FileMaker Go 13 app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 3980 ratings )
Business Productivity
Developer: Claris International Inc.
Free
Current version: 13.0.9, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 03 Dec 2013
App size: 126.85 Mb

July 28, 2016 - FileMaker Go 13 is only compatible with iOS 8 and will be removed from the App Store on September 23, 2016. Please note that we may be required to remove this app from the App Store earlier than scheduled due to security issues. We encourage customers to download FileMaker Go 15.

FILEMAKER GO 13 IN ACTION
Streamline your business with FileMaker Go 13 for iPad and iPhone. Negotiate sales deals on the road, collaborate on projects while traveling, capture research data and send it back to the lab, or confirm inventory levels in the warehouse – all while you’re on the go.

Use FileMaker Pro 13 to create custom business solutions. Then use FileMaker Go 13 to remotely access these solutions on your iPad and iPhone.

BE MORE PRODUCTIVE ON THE GO
Instantly boost your team’s productivity with FileMaker Go:
- Use online forms instead of paper to collect, edit, search and sort data.
- Capture signatures for invoices or delivery receipts while on the go.
- Add photos, videos and audio from your device directly to your solution with a few taps.
- Display executive dashboard summaries with eye-catching graphs and charts.
- Print report and forms directly from your iPad or iPhone using AirPrint.

WHAT’S NEW IN FILEMAKER GO 13
With additional support for native iOS behaviors, and new features to speed data capture, FileMaker Go 13 delivers the best iPad and iPhone experience for your team when they’re on the go.
- Bar code scanner – Automatically scan bar codes using your iPad and iPhone with FileMaker Go – no plug-ins required.
- New iOS keyboards – Choose one of 7 new keyboards to match the type of data you want to collect including URL, number, email, phone, and more.
- Popovers – Use iOS-style popovers to view grouped fields, links and other information without opening multiple windows.
- Slide control – Manage images and other data in separate slide panels all within the same layout. Swipe to navigate between panels.

SHARE WITH YOUR TEAM
- For offline access, transfer files directly to your device using iTunes file sharing, email or AirDrop.
- For real-time access, host databases with FileMaker Server so iPad and iPhone users have the most up-to-date information instantly. A local wireless or cellular network is required for access.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- FileMaker Pro is required to create and modify databases.
- FileMaker Go 13 is compatible with databases created using FileMaker Pro 13, FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced, or FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced.
- Database files can be copied or emailed between the device and the desktop. Full two-way sync is not natively supported but can be implemented with additional development.
- Connecting to databases hosted on FileMaker Server 13 with FileMaker Go may require additional purchase of concurrent connections.

Pros and cons of FileMaker Go 13 app for iPhone and iPad

FileMaker Go 13 app good for

Im not sure what the other reviewer was talking about (my server charged no extra fee to upgrade), i find fm 13 to be a huge upgrade. The popovers and hide-able objects have revolutionized my layouts. The theming upgrades will save me hundreds of hours in the future. While this applies more towards fm pro than fm go, Go is able to utilize and show off all these new features beautifully. Thanks to the dev team for making these changes!
I use a comprehensive database for my service business. My team uses iPads and iPhones. FM13 is a huge improvement. I just wish it supported windows rt natively
Love this product and how it extends the use of my databases!
This app is very useful for data collection on ipads. Use it successfully with the desktop software and has become a valuable tool for mobile staff. Hopefully there will be better synchronization with the desktop software and other standard databases soon.
Use it, love it, couldnt do my business without it! As a developer it still has some "glitchy" issues (error locked records that is resolved by restarting the iPad) and needs to be carefully developed for. However, bi-directional asynchronous communication with a server, generating reports in the field, capturing signatures, documenting client notes, invoicing, emailing, texting (and record what was sent), generate layered reports with a touch of s button, complex calculations, are all actively being done by mine and my clients businesses.
Its great to be able to access my FileMaker Pro databases on my iPad. Im assembling research for a book Im writing. I have my Pages outline open on my Mac and the research data I need on the iPad in my hand. Works great!

Some bad moments

This is a great Software but please but there is an annoying warning when using this software offline. I work in a hospital an i use FM Go offline all the time. Now I don’t even want to turn the device on since I always have to answer the pointless question wether I want to turn on WLAN. It was the same in FileMaker Go 12. Other companies manage to program software without that warning. Please make it possible to disable and I’ll give you 5 stars.
There is little use for the new features of the 13th version and you have to pay again to connect to the server you already paid for! Keep your Filemaker Go 12 its much better.
As soon as I can sync my IOS devices to my desktop, Ill give it 5 stars.
Things like window management and object/field focus must be programmed differently for each platform (Windows, Mac and iOS); so, you basically have to build a separate interface for each. Otherwise very useful for quick deployment of FileMaker applications.
Way to often from hibernation opens a solution in a corrupted state. This can cause irreparable data corruption. Currently, the best way to avoid data corruption is to always completely close FM Go, before starting an FM solution. Close FM Go by double tapping the Home Button, find FM Go, then swipe it upwards.
With FileMaker I can easily build business solutions and deployed it to iOS devices in few seconds