FMS Detective for iOS

Live FileMaker Server administration from your phone.

A free iOS companion to FMS Detective for Mac. Check your server, message your users, and manage hosted databases — wherever your phone has signal.

Free iOS 17+ iPhone & iPad
FMS Detective for iOS — Connect screen

What it does

Four tabs, built around what an admin actually needs to do on the go.

Server overview

Live status of your FileMaker Server: name, version, IP, license, certificate expiration, backup configuration, and service status for Data API, OData, WebDirect, and ODBC/JDBC. Plugins listed by name with enabled state.

iOS Server overview

Databases

Searchable list with status, encryption, client count, and size at a glance. Tap a database to see who's connected, their privilege set, and how long they've been in. Pause, resume, open, close, or flush a database from the same screen.

iOS Databases tab

Clients

Searchable list of every connected FileMaker Pro, Go, WebDirect, Data API, and OData session. Tap a client to see which files they have open with privilege set per file. Send a message to one client, disconnect with an optional grace period and warning, or broadcast a single message to every connected client at once.

iOS Clients tab

Schedules

Searchable list with enabled / disabled state, status, and last error code. Run any schedule on demand with one tap. Abort a running schedule with confirmation.

iOS Schedules tab

Privacy

Your phone talks only to your FileMaker Server. No data flows to us, to fmsdetective.com, or to any third party. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, no accounts. Credentials stay in iOS Keychain on your device.

Full iOS privacy policy →

Requirements

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iOS 17 or later

Universal app for iPhone and iPad.

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FileMaker Server

A server you administer, with Admin API access enabled.

The pair

FMS Detective for Mac is the deep-analysis tool — it parses your log files, surfaces patterns, and gives you a workbench for figuring out what went wrong yesterday. The iOS app is what you reach for when you're away from your desk and need to act now. Built and maintained by the same developer, sharing the same brand, with no overlap.

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Free on the App Store.

iOS 17+ • iPhone & iPad • No tracking, no accounts