first-class development target for the AI tools problem solvers already use. Stay informed on the FileMaker AI roadmap, get developer previews, and receive invitations to live demos.
