File compatibility

Custom apps created using FileMaker Pro 12 and later can be opened and shared with FileMaker Pro 15 and FileMaker Pro 15 Advanced.

Learn more about converting your pre-12 FileMaker apps.

Host compatibility

FileMaker Pro 15 and FileMaker Pro 15 Advanced can connect to the following hosts:

FileMaker Server 15, 14, and 13.0.9
FileMaker Pro 15, 14, and 13.0.9
FileMaker Pro 15, 14, and 13.0.9 Advanced

FileMaker Pro 15.0.2 and FileMaker Pro 15.0.2 Advanced can connect to:

FileMaker Cloud

The latest updates must be applied to the above software before hosting FileMaker Pro 15 apps.

System requirements

Note that OS X Mavericks 10.9 is no longer supported. Be sure to update your operating system before upgrading to FileMaker Pro 15.

Operating System*
Windows 10 Pro Edition Windows 10 Enterprise Edition
Windows 8.1 Standard Edition Windows 8.1 Pro Edition
Windows 7 SP1 Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate Edition
macOS Sierra 10.12
OS X El Capitan 10.11
OS X Yosemite 10.10

*Version stated is the minimum requirement. FileMaker Pro may also work with later operating systems certified by FileMaker, Inc. Operating systems not listed in the table above have not been tested and are not supported.

Hardware requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended Requirements
Windows	CPU: 1 GHz or faster x86- or x64-bit processor RAM: 1 GB	CPU: 1 GHz or faster x86- or x64-bit processor RAM: 2 GB or more
Mac	RAM: 2 GB	RAM: 4 GB or more

Remote Desktop Services and Citrix XenApp

Windows Remote Desktop Services and Citrix XenApp 7.5 supported on:

Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2

Remote Desktop Services clients supported on:

Windows: Remote Desktop Services Client
OS X: Microsoft Remote Desktop 8.0

Citrix ICA client minimum requirements*:

Windows: Receiver for Windows 4.1.2
OS X: Receiver for Mac 11.8.2

*At this time, only the above clients are supported by FileMaker, Inc. Other clients may work as expected but they have not been tested for use with FileMaker Pro and are not currently supported.

Additional requirements

Technology	Requirement
Networking	Peer-to-peer sharing is limited to 5 simultaneous client connections in addition to the host; each client requires a licensed copy of the software. Use FileMaker Server 15 for increased security options and sharing capability.
Microsoft .NET	For Windows, FileMaker Pro and runtime solutions require Microsoft .NET framework version 4.5 or later.
ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers	Learn more about installing drivers to enable ODBC and JDBC clients to access FileMaker Pro data.
Supported email applications	FileMaker Pro can Send Mail via an email client application. To do so, you must have a supported email application installed and configured properly on your computer. See a list of supported email applications.