An improved version of the Scanner component for Retool Mobile is currently in private beta on Retool Cloud and on Self-hosted Retool 3.173.0 or later.

This includes:

• The ability to restrict or select from multiple barcode symbologies to scan.
• The ability to select between Manual or Automatic scan modes.
• While scanning from the native app, there is a visual indication of what is being scanned (a bounding box) when hovering over a barcode, as well as a checkmark when a scan is successful.
• Scanner V2 does not have the autoClose property.

A redesigned Retool Database UI is coming soon. The improved interface makes working with tables faster and more intuitive.

Managing your data should be quick and frictionless, so we've made key improvements to help you navigate, edit, and interact with your data more efficiently. Here's what's new:

• Clearer Data View: A more structured layout makes it easier to understand your database at a glance and quickly find the information you need, reducing clutter and improving readability.
• Faster Navigation: We've streamlined the layout to help you move through your data more efficiently, with fewer clicks and less friction.
• One-Stop Command Bar: Quickly find and perform any actions from a new central location, enabling you to work efficiently without hunting through menus.

If you're interested in testing these new features early, you can join the waitlist.

You can now copy a query from one multipage app and paste it into another. Right-click on a query and select Copy then navigate or switch to a tab with another multipage app. You can paste the copied query as either a globally scoped or page-scoped query by right-clicking in the Code panel.

Retool now supports Amazon SNS. You can use the Amazon SNS integration in apps and workflows to publish messages to a topic. Once configured, you can subscribe to the topic using Amazon SQS, enabling you to use Retool's SQS integration to respond to events as they occur.

Retool now supports Amazon SQS. You can use the Amazon SQS integration in Retool Apps and Retool Workflows to send, receive, and delete messages from a queue. This integration enables you to respond to events as they occur, triggering changes and actions in your workflows or apps.

Retool now supports Apache Kafka. You can use the Kafka integration in apps and workflows to produce, consume, or commit messages to a topic. This integration enables you to respond to events as they occur, triggering changes and actions in your workflows or apps.

Multipage apps contain pages to combine functionality and use cases. Standard Retool apps operate as single-page applications where all code and components is continually evaluated. Multipage apps are also supported by Retool Mobile where each screen functions as a separate page.

With multipage apps, Retool only evaluates the code and components of the page currently in view. The benefits of multipage apps include:

• Greater performance of large and complex apps. Since Retool only evaluates code and components for the current page, multipage apps are 30-40% faster than a single-page app.
• Seamless navigation between pages. Retool loads the complete app state whenever a user navigates to a single-page app. With multipage apps, navigation between pages is seamless and more responsive.
• Improved app management. Multipage apps can replace multiple apps in your organization, such as a team's frequently used apps. This reduces the number of apps to maintain and allows for easier permission management.
• Reduced module dependency. Modules are commonly used to create shared navigation menus across multiple single-page apps. With multipage apps, you can eliminate the need for additional modules and the complexities with maintaining them.

Each multipage app uses global and page scopes to separate pages. Globally scoped code, and Header and Sidebar frames, are available for use across every page, while each page has its own page-scoped code and components.

You can request access to the multipage app beta and explore the docs to learn more.

Retool is currently working on a new layout architecture, WidgetGrid, that significantly improves the performance of the canvas. Placement and arrangement of components, such as dragging to reposition, is up to 50% more responsive.

WidgetGrid is currently rolling out to cloud-hosted organizations as an opt-in beta and will be available in the next Edge release of self-hosted Retool. You can enable WidgetGrid from the status bar when viewing or editing an app. You can disable WidgetGrid at any time and provide feedback about any issues you experienced.

You can now connect your organizations to Sentry or Datadog for error monitoring. App errors will be reported with a callstack and descriptive tags when viewing and interacting with an app in preview or public (end-user) mode.

Subfolder organization of apps is now available as a public beta. You can create nested folders for more granular organization and permissions of Retool apps.

Organization admins can enable or disable subfolders in the Advanced settings section of the organization settings page.