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Applies to: Cloud and 3.259.0-edge

Preview and share web apps with users

Learn how to preview and share Retool web apps with users.

You can preview web apps in view-only mode within the App IDE. Once you've completed your app, you can then share it with other users.

Preview a web app​

Click the preview button in the App IDE navbar to switch to a view-only version of the app. If you use release management, you can also preview specific app versions.

You can also press Ctrl Alt Enter to toggle between Preview and Editor mode.

Share web apps with users​

To share an app with other users in your organization, you can either:

  • Open an app and click Share in the top-right:

    Share the currently opened app.

  • Browse through all available apps and click ••• > Share.

    Browse and share apps.

Admins can share apps with existing users and invite new members to join. This includes setting the user's access level (Use, Edit, or Own) for the app. Non-admins can only share apps with existing users.

You can also share a viewer link that launches your app in user mode, or use the provided IFRAME snippet to embed your Retool app in another page.

Available on Team, Business, and Enterprise plans.

Admins can create public links, which makes the app available, without authentication, to anyone with the URL. Only generate a public link if your app does not access any sensitive information, and you are comfortable with anyone viewing it.

To generate a public link, complete the following steps:

  1. Make sure that your app is published, and not in your Drafts folder.
  2. Open your app, and click Share. Click the Public tab.
  3. Click Enable public link.
  4. If you set up a custom URL for your app, toggle Enable Custom URL on or off.
  5. Click Copy link.

Share app folders with users​

Admins can also share app folders with users. This enables you to share multiple apps within the same folder simultaneously rather than individually.

Share an app folder.