DDRparser 1.4.1 – Split FileMaker DDR (Database Design Report) XML or “Save a copy as XML” files into Readable Files, multilingual functions. 

DDRparser is a FREE and fast, native macOS command-line tool that parses FileMaker Database Design Report (DDR) XML exports – or “Save a copy as XML” exports and splits them into structured, readable text files. Perfect for developers who want to search, diff, and version-control FileMaker solutions with Git and modern tools. This is also a demo of the new translation consept made with DDRparser 1.4.1 and ACF-plugin 1.7.6.4.

Note: We have done updates to the FileMaker GUI application. It now uses ACF-plugin 1.7.6.4, that contains translation functions also for ACF function in addition to Plugin functions available from FM calculations directly. The app is also a demo for the translation functions. We have installed 10 languages user can choose from in the GUI.tools app.

• 💡 Handles even multi-gigabyte DDR files in seconds

• 💡 Contains tools for translation Workflow

• 🔍 Makes your solution searchable with BBEdit, VS Code, or any editor

• 🗂️ Extracts Scripts, Layouts, Custom Functions, Menus, Tables, and more

• 🧼 Optional cleanup removes outdated files

• 🔁 Git auto-commit support for easy version control

• 🧰 Comes with an optional FileMaker GUI tool using ACF plugin

• ✅ Free to use, no license required, no plugin dependencies for the core tool

• 🍎 Runs on macOS 10.13+ (Intel + Apple Silicon)

Built by Ole Kristian Ek Hornnes @ HORNEKS ANS
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