• EmberWings Quarterly Magazine about Firebird

    EmberWings is an official publication of the Firebird Project, and is available for free, but with a 3-month delay for the general public. Regular Firebird Foundation donors get exclusive early access to every new edition upon release​.

    Beyond technical articles, instructions and tips, it contains interviews with noteworthy individuals, an overview of Firebird's development, information from the Firebird community, evaluations of compelling products, and a touch of thematic humor. All of this presented in a streamlined format with an aesthetically pleasing print-friendly layout.

    Last issue: 2025/03 (September)

    Latest FREE issue: 2025/02 (June)

  • Firebird Book (2nd Edition)

    The Firebird Book 2nd Edition by Helen Borrie is the most comprehensive documentation (1442 pages in total) for Firebird RDBMS.

    Available for free from IBPhoenix store.

  • Firelink plugin

    Firelink plugin allows you to use odbc drivers to connect your Firebird database with other database servers. With Firelink data exchange between Firebird and a remote server has never been easier.

  • Encryption plugin

    Encyption plugin for Firebird 3.x and higher that is compatible with AES128 or AES256. The AES128 is considered to be a "business-grade security", whilst AES256 is "military".

  • Trace plugin

    Completely new trace plugin for Firebird that is optimized for machine processing of trace events.