# Good source for FileMaker templates or databases?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-for-filemaker-templates-or-databases/78001
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [August 24, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-for-filemaker-templates-or-databases/78001 "2001-08-24T22:27:08Z")
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### Author: ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-for-filemaker-templates-or-databases/78001/1 "2001-08-24T22:27:08Z")

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I recently picked up a copy of FileMaker Pro 3 for my Mac. I remember several years ago I found some nice share- and freeware templates online, but I’m having a hard time finding any when I search these days.

What I’m looking for: a “book diary” tracking database, a film library database, and a quotations database.

I’m good enough at FileMaker than I can create any of these on my own, but if there are some nice templates available out there for FM3, I’d love to know where they are.

I’ve searched through Tucows, as well as Google and Yahoo!. The latter two sources turned up many dead links; the former was just dry.

Anyone know of any better sources for old-version FileMaker databases?

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### Author: ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2001, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-for-filemaker-templates-or-databases/78001/2 "2001-08-25T01:39:49Z")

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Try these:

[http://www.iso-ezine.com/](http://www.iso-ezine.com/)

[http://www.fileville.com/](http://www.fileville.com/)

[http://www.scriptology.com/](http://www.scriptology.com/)

[http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/cgi-bin/NewSearch?key=filemaker](http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/cgi-bin/NewSearch?key=filemaker)  
(note: although you’ll still find some FmPro 3/4 format files, Filemaker 5 files are probably more common by now.)

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### Author: ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2001, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-for-filemaker-templates-or-databases/78001/3 "2001-08-27T17:41:45Z")

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Thanks! None of those had exactly the kind of databases I was most looking for, but there were several other good templates to choose from for other things.