Use FileMaker 9 to view and update data in your database without writing any SQL! Use FileMaker Pro 6 or later (including FileMaker 9) to import data from other databases into your FileMaker database. You can also create a new FileMaker database based on the structure of an existing ODBC data source (such as SQL Server or Sybase).
You can use Excel X or later (including Excel 2008) to query databases with our drivers. Users can build simple or complex queries using Microsoft Query. Excel allows you to import query results into spreadsheets in tabular form, or create sophisticated pivot table reports.
REALbasic is a powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating custom cross-platform applications. REALbasic includes full support for ODBC on Mac OS X, so you can quickly create client / server applications that access and update data from your MS SQL Server database.
Xcatalog Pro and InCatalog Pro by Em Software: bi-directional linking tools for creating transparent links between an ODBC database and a Quark XPress or Adobe InDesign document. You use them to update prices, graphics, or product information automatically.
EasyCatalog by 65bit Software: lets you take data directly from a database and automatically insert it into an Adobe InDesign document. The link with the document is bi-directional - changes made on the document can be sent back to the source of the data.
Xactuell by CodeWare: a tool for producing pricelists, flyers and catalogs with data managed in a database. It works together with QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign. The document can be be automatically updated any time changes are made to the database.
DataLinker by Teacup Software: allows you to link data anywhere on an InDesign page, or merge data into a document and into tables too. Once your data is linked, you can update from the database with the simple click of a button.
LinkUP! by MC Research: enables a user to connect QuarkXPress to a database. With LinkUP, you can automatically update all of the pricing, text, and picture information with data queried from a database connected through an ODBC driver.
PhotoUplink: exports video and images from an iPhoto library into any ODBC datasource. This makes it easy to use iPhoto for publishing to image databases and web image banks.
Omnis Studio by Raining Data: create custom applications which can read and write data from your ODBC connection. You can also query ODBC data sources using the integrated SQL Browser feature.
4th Dimension by 4D, Inc: use 4D's wizards to create automatic data entry and report forms. Use the built-in querying and reporting tools to generate sophisticated reports with no coding.
PHP, Python and Perl: popular scripting languages for developing web sites and other types of applications. These languages include support for ODBC connectivity modules for querying results from various databases.
Dreamweaver by Adobe: a web development tool, enabling users to design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications. Developers of dynamic sites can connect to databases using Dreamweaver's support for ODBC.
ConceptDraw Professional by Odessa: an application for professional flowcharting, diagramming and illustrating. It includes ODBC connectivity that can be used to automatically create an entity relationship diagram based on the schema of a connected database.
OpenOffice by OpenOffice.org: a multiplatform and multilingual office suite. It is compatible with major office suites, and is free to download, use, and distribute. With OpenOffice's support for ODBC, you can create queries to include database results in word processor and spreadsheet documents.
NeoOffice by NeoOffice.org: a fully-featured set of office applications for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice incorporates dozens of native Mac features and does not require the X11 windowing system. It includes OpenOffice's support for ODBC, so you can create queries to include database results in your documents.
All Actual Technologies ODBC drivers conform to the iODBC standard supported by Apple since Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar". Any application that also uses this standard will be able to take advantage of our drivers. Here is a partial list of some common applications you can use to connect to databases on Mac OS X.
