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Updates, changes, and improvements at Retool.

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Retool Storage is a hosted blob store that allows you to upload and interact with your files without needing to configure an object store (e.g., S3, Azure File Storage). There is a 5 GB storage limit per organization, with a 250 MB limit on file size. Your browser may have settings that restrict this limit further.

Working with files has previously been a challenge for users as it required storing base64 strings or using third-party data stores. Retool Storage is a built-in solution that requires no configuration.

There are two ways to interact with Retool Storage:

  • The Retool Storage section in the Resources tab for your organization.
  • The Retool Storage resource, available in both apps and workflows.

You can programmatically upload, read, and download from Retool Storage.

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Cloud-hosted Retool has been updated with the following changes. These changes will also be available in a future release of Self-hosted Retool.

Added

  • Added support for the multi-element branching experience for all source control providers.
  • Added support for the popout code editor in Run script event handlers in the Inspector.
  • Added support for values containing newlines in configuration variables.
  • Added support to allow users to join organizations using Google SSO on an org-scoped login, if the organization has auto-join enabled.
  • Added the ability for admins to reset their organization's logo and favicon to the default.
  • Added the ability to set primary and secondary border colors in the theme editor.
  • Added the ability to set short sessions from the SSO settings page. This was previously only set from the USE_SHORT_SESSIONS environment variable.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where preview queries using Ask AI were automatically triggered. Now, queries must be manually triggered.
  • Fixed a styling issue for the deprecated Select component.
  • Fixed an issue when setting dynamic default values on Status Widget components.
  • Fixed an issue where JavaScript linting wouldn't work correctly when apps had too many components.
  • Fixed an issue where Text Input components would error when using raw numbers in border radius styles.
  • Fixed an issue where form.invalid, used to validate Forms, did not work properly.
  • Fixed an issue where a user auto-joining an organization may not be added to the All Users permission group.
  • Fixed an issue where protected resources were becoming unprotected when synced.
  • Fixed an issue where the ListView component resetValue() method would reset incorrect values.
  • Fixed an issue with the OAuth callback URL for protected resources.
  • Fixed an issue with legacy Table components using dark themes where the cell text color had incorrect contrast.
  • Fixed issues with contrast text styling for Calendar and PDF components.
  • Fixed issues with sort mode on Table components.

Improved

  • Improved the appearance of the sharing input in the Share apps modal.
  • Improved the design of the direct access display in the Share apps modal.

Changed

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We're excited to announce that Retool Workflows is now generally available. Workflows is a visual automation product that lets you compose APIs and database queries with code (JavaScript or Python) to automate work. It combines the ease of drag-and-drop with the extensibility and reliability of code that engineers need for production-grade work. We've also integrated it with the rest of the Retool product so you can extend workflows with user interfaces or vice versa.

Read the blog post to learn more about Workflows, check out the documentation, and start building for free.

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Cloud-hosted Retool has been updated with the following changes. These changes will also be available in a future release of Self-hosted Retool.

Added

  • Added a button for adding a resource when the code list is empty.
  • Added an onboarding panel for Retool Workflows.
  • Added an option for downloading workflow run logs.
  • Added an option to the command palette to view documentation for queries.
  • Added options to the command palette for displaying Show on mobile and Show on desktop settings.
  • Added support for SSO token lifespan in SSO settings.
  • Added support for configuring a custom logout redirect URL to SSO settings.
  • Added support for configuring a default user group for specific domains within SSO settings.
  • Added support for non-pixel border radius styles to fall back to pixel values.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where configuration variables weren't replaced when using certain legacy OAuth fields.
  • Fixed an issue where module settings were closed when using an unpinned Inspector.
  • Fixed an issue where switching branches while editing a protected query in the Query Library resulted in wrong query values.
  • Fixed an issue where tables with auto-height enabled did not account for summary rows.
  • Fixed an issue where the REQUEST_PASSWORD_RESET_LINK event wasn't displayed in audit logs.
  • Fixed an issue where the height of HTML components were set to zero.
  • Fixed an issue with mobile layouts in web applications.

Improved

  • Improved caption styles for Listbox components so they derive settings from the label color.
  • Improved drag and drop performance in the App editor.
  • Improved modal style controls so they accurately set styles for nested items.
  • Improved the formatting for summary and aggregate cells in Table components.
  • Removed password login for admins on SSO enabled organizations.
  • Removed public links from apps that have been moved to the trash bin.

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Cloud-hosted Retool has been updated with the following changes. These changes will also be available in a future release of Self-hosted Retool.

Added

  • Added an extra-small row height option to the Table component.
  • Added dynamic row background colors to the Table component.
  • Added line height property to Button content.
  • Added support for Teradata to the JDBC resource.

Fixed

  • Fixed Checkbox Group and Switch Group losing the value of conditionally hidden options.
  • Fixed Compare Changes modal not being scrollable.
  • Fixed Toolbar buttons being retained in Source Control even after the user deletes the toolbar itself.
  • Fixed an issue where SCIM tokens with multiple scopes were unauthorized.
  • Fixed border hover state of input adornments, such as the number stepper.
  • Fixed border of the branded header if no border color is set in the app's theme.
  • Fixed border radius of box shadow for editable cell dropdowns in the Table component.
  • Fixed code editor experience for object inputs.
  • Fixed cursor jumping to the start of the field when editing queries.
  • Fixed dropdown styles for the Navigation component when using the "mobile" overflow style.
  • Fixed icons in the State tab displaying at incorrect sizes.
  • Fixed an issue where apps and modules may be missing folders in which existing queries were in, which would result in Toolscript errors.
  • Fixed nested styles for some legacy components inside containers.
  • Fixed protected resources OAuth callback URL.
  • Fixed row colors in the Table component when the background color has transparency.
  • Fixed workflow templates in Self-hosted environments.

Improved

  • Improved audit logging for password resets.
  • Improved guidance in Workflow block settings for run timeout error messages.

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Cloud-hosted Retool has been updated with the following changes. These changes will also be available in a future release of Self-hosted Retool.

Added

  • Added a Grayscale option in the Video component to support grayscale filters.
  • Added button and search bar to browse an app's queries directly from the query editor.
  • Added previews in the query editor for PDF and text files for Retool Storage.
  • Added "Expand content to fit" option to the main frame and containers. This allows a child component to take up the entire width and height of its parent.
  • Added a username field in Redis resource configurations.
  • Added the ability to reference environment and configuration variables in the Service Account Key field in Google Sheets resources.
  • Added Table styling to Toolscript serialization.

Fixed

  • Fixed summary aggregation calculations in the Table component.
  • Fixed app crashes while navigating between pages.
  • Fixed App List view styling issues.
  • Fixed Links in tooltips could not be clicked.
  • Fixed an issue where queries containing % would not open in the Query Library.
  • Fixed an issue with cursor jumping in NoSQL queries.
  • Fixed an issue with Toolscript serialization of summary aggregation in Table components.

Improved

  • Improved Workflows editor UI.
  • Improved error handling in the CSS editor.
  • Improved themes by renaming the "error" theme color to "danger" to match the property exposed in the theme object.
  • Improved Toolscript migration logging by omitting "uncommitted files" messages.
  • Improved the Retool Storage UI by displaying local timestamps.

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Cloud-hosted Retool has been updated with the following changes. These changes will also be available in a future release of Self-hosted Retool.

Added

  • Added support for border radius to canvas frames.
  • Added option to add queries directly from the tab bar.
  • Added option to open data source details from the Code editor.
  • Added option to rename queries in the context menu.
  • Added support for Toolscript migration to Retool Cloud organizations.
  • Added support for additional heading sizes in the Rich Text component.
  • Added support for pinning columns to the left and right simultaneously in the Table component.
  • Added template options when building a new mobile app.

Fixed

  • Fix an issue with the List View component where child components may not function correctly when recreated.
  • Fixed an issue where runScript Event Handlers in nested Table components would have incorrect currentSourceRow scopes.
  • Fixed an issue where incorrect autocomplete suggestions would appear.
  • Fixed an issue where lint messages in the code editor sometimes did not display.
  • Fixed an issue where viewing state of a query in the sidebar wouldn't show the query in the State tab.
  • Fixed an issue with the List View component where it may not function properly after undoing and redoing changes.
  • Fixed an issue with the List View component where the border color may not correctly apply.
  • Fixed as issue where some information may not appear when viewing a page's access list from the Share modal.
  • Fixed an issue where invited users could join archived organizations.

Improved

  • Improved performance of code editors when working with large data.
  • Improved behavior of selectRow in the Table component.
  • Improved custom domain support to allow usage of an organization's domain for invites and reset password links.
  • Improved the app listing page.

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Cloud-hosted Retool has been updated with the following changes. These changes will also be available in a future release of Self-hosted Retool.

Added

  • Added an Add Block menu to Retool Workflows.
  • Added headings to theme previews.
  • Added support for automatic form generation in the Table component when using dynamic columns.
  • Added support for persisting the state of minimized query tabs across tab refreshes.
  • Added support for query caching in Retool Mobile.
  • Added the Close Button component.
  • Added the State panel to the sidebar.
  • Added the ability to change the color of the required asterisk in Text Input components.
  • Added the ability to resize the undocked editor sidebar.

Fixed

  • Fixed IDE shortcuts when using Retool on Windows PCs.
  • Fixed an issue on the link to Pull Requests for uncommitted apps for multi-element branching in Source Control.
  • Fixed an issue where Toolscript metadata was incorrectly interpreted.
  • Fixed an issue where editors and owners could not delete apps if they did not have access to the archive folder.
  • Fixed an issue where queries may run twice when saving changes using keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fixed an issue where the List View component did not work properly after it was renamed.
  • Fixed an issue where the code editor was editable while AskAI results were pending.
  • Fixed an issue with the Modal component where components within a modal may result in the heightType: modal is not defined error message.
  • Fixed an issue where queries with falsy return values would return 'No results returned'.
  • Fixed issues with autocomplete in the code editor.

Improved

  • Improved behavior of Boolean columns in Retool Database.
  • Improved code editor experience and autocomplete behavior.
  • Improved the color picker to adopt styles from the app theme.
  • Improved the edit permission description to make it clear that deletion is allowed.
  • Improved the ergonomics when users re-open the Code tab. The query list now re-opens, in addition to the query editor.
  • Improved the new IDE experience.
  • Improved the page load speed on large apps.

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Cloud-hosted Retool has been updated with the following changes. These changes will also be available in a future release of Self-hosted Retool.

Added

  • Added a "Show border" option on Container components.
  • Added a resetFilterStack API to the Table component to reset filters to their defaults.
  • Added ability for admins on Cloud organizations to update their organization's subdomain in Settings > Advanced.
  • Added name auto-focussing for new variables and folders.
  • Added support for AskAI code explanations in transformers.
  • Added support for custom headers when fetching OpenAPI specs.
  • Added support for sending metadata in GRPC Reflection requests.
  • Added the "CMD" + "+" keyboard shortcut to enable popout editors.
  • Added the ability to rename queries in the editor sidebar by slow double-clicking.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where Table column background colors were not updated in Source Control.
  • Fixed an issue where click handlers were not correctly triggered in the editor on Retool Mobile.
  • Fixed an issue where code editor placeholders did not always display correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where config vars would not refresh when switching environments in presentation mode.
  • Fixed an issue where the Inspector was hidden when app settings were open.
  • Fixed an issue where the Table component's default filters were not preserved when data sources changed and columns did not change.
  • Fixed an issue where the property browser tooltip showed incorrect data for any data types.
  • Fixed an issue where the summary row on Table components would aggregate all data when tables were filtered.
  • Fixed an issue where users who auto-joined a cloud organization were suggested to create duplicate users.
  • Fixed an issue with Button Group and List View styles.
  • Fixed an issue with accessing branch menus in preview mode.
  • Fixed an issue with polling for pull request merge statuses.
  • Fixed an issue with the styling of protected queries in the query editor.

Improved

  • Improved autocomplete for HTML, JSON, and CSS template string editors.
  • Improved autocomplete for some Table component properties.
  • Improved canvas interactions and the UI in Retool Workflows.
  • Upgraded the JSON Schema Form component to the latest version.

Changed

  • Changed the default IDE for all users.