Nickenich, Germany - (November 18th, 2025) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS FileMaker Plugin 15.5 for Claris FileMaker for macOS, iOS, Linux and Windows, the latest update to their product that is easily the most powerful plugin currently available for Claris FileMaker produce line. As the leading database management solution for Windows, macOS, iOS and the web, the Claris FileMaker Pro Integrated Development Environment supports a plugin architecture that can easily extend the feature set of the application. MBS FileMaker Plugin 15.5 has been updated and now includes over 7700 different functions, and the versatile plugin has gained more new functions:
For macOS 26 and iOS 26 you can use our FoundationModels functions to use Apple's local on-device LLM within your FileMaker solution. Check whether the model is available and initialize a session and ask for responds. You may use the model for chatting, summarization, translation and more.
On the FileMaker Server you use the SchemaChange functions to watch for changes in your databases. The plugin collects the changes and provides them as JSON array to you. You can use a scheduled script to process the entries and add them to an audit table for later inspection.
For CURL we added a CURL.NetworkChanged function to inform CURL about a network change. The new functions for multi transfers allow you to know how many transfers are currently running, pending, added or done. Secure Transport was removed in favor of OpenSSL.
For Windows using WebView2 control for web viewers you can now set what preferred color scheme to use. You can query the directory path for the current profile, set the default download folder, query and set the width and height of the web viewer.
We have UUID.UUIDv7 and UUID.TimeFromUUIDv7 functions to create time stamps based UUIDs so you can sort them by date. Use Text.ZLibCompress and Text.ZLibDecompress functions to compress text or container with zlib compression.
For Markdown we added a HTMLDocument function. We got the Text.HTMLtoStyledText function to convert that HTML to styled text and added the MarkDown.StyledText function to provide styled text for FileMaker.
We remember the width of columns in various dialogs. The format button for the data viewer can be set to automatically format the XML or JSON content. We added links for the calculation dialog to jump to the most recent used table occurrence.
For macOS we have Files.BSDVolumeName function to return the BSD name for a volume. The Files.USBSerialNumber function returns the serial number for an USB stick.
When you register a custom function via our plugin using FileMaker or JavaScript code, you can lock them to avoid the function being modified. We can list function IDs as well as provide details information with Plugin.CustomFunctions function. The preference dialog allows you to paste the whole license string to enter your license and the Trace function logs the layout you are on.
You can use Phidget.WriteRFID to write RFID cards with your RFID Phidget. We improved WMIQuery functions to better handle security and added WMIQuery.JSON function to return results as JSON.
Finally we updated CURL library to version 8.16.0, DynaPDF to 4.0.102.299, expat to 2.7.3, jsoncons to 1.4.3, libarchive to 3.8.2, OpenSSL to 3.5.2, Saxon to 12.9 and to Xcode 26.0.
See release notes for a complete list of changes.
Nickenich, Germany - (November 18th, 2025) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Xojo Plugins 25.5 for macOS, Linux and Windows, the latest update to their product that is easily the most powerful plugin collection currently available for Xojo. MBS Xojo Plugins have been updated and now includes over 3000 classes and 83,000 documented features, and the versatile plugins have gained more new functions:
For macOS 26 and iOS 26 you can use our FoundationModels classes to use Apple's on-device LLM within your Xojo applications. Use SystemLanguageModelsMBS class to check whether the model is available and initialize a session with LanguageModelSessionsMBS class. You may use the model for chatting, summarization, translation and more.
In your cross platform projects you can use the open source Llama library to run large language models within your Xojo application. Load a model with LlamaModelMBS class and then create a context with LlamaContextMBS class and ask it with a prompt.
Use NSSymbolEffectMBS class and subclasses to have animated symbols in the user interface. We have classes for transitions and effect options. You can add symbol effects to NSImageView controls. You can use symbol configuration for a NSButtonMBS based control.
When running JavaScript with macOS, you can create a group of contexts with JSContextGroupMBS class. Then create contexts within that group, so they can share data.
For CURL we added a NetworkChanged method to CURLSMultiMBS class to inform CURL about a network change. The new properties for transfers allow you to know how many transfers are currently running, pending, added or done. Secure Transport was removed in favor of OpenSSL and CURLN* and CURL* classes are now subclasses for CURLS* classes to help transition to the CURLS classes.
We upgraded several classes. The WiringPiMBS module, the NSImageViewMBS, X509MBS, CGImageSourceMBS and CGImageDestinationMBS classes all go many new properties and methods for additional features.
For Windows using WebView2 control you can now set what preferred color scheme to use. You can query the directory path for the current profile and set the default download folder.
We extend our DynaPDFParserMBS class to provide details on the content of a page. You can delete individual things on a PDF page like images or text pieces. The USBSerialNumberMBS method on a folderitem provides the serial number for an USB stick on macOS. Same can be done with WMI classes on Windows.
We got new UUIDv7 functions for UUIDMBS class, the ChartDirector plugin got Windows ARM 64 bit support and you can show the manage subscriptions dialog in StoreKit2. The QLPreviewControllerMBS can now show item with custom title, the CSProfileMBS class can wait for getting all the installed profiles and the WindowsWMIMBS works better with Windows security.
Finally we updated the CURL library to version 8.16.0, DynaPDF to 4.0.102.299, expat to 2.7.3, jsoncons to 1.4.3, libarchive to 3.8.2, OpenSSL to 3.5.2, Saxon to 12.9, Xcode to 26.0 and WiringPi to 3.1.6.
See release notes for a complete list of changes.
9. September 2025 - Monkeybread Software veröffentlicht heute das MBS FileMaker Plugin für Claris FileMaker in Version 15.5, mit inzwischen über 7700 Funktionen eines der größten FileMaker Plugins überhaupt. Hier einige der Neuerungen:
Für macOS 26 und iOS 26 können Sie unsere FoundationModels-Funktionen nutzen, um Apples lokales LLM in Ihrer FileMaker-Lösung zu verwenden. Überprüfen Sie, ob das Modell verfügbar ist, initialisieren Sie eine Sitzung und fordern Sie Antworten an. Sie können das Modell für Chats, Zusammenfassungen, Übersetzungen und vieles mehr verwenden.
Auf dem FileMaker Server verwenden Sie die SchemaChange-Funktionen, um Änderungen in Ihren Datenbanken zu überwachen. Das Plugin sammelt die Änderungen und stellt sie Ihnen als JSON Array zur Verfügung. Sie können ein geplantes Skript verwenden, um die Einträge zu verarbeiten und sie zur späteren Überprüfung in eine Audit-Tabelle aufzunehmen.
Für CURL haben wir eine CURL.NetworkChanged-Funktion hinzugefügt, um CURL über eine Netzwerkänderung zu informieren. Mit den neuen Funktionen für Mehrfachübertragungen können Sie sehen, wie viele Übertragungen derzeit ausgeführt werden, ausstehen, hinzugefügt oder abgeschlossen sind. Secure Transport wurde zugunsten von OpenSSL entfernt.
Für Windows, das WebView2-Steuerelemente für Web-Viewer verwendet, können Sie nun das bevorzugte Farbschema festlegen. Sie können den Verzeichnispfad für das aktuelle Profil abfragen, den Standard-Downloadordner festlegen und die Breite und Höhe des Web-Viewers abfragen und festlegen.
Wir haben UUID.UUIDv7 und UUID.TimeFromUUIDv7 Funktionen, um zeitstempelbasierte UUIDs zu erstellen, damit Sie diese nach Datum sortieren können. Verwenden Sie die Funktionen Text.ZLibCompress und Text.ZLibDecompress, um Text oder Container mit zlib-Komprimierung zu komprimieren.
Für Markdown haben wir eine HTMLDocument-Funktion hinzugefügt. Wir haben die Funktion Text.HTMLtoStyledText, um HTML in formatierten Text zu konvertieren, und die Funktion MarkDown.StyledText hinzugefügt, um formatierten Text für FileMaker bereitzustellen.
Wir merken uns die Breite der Spalten in verschiedenen Dialogen. Die Formatierungsschaltfläche für den Datenviewer kann so eingestellt werden, dass der XML- oder JSON-Inhalt automatisch formatiert wird. Wir haben Links für den Berechnungsdialog hinzugefügt, um zur zuletzt verwendeten Tabelleneinstiegsstelle zu springen.
Für macOS haben wir die Funktion Files.BSDVolumeName, um den BSD-Namen für ein Volume zurückzugeben. Die Funktion Files.USBSerialNumber gibt die Seriennummer für einen USB-Stick zurück.
Wenn Sie eine benutzerdefinierte Funktion über unser Plugin mit FileMaker- oder JavaScript-Code registrieren, können Sie diese sperren, um zu verhindern, dass die Funktion geändert wird. Mit der Funktion Plugin.CustomFunctions können wir Funktions-IDs auflisten und detaillierte Informationen bereitstellen. Im Einstellungsdialog können Sie die gesamte Lizenzzeichenfolge einfügen, um Ihre Lizenz einzugeben, und die Trace-Funktion protokolliert das Layout, in dem Sie sich befinden.
Mit Phidget.WriteRFID können Sie RFID-Karten mit Ihrem RFID-Phidget beschreiben. Wir haben die WMIQuery-Funktionen verbessert, um die Sicherheit zu erhöhen, und die Funktion WMIQuery.JSON hinzugefügt, um Ergebnisse als JSON zurückzugeben.
Schließlich haben wir die CURL-Bibliothek auf Version 8.16.0, DynaPDF auf 4.0.102.299, expat auf 2.7.3, jsoncons auf 1.4.3, libarchive auf 3.8.2, OpenSSL auf 3.5.2, Saxon auf 12.9 und Xcode auf 26.0 aktualisiert.
Alle Änderungen in den Release Notes.
The live recording of the MBS FileMaker Plugin Presentation at the EngageU conference in Malmö, Antwerp, Belgium in November 2025. Christian summarizes what is new in the plugin for 2025.
Watch on YouTube. Let us know if you have questions. The official recording from the conference will come in the next months and have a better quality for the video and audio.
More conferences coming up for next year including EngageU 2026, probably in November in Malmö.
Präsentationen von Stefanie Juchmes-Simonis anlässlich der FileMaker Konferenz in Hamburg im September 2025.
Keine Angst vor Scripten und Funktionen
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New in this prerelease of the 25.5 plugins:
- Improved import mode for UIDocumentPickerMBS class.
- Fixed our FoundationModel plugin part to load on older macOS versions.
- Added IsRendering property to WindowsPDFPageMBS class.
- Added AvailableCharacters property to StdinMBS class.
Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
Or ask us to be added to our shared DropBox folder.
New functionality in documentation.
You can subscribe to our Xojo mailing list to get notified for new pre-release and release versions.
New in this prerelease of version 15.5 of the
MBS FileMaker Plugin:
- Added SchemaChange functions to track schema changes server side.
- Fixed DataViewerFormatButtonEnabled to be saved in preferences.
Download at
monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/Prerelease/
You can subscribe to our FileMaker mailing list to get notified for new pre-release and release versions.
Xojo Inc. runs a sale in their web shop. You get 25% off on 17th November and 20% off 18 to 20th November 2025.
As usual, if you have an expired license or your license expires within the next 2 months, the offer may save you some money.
See the
Xojo Store
Please visit us at the booth to say Hello, ask a few questions and learn what is new for
MBS FileMaker Plugin. Join our presentation on November 11 at 11:15 o'clock.
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New in this prerelease of version 15.5 of the
MBS FileMaker Plugin:
Download at
monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/Prerelease/
You can subscribe to our FileMaker mailing list to get notified for new pre-release and release versions.
New in this prerelease of the 25.5 plugins:
- Updated WiringPi to version 3.1.6.
- Undeprecated WiringPiMBS module.
- Added more methods and constants for WiringPiMBS module.
- Added AddItem() method variant to QLPreviewControllerMBS class, which takes an title text.
- Improved ReadString function in StdinMBS class to be more thread safe.
Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
Or ask us to be added to our shared DropBox folder.
New functionality in documentation.
You can subscribe to our Xojo mailing list to get notified for new pre-release and release versions.
This year I had the chance to visit the Claris FileMaker conference in Japan. It is a bit different from the other conferences I visited before.
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The November/December (23.6) issue of xDev Magazine is now available. Here's a quick preview of what's inside:
From Idea to Prototype by Tim Dietrich
Tim shares a novel way to use AI in your Xojo projects. Not for coding, but for designing, planning, and prototyping.
A Raspberry Pi Save File Dialog by Eugene Dakin
There are many features of Raspberry Pi that can't be obtained via built-in methods. In today's example, Eugene uses declares to create a save file dialog.
Converting Fitbit Data by Marc Zeedar
Years ago Marc got an internet-connect scale from Fitbit so he could track his weight. But it would never integrate with Apple's Health app. Now, using Xojo, Marc converts ten years of data and imports it into Health.
Android's New Developer Verification by Tim Dietrich
Recently Google threw a huge twist into Android development, requiring all developers register their apps for verification in a system similar to Apple's app signing. What does this mean for Xojo developers building for Android? Tim has some answers.
Plus: An interview with Christian Schmitz, learning to use unit testing, making your apps talk, charting weights, and more!
If you like to remove sensitive text from a PDF file in FileMaker, you can use the DynaPDF functions. We have parser functions to find text on a page, delete the text and we can draw a black bar on top of the word.
Let’s go through the script part by part. First you need to initialise DynaPDF once. This can happen early in the start script of your solution or later in the first script needing DynaPDF.
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Recently I had to run a Xojo web app on a server for a client. We wanted to run four copies at once and distribute all users to them equally. Let me document how I do this for future installations.
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Everything you need to find Tesseract libraries for macOS, Windows and Linux and instructions to load and initialize them with the MBS plugin (OCR.Load, OCR.IsLoaded, OCR.Initialize).
Quick summary (tl;dr)
- macOS: Install via Homebrew (`brew install tesseract` + `brew install tesseract-lang` for extra languages) or download prebuilt libs (MBS offers lib bundles). Then call
MBS("OCR.Load"; "/opt/homebrew/lib/libtesseract.4.dylib") (or path where Homebrew installed libs).
- Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install libraries and language files with apt:
sudo apt-get install libtesseract5 tesseract-ocr-lang. Then call MBS("OCR.Load"; "libtesseract.so.5") (and load leptonica first if required).
- Windows: Use a community build/installer (UB-Mannheim and similar). Place DLLs in program folder and call
MBS("Process.SetCurrentDirectory"; "C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR") & MBS("OCR.Load"; "libtesseract-4.dll").
- Important: Tesseract library version must match tessdata files (wrong combinations can crash). When using Tesseract 4.x+ with MBS, prefer
OCR.Load to explicitly load newer runtimes.
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Six months until our MBS Xojo conference in Andernach starts. Since the last update we go the first speakers to confirm they are coming and listed the sessions:
- Protecting Sensitive Data in Xojo: Practical Encryption Techniques Using MBS Plugins
- Development of a tourist information system to promote local agritourism based on Xojo and Raspberry Pi installations
- What is new in the Xojo Web Framework?
- Framework and IDE enhancements
More sessions are in the works and get listed once the speakers confirm their attendance.
Attendees
We got a few more registrations, so we have over 20 people from 7 countries: 🇩🇪, 🇳🇱, 🇵🇱, 🇬🇧, 🇨🇭, 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇷.
Special guests
For years we worked with LibXL to provide excellent Excel integration with our MBS Xojo XL Plugin. And this year we are honored to have Dmytro Skrypnyk join us in Andernach for the conference.
If you signed up and you didn't receive an email from us, please contact us to check the status of the registration.
After installing the MBS FileMaker Plugin, register it to unlock licensed features and remove the trial dialogs. There are four ways to register — pick the one that fits your workflow.
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New in this prerelease of the 25.4 plugins:
Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
Or ask us to be added to our shared DropBox folder.
New functionality in documentation.
You can subscribe to our Xojo mailing list to get notified for new pre-release and release versions.
New in this prerelease of version 15.5 of the
MBS FileMaker Plugin:
- Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.102.299.
- Fixed Plugin.CustomFunctionIDs function to return correct IDs.
- Changed plugin information string in the FileMaker preferences dialog to include license information if it gets stored with StoreRegistration function.
- In our preferences dialog you can now paste the whole license string and we separate it to the five fields.
- Changed Phidget.Release to automatically call Phidget.Close internally if needed.
- Removed dependency to GLIBCXX 3.4.29 to make the plugin compatible again with older Linux versions.
Download at
monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/Prerelease/
You can subscribe to our FileMaker mailing list to get notified for new pre-release and release versions.
