Releasesby GlyphImproved performance of app building agent
Retool made signficant improvements to the efficiency and performance of the app building agent. Builders will notice faster agent responses and lower AI credit consumption, especially on long-running building sessions. These improvements can result in up to 50% fewer credits consumed.
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BigQuery data governance tags are supported in Terraform
BigQuery data governance tags are supported in Terraform. This feature is in Preview .
Multi-value tags (General availability)
With this release, multi-value tags are generally available. You can assign more than one string value to the same tag.
Remote app operations for Snowflake Native Apps (Preview)
Remote app operations are now available in public preview for Snowflake Native Apps. Providers can perform on-demand operations on consumer apps, including running SQL statements ( run_sql ), retrying a failed upgrade ( retry_upgrade ), and disabling/enabling the app ( disable / enable ), all through a new system function SYSTEM$REMOTE_APP_OPERATION .
Remote Development with the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code (Preview)
Remote Development with the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available in public preview.
Stable egress IP addresses on Azure (Preview)
Stable egress IP addresses are now available in preview on Azure. You can generate Snowflake egress IP address ranges (as CIDR addresses) and add them to an external server's allowlist so that Snowflake can make requests to that server.
LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
LTAP Direct Writes speeds up how synced tables load into Lakebase. When you create a synced table, Lakebase loads a full copy of your Unity Catalog data into your Postgres branch.
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Improved app development branch controls
Live on cloud Retool introduced finer controls on branches in the app builder . You can now rename branches from the Change History panel by hovering over a branch name and clicking the icon. You can also copy the branch name, which enables builders using Source Control to transition between development in the app builder and development locally.
Self-hosted Retool 4.34 Stable
Self-hosted Retool 4.34.0 is now available on the Stable release channel. Retool releases a version on the stable channel each quarter. A stable release is generally four versions behind the cloud-hosted version at the time. Preparation and testing of a stable version occurs approximately four weeks prior to its release.
Deprecation of the BigID resource type
Retool is deprecating the dedicated BigID resource type. Retool will remove the resource type in Q1 2027, after two quarterly Stable releases. After removal, BigID resources will stop working. Queries in apps and workflows that still point at those resources will fail.
Message queueing
Live on cloud You can now queue messages in Chat tab of the app builder. While the agent is working, you can send up to five messages, which will be automatically sent in a batch once the agent responds. You can edit or remove messages from the queue before they are sent, or clear the queue of all messages.
Self-hosted Retool 4.0 stable update
The following patch is now available on the Stable release channel: Retool 4.0.13 Update your Retool instance to apply the latest bug fixes and security patches.
Self-hosted Retool 4.0 stable update
The following patch is now available on the Stable release channel: Retool 4.0.12 Update your Retool instance to apply the latest bug fixes and security patches.
Debug console for the app builder
Live on cloud • All plans Public beta The app builder now includes a debug console to help you inspect your app, surface issues, and resolve them with the agent. Open it from the status bar at the bottom of the app builder. The console has three tabs: Errors : Function, build, and frontend errors.
Multi-instance releases for apps
Live on cloud • Enterprise 4.34.4 Stable • Enterprise Multi-instance releases are now supported for apps built in the new app builder , in addition to classic apps and workflows. To enable multi-instance releases, navigate to Settings > Source control > Edit settings and turn on Enable multi-instance releases .