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🚀 Official Windows Release – ACF Plugin, ACFcompiler & DDRparser

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We are excited to announce the Official Windows Release of our FileMaker developer tools!
Until now, these tools have only been available for macOS – but with this release, Windows developers can finally take advantage of the same productivity and multilingual features. 🎉

Windows and Mac Downloads:

Windows Bundle ACF-Plugin 1.7.8.4, DDRparser 1.4.1, ACFcompiler 1.7.8.3
Windows Bundle ACF-Plugin 1.7.8.4, DDRparser 1.4.1, ACFcompiler 1.7.8.3
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DDRparser 1.4.1 Mac – FileMaker tool for GIT integration, searching, and translations.
DDRparser 1.4.1 Mac – FileMaker tool for GIT integration, searching, and translations.
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ACF Plugin Mac Universal 1.7.8.4 Just the plugin
ACF Plugin Mac Universal 1.7.8.4 Just the plugin
Download Mac Version

🧩 ACF Plugin

The ACF Plugin extends FileMaker with the ACF scripting language and a rich set of functions for math, text, encryption, translation, and more. Previous release for Windows is a while back, 1.7.3.7 – but it has been developed many new features that is now available in this release.

  • New multilingual translation functions (_() and _n()) make it easy to build fully localized FileMaker solutions.
  • Trial mode runs for 30 minutes at a time without a license. Translation functions remain available even without a license.
  • Licensed users enjoy uninterrupted access to all features.

👉 Read the ACF Plugin manual

⚙️ ACFcompiler

The ACFcompiler is a standalone command-line tool that lets you:

  • Compile and test ACF scripts outside FileMaker.
  • Integrate ACF language support into your development workflow.
  • Integrate in Sublime Text – All configs are in the package.
  • Check syntax and manage dependencies with speed and flexibility. Just inside your IDE.

This makes it easier to maintain complex logic across multiple FileMaker projects.

Looking for Mac version:

ACF-Compiler Mac and Sublime-Text ACF support package 1.7.8.2
ACF-Compiler Mac and Sublime-Text ACF support package 1.7.8.2
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📊 DDRparser

The DDRparser is a command-line utility for analyzing and exporting FileMaker Database Design Reports (DDR)and SaveAsXML exports.

  • Splits large XML reports into structured files for easy search and diffing.
  • Works on both DDR (Database Design Report) and “Save a copy as XML” format.
  • Perfect for version control with Git.
  • Helps you understand and document even the largest solutions.
  • Scan the solution for translatable strings, create and update POT file for translation. Update translation files in any language. Integrated with openAI to translate strings. The POT/PO format is well known amongst translators and developers around the clode. There is a well of tools for working with this format – Single user or colaboration tools.

NOTE: If you need to install “GIT” on your windows computer – Use the following command in terminal / cmd prompt: 

winget install --id Git.Git -e

You might need to restart FileMaker after installation is complete.

If GIT is missing, the GUI app will find out and warn you when you select git-auto-commit.

👉 Learn more about DDRparser

🌍 Why this matters

This release brings cross-platform parity – Windows developers now get the same tooling advantages that macOS users have been enjoying. With multilingual support at the core, building and maintaining localized FileMaker solutions has never been easier.

📥 Download the applications and plugin

The Windows 1.7.7.4 bundle (ACF Plugin, ACFcompiler, DDRparser) is available here:
👉 Download Windows Bundle 1.7.7.4

We welcome all feedback from the FileMaker community. Your testing and comments will help us refine these tools for the official release.

Ole Kristian Ek Hornnes
System Consultant / Developer
FileMaker / C++ / Specialist

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