Technical Specifications

FileMaker Pro 11 and FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced

System Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Requirements	Recommended Requirements
Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium*	CPU: 1 GHz or faster RAM: 1 GB DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver, DVD drive	CPU: 1 GHz or faster RAM: 2 GB 1024x768 or higher resolution video adapter and display
Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, Home Premium (SP 2)*	CPU: 1 GHz or faster RAM: 1 GB 1024x768 or higher resolution video adapter and display, DVD drive	CPU: 1 GHz or faster RAM: 2 GB 1024x768 or higher resolution video adapter and display, DVD drive
Windows XP Professional, Home Edition (SP 3)*	CPU: Pentium III 700 MHz or faster RAM: 256 MB of RAM 1024x768 or higher resolution video adapter and display, DVD drive	CPU: Pentium III 700 MHz or faster RAM: 2 GB of RAM 1024x768 or higher resolution video adapter and display, DVD drive
Mac OS X v10.6*	CPU: Intel-based Mac RAM: 1 GB of RAM DVD drive	CPU: Intel-based Mac RAM: 2 GB of RAM DVD drive
Mac OS X v10.5.7*	CPU: PowerPC G4 (867 MHz+), Power PC G5, Intel-based Mac RAM: 512 MB of RAM, DVD drive	CPU: PowerPC G4 (867 MHz+), Power PC G5, Intel-based Mac RAM: 2 GB of RAM, DVD drive

^* Version stated is the minimum requirement. This software may also work with later versions certified by FileMaker, Inc.

Citrix XenApp 5.0 (FileMaker Pro 11 only)

The clients listed below are supported by FileMaker, Inc. at this time. Other clients may work as expected but they have not been tested for use with FileMaker Pro and are not currently supported.

• Citrix XenApp Plug-in for Hosted Apps version 11.2 for Windows (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Citrix ICA Client 10.00.603 for Mac OS X
• Citrix Online Plug-in version 11 for Mac OS X

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
(FileMaker Pro 11 only)

The clients listed below are supported by FileMaker, Inc. at this time. Other clients may work as expected but they have not been tested for use with FileMaker Pro and are not currently supported.

• Windows: Terminal Services Client (Remote Desktop Connection) version 6.1.7600 (Windows 7) running in Internet Explorer version 8; version 6.0.6001 (Windows XP) or version 6.0.6000 (Windows Vista) running in Internet Explorer version 7.0.5730.11
• Mac OS: Remote Desktop Connection for Mac 2.0

Compatibility

FileMaker Pro 11/Pro 11 Advanced databases use the same file format (.fp7) as FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced, FileMaker Pro 9/Pro 9 Advanced and FileMaker Pro 8.x/Pro 8.x Advanced therefore databases can easily be shared between these versions. While FileMaker Pro 7/Developer 7 have the same file format, they are no longer supported due to product obsolescence.

Note: Support for FileMaker Pro 8.x / Pro 8.x Advanced ends on 23rd September 2010 (US Website).

Features specific to the newer versions are only supported in the newer versions (e.g. FileMaker Charts and Quick Finds introduced in FileMaker Pro 11/Pro 11 Advanced, are only supported by FileMaker Pro 11/Pro 11 Advanced).

Additional requirements (all platforms)

Networking:

TCP/IP: limited to nine simultaneous FileMaker client connections; each client requires a licensed copy of the software; see FileMaker Server 11 for increased capacity. FileMaker Pro 11 supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) addresses, as well as IPv4 addresses.

Any computer accessing FileMaker Pro files over a network will need to have a licensed installation of versions 8.x, 9, 10, or 11 of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. FileMaker Pro 7 and FileMaker Developer 7 use the same file format as FileMaker Pro 11/Pro 11 Advanced but are no longer supported due to product obsolescence.

Instant Web Publishing:

A host computer with continuous access to the Internet or intranet via TCP/IP. (FileMaker Pro 11/Pro 11 Advanced can manage up to five simultaneous Instant Web Publishing sessions. See FileMaker Server 11 Advanced for increased capacity.)

Web browser requirements:

To use a database shared with Instant Web Publishing, Windows web users need Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.0 or 7.0 or Firefox 3.5. On the Mac, web users need Safari 4.0 or Firefox 3.5. Other Mozilla family browsers are not blocked but are unsupported and users will receive a dialog encouraging them to upgrade to a supported browser. JavaScript must be enabled in the web browser.