Updates, changes, and improvements at Retool.
Refer to the stable and edge release notes for detailed information about self-hosted releases.
We're continuing to make performance improvements after recently upgrading to React 18. Update batching groups state updates together, rather than perform each one separately, to optimize performance. This results in a more responsive experience in Retool and faster page load times.
The Image column type for the Table component now supports image uploads directly to Retool Storage. Enable Allow uploading images to allow users to upload and replace images to Retool Storage.
The new Linting and Performance tools, available within Debug Tools in the App IDE, provide additional methods for debugging and optimizing apps.
Identify queries, code, and components that may affect app performance.
View statistics related to app performance along with an overall performance score. This is a useful tool for measuring how changes affect an app's performance and provides guidance on how to optimize it further.
The option to password-protect public apps will no longer be available from February 18, 2024. To create a radically better experience in building authenticated Retool apps for external users, we’ve recently introduced Retool Portals, Retool Embed and Retool Forms.
Any existing public apps with password protection will remain protected. Should we decide to make any further changes to password protection, Retool will provide at least six months notice.
The new Button column type in the Table component is now available. When enabled, column values render as a button. This allows you to add buttons to trigger actions, queries, and open links using a button.
The Phone Number Input component for web apps is now available. It automatically formats phone numbers, includes a country selector with international dialing code, and can perform validation based on the selected country. The default country is derived from the user's IP address.
A new version of the Key Value component is available to cloud instances and self-hosted instances on version 3.22 or later. It contains a number of improvements over the previous component:
Retool organization users on the Business or Enterprise plan have the option to apply custom themes on a per-app basis. Previously, app themes were only available globally and required administrator access. App-level themes apply only to the current app. If your organization does not have access to org-level themes, you can still set a custom app theme.
We've also added some expanded typography settings. You can set custom typefaces and font sizes. Not all custom typefaces may work with the line heights used in Retool apps (generally 1em-1.5em).
You can now search for all code within a Retool app, from resource queries and component properties to preloaded JavaScript and CSS. Code search can instantly search for case or exact word matches, and supports regular expressions for fine-tuned searches.
A visually refreshed component library is currently available as an opt-in beta for cloud-hosted organizations. It contains minor style changes to many components, such as:
Any style overrides you've made will still be retained.
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