Plug-Ins Compatibility
A lot has changed since the release of FileMaker Pro 4 Developer Edition, the first version of FileMaker supporting 3rd party plug-ins. FileMaker’s support for plug-ins is being constantly expanded and enhanced. Unfortunately, this evolution also brings compatibility issues you might be concerned about. This page is supposed to give you an up-to-date overview listing which plug-in version best suits concrete FileMaker Pro version. Here is a brief summary of plug-in compatibilty. Show whole table.FM Pro | 16 Pro 32-bit |
16 Pro 64-bit |
16 Server | 17 Pro 32-bit |
17 Pro 64-bit |
17 Server |
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24U Phidgets Plug-In | 2.0 | 2.0 | x | 2.0 | 2.0 | x |
24U Phone Companion | 2.1 | 2.1 | x | 2.1 | 2.1 | x |
24U SimpleChart Plug-In | x | x | x | x | x | x |
24U SimpleCode Plug-In | x | x | x | x | x | x |
24U SimpleDialog Plug-In | 5.0 | 5.0 | x | 5.0 | 5.0 | x |
24U SimpleFile Plug-In | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
24U SimpleHASP Plug-In | 2.0 | 2.0 | x | 2.0 | 2.0 | x |
24U SimpleHelp Plug-In | none | |||||
24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In | x | x | x | x | x | x |
24U SimpleSound Plug-In | 3.0.1 | 4.1.4 | 4.1.4 | 3.0.1 | 4.1.4 | x |
24U SimpleTalk Plug-In | 2.0 | x | x | 2.0 | x | x |
24U Toolbox Plug-In | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
24U VirtualUser Plug-In | x | x | x | x | x | x |
24U Plug-In Template | see Custom Development or Developer Support | |||||
24U Plug-In Autoinstaller | not needed | |||||
24U Preferences+Globals Plug-In | x | x | x | x | x | x |
- You can see minimal requested versions of the plug-ins for the particular software versions.
- *Version 1.0 of 24U SimpleCode Plug-In is called 24U Transcoding Plug-In
- 24U Preferences+Globals Plug-In is an old-style PowerPC plug-in. It will work on PowerPC Macs and Windows. For more info see paragraph below
- FileMaker Pro 15 on OS X can be run only as a 64-bit application.
Making 32-bit plug-ins work with FileMaker Pro 14
On Windows: You can install FileMaker Pro as a 32-bit or 64-bit application in supported 64-bit versions of Windows. Once installed, FileMaker Pro cannot be switched between 32-bit and 64-bit modes on Windows. If you want to switch from the 32-bit version of FileMaker Pro to a 64-bit version of FileMaker Pro on the Windows platform, you must uninstall the currently installed version and re-install using the appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit installer. On Mac OS X:- Select the FileMaker Pro application in Finder
- Choose “Get Info” option from the File menu
- Enable the “Open in 32-bit mode” option
FM Pro | 4 – 6 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Pro | 13 Server | 14 Pro 32-bit |
14 Pro 64-bit |
14 Server | 15 Pro 32-bit |
15 Pro 64-bit |
15 Server | 16 Pro 32-bit |
16 Pro 64-bit |
16 Server | 17 Pro 32-bit |
17 Pro 64-bit |
17 Server |
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24U Phidgets Plug-In | x | x | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 new Phidgets driver required | 1.0 new Phidgets driver required | x |
2.0 | x |
x |
2.0 | x |
2.0 | 2.0 | x | 2.0 | 2.0 | x | |
24U Phone Companion | x | x | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | x | 2.0 | 2.1 | x | 2.1 | 2.1 | x | 2.1 | 2.1 | x | |
24U SimpleChart Plug-In | x | x | 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | none | none | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
24U SimpleCode Plug-In | 1.0* | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | x | x | 2.1 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
24U SimpleDialog Plug-In | 2.7.2 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 | 5.0 | x | 5.0 | 5.0 | x | 5.0 | 5.0 | x | 5.0 | 5.0 | x | |
24U SimpleFile Plug-In | 0.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 2.0 on FileMaker Server | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
24U SimpleHASP Plug-In | x | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 get new drivers | 1.1 get new drivers update FileMaker Pro | 1.1 get new drivers | 1.1 | x | x | 1.1 | x | x | x | x | x | 2.0 | 2.0 | x | |
24U SimpleHelp Plug-In | x | 3.1 | 3.2.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | none | none | none | none | ||||||||||||
24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In | x | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 on Mac none on Windows | 2.0 on Mac none on Windows | 2.0 on Mac none on Windows | 2.0 on Mac none on Windows | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
24U SimpleSound Plug-In | 2.7.2 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 update FileMaker Pro | 3.0.1 on Windows Version 3.0.2 on Mac 10.9+ without possibility of recording | 3.0.1 | 4.1.4 | x | 3.0.1 | 4.1.4 | 4.1.4 | 3.0.1 | 4.1.4 | 4.1.4 | 3.0.1 | 4.1.4 | x | |
24U SimpleTalk Plug-In | x | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | x | x | 1.1.1 | x | x | 2.0 | x | x | 2.0 | x | x | |
24U Toolbox Plug-In | x | x | 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 not all features | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
24U VirtualUser Plug-In | x | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
24U Plug-In Template | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | see Custom Development or Developer Support | |||||||||||||
24U Plug-In Autoinstaller | 1.1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | not needed | not needed | not needed | ||||||||||||
24U Preferences+Globals Plug-In | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | none | none | none | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |