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Your hub for internal tools & how to build them.| tools.dev
Windmill is a script-driven, open-source workflow engine and app development platform designed to help companies build internal tools faster by focusing on the “code that matters”. In terms of internal tool platforms, Windmill is most certainly on the developer tool side of the spectrum, aiming to allow developers to build with code faster.| tools.dev
Transform your team’s productivity with Notion. Build custom workspaces, manage projects, and collaborate seamlessly—all in one platform. Explore tutorials, guides, and resources to help you optimize Notion for your workflows, from creating knowledge bases to managing tasks and goals. Whether you’re streamlining operations or enhancing collaboration, Notion is the ultimate tool for organizing your team’s work.| tools.dev
In this Retool for Enterprises article, we show you how to connect to audit log data for on-prem deployments of Retool, so you can build your own custom audit trail app.| tools.dev
Airtable is one of the most well-known table-based no-code platforms out there, blending the simplicity and familiarity of spreadsheets with the power, reliability, and flexibility of a normal relational database.| tools.dev
In this article, we’re not picking favorites - we’re asking a more useful question: is Notion or Airtable more suited to the way you work?| tools.dev
In this guide, we’ll walk through five of the most fun (and effective) ways to make your Glide apps more beautiful - complete with examples, resources, and some things you’ll wish you’d learned sooner.| tools.dev
Looking to build efficient business automations in Make, without all the mess? Here are 5 key tips to keep your workflows as efficient to run and maintain as possible.| tools.dev
Interested in using Retool for your business software? Use the calculator below to estimate your monthly & annual costs. Keep scrolling to read more about Retool and its pricing. . Retool helps developers build powerful business software, fast. Using drag-and-drop components you can quickly create bespoke internal applications like admin dashboards, database| tools.dev
In this study, we’ll look at how Red Roots Capital experimented with (clunky) SaaS software, before landing on a custom solution in Retool - built by Bold Tech - where they can not only track and file receipts for their accounting team, but they can do this on the go from a custom-made mobile app. | tools.dev
The Release Manager (or versioning) in Retool is a useful feature for splitting up your work into shippable units and version-controlling your apps. We clear up how it works, and how to work with versioning to avoid any crucial mishaps.| tools.dev
Make is a cloud-based platform that allows you to create and manage automations at a very affordable price and without any prior programming knowledge.| tools.dev
Automate your workflows with Make. Build powerful integrations, connect your favorite apps, and streamline processes with no code required. Explore tutorials, guides, and resources to help you design custom automations that save time and boost productivity.| tools.dev
Looking for a low-code solution to build your next business tool? In this collection, find tutorials and walkthroughs for top low-code platforms for building internal tools.| tools.dev
Explore platforms and tools that will help developers build faster. These articles and tutorials focus on platforms for users with technical know-how and at least some coding knowledge.| tools.dev
In this article, we’re going to assess how truly scalable Glide is as well as considering how it compares to other no-code tools in the market.| tools.dev
In this guide, we’ll break down the best automation platforms - who should use them, what they’re great at, and where they fall short. If you’re looking for a no-nonsense guide to the top tools worth considering - this is it.| tools.dev
In this guide, we’ll show you how to integrate Glide with Carbone to automatically generate invoices in PDF form.| tools.dev
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to integrate Glide with Stripe in order to generate invoices with a click of a button and without leaving Glide.| tools.dev
In this tutorial we’re going to build on the CRUD foundation from our Glide Basic tutorial with more complex functionality by using relations, lookups and rollups.| tools.dev
This tutorial will guide you to create a simple inventory management system using Xano API for your backend and Retool for your frontend.| tools.dev
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use webhooks and JSON in Make to automatically onboard new clients into your Airtable CRM, Google Drive and Slack.| tools.dev
In this tutorial, we’ll build our first Airtable Interface. We'll set up a full CRM dashboard app for managing our customer pipeline.| tools.dev
In part II, learn how to work with arrays in Make and best practices to merge separate routes using variables.| tools.dev
Windmill is a script-driven, open-source workflow engine, and app development platform that allows developers to leverage almost any coding language to build scripts and apps faster.| tools.dev
To celebrate our five year anniversary on Retool and the launching of the Agency program, we reflect on five years of building on Retool, how much the platform has changed and how far we've come.| Bold Tech Blog
In this tutorial we show you a great UI tip in Retool - using table buttons to set up dropdown actions that save space in your apps.| Bold Tech Blog
In this tutorial we will walk you through some different possible CRUD layouts in Retool, what they are good for and not-so-good for, as well as give you our top tips and tricks to achieve best practice (and avoid worst practice) when it comes to layout.| tools.dev
Most Retool apps are based on some kind of CRUD interface, and we think that with form inputs, a little goes a long way in turning an unfriendly UI into an optimized, beautiful user experience. Here’s a couple of simple tips to help make this happen.| tools.dev
Explore a range of tutorials, articles, and resources about Retool, the powerful platform for building internal tools quickly and efficiently. Learn how to optimize your workflows, integrate with APIs, and unlock Retool’s full potential. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced user, find everything you need to master Retool and enhance your app development process.| tools.dev
Stefan has worked with Retool for 7+ years and is one of its biggest fans. He specializes in building secure, large-scale systems for enterprise companies.| tools.dev
Sophie has been writing about internal tools since 2021, specializing in developer tools like Retool.| tools.dev
Joey is the founder of Bold Tech and was one of the first in the Retool Developers Network and has been developing internal tools for small, medium, and enterprise companies for 5+ years.| tools.dev
In the first instalment of Bold Tech’s UI sessions, we are tackling busy component enemy no.1: the button, to bring you some top tips for making better use of this powerful component, as well as some handy and innovative tricks to improve your UI even more.| tools.dev
In part 2 of this tutorial, we use Retool and Supabase to build an inventory tracker in less than an hour.| tools.dev
Empower teams with better internal tools. We specialize in building powerful internal software using platforms like Retool. Learn how you can too.| Bold Tech Blog
Appsmith is a developer tool that expedites companies’ internal tool development through pre-built drag-and-drop components, built-in permissioning & authentication, and resource integrations. It is a competitor to platforms like Retool and Outsystems but is an open-source alternative.| Bold Tech Blog
Empower teams with better internal tools. We specialize in building powerful internal software using platforms like Retool. Learn how you can too.| Bold Tech Blog
User experience is just as important in internal tools as in external apps. We give tips, tricks, and best UX/UI practices when creating internal applications. Learn great layouts, performance tricks, and more. Learn to build better on platforms like Retool.| Bold Tech Blog
Permissioning for large-scale deployments can be complex, so in this article we break down the fundamentals of how Permissions work in Retool, and share some essential tips.| Bold Tech Blog
Have a Retool app for your company with key functionality but no one can make their mind up exactly how it should look? In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create a settings modal that will allow each user to customize their interface to suit their own preferences.| Bold Tech Blog
In the final release of our Retool UI inspiration series, we recreated the Steam interface. Newsletter members can download the template for free!| tools.dev
Retool is a powerful tool for enterprises yet many still struggle to build for scale. In this first article, we’ll cover essentials for enterprises, like how they can use Retool best, pricing plans and self-hosted vs cloud.| tools.dev
In this UI inspiration piece, we created Retool-ception. Retool, built on Retool. Check it out! Newsletter members can download the template too.| tools.dev
In this UI inspiration template, we have recreated the YouTube UI using Retool! Newsletter members can download the template for free.| tools.dev
In this UI inspiration template, we have recreated the Reddit UI using Retool! Newsletter members can download the template for free!| Bold Tech Blog
The native Mapbox component in Retool offers powerful capabilities for building interactive maps, giving users the ability to visualize and work with geospatial data.| Bold Tech Blog
We built a Hubspot-inspired CRM UI in Retool with some super useful features. Members can download the template for free!| Bold Tech Blog
We built an AI chatbot to quickly generate Plotly charts inside of Retool according to user prompts. Newsletter members can download the chatbot module TypeScript for free!| Bold Tech Blog
In this article, we discuss the functionality and limitations of the Retool sidebar frame, provide a couple of different layout ideas, as well as some UI tips and tricks for using the sidebar in internal apps.| Bold Tech Blog
In part III of our Plotly guides, we’ll be focusing on creating not only useful charts, but highly interactive ones too. We'll also be making our chart functionality into a module.| Bold Tech Blog
In Part II, we share a case study of how we used Plotly to build a complex Sankey generator with a super user-friendly interface.| Bold Tech Blog
In this first part of the Plotly in Retool series, we’re going back to basics with the line/scatter chart and how to add more useful features like trend lines and annotations.| Bold Tech Blog
Retool Storage offers a native option for uploading and storing files within the Retool environment. In this guide, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Retool Storage and how else you can store documents in Retool.| Bold Tech Blog
Trying to understand what Retool would cost for your company? Use our Retool pricing calculator to estimate your monthly and annual bills, and understand whether you would need a Team, Business or Enterprise plan.| Bold Tech Blog
In this UI guide, we run through some practical tips and tricks to apply to your data dashboards and admin panels to ensure the best user experience for your team.| tools.dev
In this tutorial, we will show you how we built a complex Retool Pricing calculator so that you can too.| tools.dev
Looking for a simple AI chatbot to help you quickly search many internal business resources? In less than an hour build an AI chatbot with a custom knowledge base in Retool.| tools.dev
In Part II of the Low Code series, we take a look at specific examples of Low Code tools and what people use them for.| Bold Tech Blog
In this article, we summarize 10 tips to help you speed up your Retool apps and ensure they stay performant.| Bold Tech Blog
Supabase is a great backend option for business software. In this tutorial, we use Supabase and Retool to build an order-tracking app in just a couple of hours.| Bold Tech Blog
Is Supabase a good database for storing your company data? We explore some of its key features and how it holds up to its competitor Firebase.| Bold Tech Blog
If you're exploring Zapier alternatives and competitors to streamline your workflow automation, here are some other great options that might make your developers happier.| Bold Tech Blog
Part I of a 2-parter for Technically explores the trend of using more UI in software building.| Bold Tech Blog
Budibase is a low-code internal tool development environment that allows users with no coding experience to build something technical, and developers to build simple apps faster.| Bold Tech Blog
Retool has just had a boost in speed and power, so switching between applications much more seamless and performant. In this article, we discuss how to make great multi-page applications with optimal performance and effective UI.| Bold Tech Blog
Using Retool’s “Query JSON with SQL” query, we create a filter panel that streamlines the experience for the end user. We will focus on setting up a filter container with a bespoke UI to help your users sort and find data in tables more effectively and with fewer clicks.| Bold Tech Blog
Retool helps developers build powerful internal tools, fast. This is a full guide to the platform, its pros and cons, and what you should and shouldn't use it for.| Bold Tech Blog
