Free Add-Ons & Demos

Enjoy our collection of free FileMaker resources

We’ve written extensively about the many features of FileMaker Pro. Along the way, we’ve created several free add-ons, templates, and demos to help you expand your FileMaker development skills. We also host a monthly user group, podcast, and open hours with our developers. Feel free to contact us with any specific questions or a free consultation.

Logging in FileMaker: Free Add-On

With our free PBS Log Add-On for FileMaker, integrating simple logging functionality into your solution is a breeze. This add-on features a visually appealing log ...

Date Picker: Free FileMaker Add-On

Our free Date Picker add-on for FileMaker makes it easy to add a date range pop-up window to all of your FileMaker solutions.

Add Digital Signing to FileMaker with Our Free Xodo Sign Connector

We are excited to announce the latest feature in Claris Connect - custom connectors! This newest and greatly anticipated feature is now available in every ...

Button Bar Sort Header

One of the missing features in FileMaker is the ability to add portal headers that can both sort portals and easily display the ascending or ...

The Power of DataTables: Free Demo

DataTables can be a rather challenging feature to implement from scratch without some serious learning and research, but resources like the popular Carafe Kitchen provide ...

Export All Data From FileMaker Pro: Free Demo

Use our FREE, updated modular export script to export all data from FileMaker Pro! In FileMaker Pro 19.4, Claris introduced the ...

Modular Filemaker Database Export

The Modular Export demo addresses exporting a FileMaker solution into CSV files with field names.

FileMaker Free Templates

FileMaker has always included starter solutions, simple databases with basic structure that allow anyone to use as a starting point. Through the years and various ...

Insert From URL V2

The Insert from URL script step was introduced in FileMaker 16. We demonstrate some of the latest CURL features.

Map Widget: Free FileMaker Add-on

Portage Bay’s Free Map Widget easily integrates Google Map with your FileMaker solution. The add-on allows you to display interactive location data utilizing Google’s Marker ...

FileMaker Favorites Launcher

Through the years, the concept of favorites has become a standard in most software user interfaces. File browsers, media players, and web browsers ...

Navigating Portals Like a Spreadsheet

We had an interesting request on a recent project where the client wanted to navigate two portals on a layout using the keyboard. ...

Master Detail Slide Control

FileMaker 17’s new ‘Master Detail’ interface object allows the user to see and interact with a portal of the current found set and the ...

Revisited: Hashtags In FileMaker

It’s been 3 years since our post “Hashtags in FileMaker”, so we decided to give the demo a bit of a ...

MBS Plugin Dev Highlights

Like many other FileMaker developers, I have gone through my fair share of plugins over the years of FM development. Some extend FM functions, some ...