Claris FileMaker Pro update gets macOS Monterey support and more

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What you need to know

Claris has released FileMaker Pro 19.4.1 with full support for macOS Monterey.
Users can take advantage of Shortcuts for the first time, with a ton more improvements included.

Claris FileMaker Pro has a new update out with support for macOS Monterey, Shortcuts, and more. The new update is now available for download as FileMaker Pro 19.4.1.

The update, which can be downloaded from Claris now priced at $19 per user, per month, has a lengthy release note document that covers both Windows and Mac. But it's the addition of macOS Monterey support that is most important — along with support for Shortcuts.

Starting in macOS Monterey, shortcuts can run FileMaker® scripts in FileMaker Pro (as in Claris FileMaker Go® since version 19.0). In the Script Workspace, you can designate which scripts in a FileMaker Pro file to donate to the Shortcuts app. You can then run a shortcut using the Shortcuts app or Siri voice commands to open the file, run your script, and pass in an optional parameter.

Other improvements include customizable OAuth identity provider support, too.

Starting in Claris FileMaker Server® 19.4.1, you can set up one of several additional supported OAuth identity providers. Along with more settings to support more providers, you can also customize the name and icon of the provider that users will see when they sign in with FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, or Claris FileMaker WebDirect®. See FileMaker Server Help. For a list of supported providers, see FileMaker Server technical specifications in the Knowledge Base.

All of this, and more, is now available as part of FileMaker Pro 19.4.1. Go and grab it while it's hot!

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.