FileMaker Pro 12 database snapshot
File type: Database file
A .fmpsl file is a FileMaker Pro database snapshot. It records a saved view of data from a FileMaker Pro database.
The file belongs to FileMaker Pro, a relational database application available for Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS.
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: October 11, 2026
The fmpsl file extension was introduced with FileMaker Pro 12 for snapshot files. A snapshot preserves the state of database data being viewed at the time it is created.
A .fmpsl file is not the main FileMaker database. It represents a snapshot of data from that database, allowing the saved view to be reopened in FileMaker Pro.
FileMaker Pro can open these files on Windows and macOS. The snapshot format is tied to FileMaker Pro and is not intended as a general-purpose database format.
Open the .fmpsl file with FileMaker Pro on Microsoft Windows or Apple macOS. FileMaker Pro uses the snapshot to restore the saved view of the database data.
An .fmpsl file is a database snapshot rather than a complete database, so it cannot be meaningfully converted as a standalone database file.
Open the snapshot in FileMaker Pro and export the required records from the underlying database to a format supported by that application.
Software applications that can open fmpsl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create fmpsl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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