Google Expands AI-Powered App Builder Opal to 15 New Countries, Enhances Features

Google launches its AI vibe-coding app Opal in 15 more countries | TechCrunch

Google is expanding access to Opal, its AI vibe-coding app, to 15 more countries. The app, which lets you create mini web apps using text prompts, is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, Argentina, and Pakistan. "When we opened up Opal to users in the U.S. we anticipated they might build simple, fun tools," said Megan Li, a Senior Product Manager at Google Labs, in a blog post. "We didn't expect the surge of sophisticated, practical and highly creative Opal apps we got instead. The ingenuity of these early adopters made one thing clear: we need to get Opal into the hands of more creators globally." Opal works by getting users to enter a description of the app they want to make, after which the tool uses different Google models to do so. Once the app is ready, users can open the editor panel to view and customize the visual workflow of inputs, outputs, and generation steps. They can click any step to review or edit the prompt, or add new steps manually using Opal's toolbar. Users can also publish their app to the web and share a link so others can test it with their own Google accounts. In addition to the expansion, Google also announced improvements coming to Opal. The tech giant says it has improved the debugging program but intentionally kept it no-code. Users can now run their workflow step by step in the visual editor or tweak specific steps in the console. Errors show up right where they happen to provide immediate context and eliminate guesswork. Google also says that it's made significant improvements to Opal's core performance. The company notes that previously it would take up to five seconds or more to create a new Opal. Now, it's worked to speed that up to make it easier to get started. Plus, users can now run steps in parallel, allowing complex workflows with multiple steps to execute simultaneously. With the U.S. launch of Opal in July, Google joined a growing list of competitors including Canva, Figma, and Replit that are building tools to help nontechnical users design app prototypes without writing any code.

Google Expands No-Code AI Mini-App Builder Opal to India and 14 Other Countries | AIM

Alongside the expansion, Google is rolling out new features aimed at improving workflow transparency and performance. Google on October 7 announced that it is expanding access to Opal, its no-code AI mini-app builder, to India and 14 additional countries, including Canada, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, and Argentina. Opal, which was introduced two months ago as an early experiment within Google Labs, allows users to build AI-powered mini-apps using natural language, without coding. Users can access Opal at opal.withgoogle.com and join the builder community through Google's Discord channel. "The ingenuity of these early adopters made one thing clear: we need to get Opal into the hands of more creators globally," said Megan Li, senior product manager at Google Labs, in a blog post. Alongside the expansion, Google is rolling out new features aimed at improving workflow transparency and performance. Advanced debugging now allows users to run workflows step-by-step in a visual editor or iterate on specific steps in the console panel. Errors are displayed in real time and linked to the exact step where they occur. Google has also made performance improvements to Opal's core system. Previously, creating a new app could take five seconds or more. Google said it has invested in speeding up the process and enabling parallel runs, allowing multiple workflow steps to execute simultaneously. "Whether you're automating a complex business process, accelerating your marketing efforts or bringing a creative vision to life, Opal is here to help you build," Li said. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind has released the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model, a specialised version of its Gemini 2.5 Pro AI that can interact with user interfaces. The model is available in preview via the Gemini API through Google AI Studio and Vertex AI Studio.

Google expands its AI vibe-coding app Opal to 15 more countries

Google's AI-powered Opal app, which lets users create mini web apps from text prompts, is expanding to 15 new countries with faster performance and improved debugging tools. Google is expanding the availability of Opal, its AI application that lets users create mini web apps from text prompts, to 15 additional countries. The tool, which launched in the U.S. in July, is designed to help non-technical users build app prototypes without writing any code. The app is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, Argentina, and Pakistan. Opal allows users to generate a functional web application by describing what they want it to do. Alongside the global expansion, Google announced several improvements to Opal's performance and functionality. The expansion and improvements position Opal to compete with other companies like Canva, Figma, and Replit that offer tools for no-code application design and prototyping. "When we opened up Opal to users in the U.S. we anticipated they might build simple, fun tools. We didn't expect the surge of sophisticated, practical and highly creative Opal apps we got instead. The ingenuity of these early adopters made one thing clear: we need to get Opal into the hands of more creators globally." said Megan Li, a senior product manager at Google Labs.