Google expands no-code AI app builder Opal to 15 countries

Google has rapidly expanded Opal, its no-code AI mini-app builder, to 15 new countries due to unexpectedly sophisticated and creative uses by early U.S. users. The rollout now includes regions like Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Vietnam, Argentina, and more, significantly broadening Opal’s reach. Opal lets anyone build web apps by describing their idea in natural language, converting these into visual workflows that users can further edit and share via a web link—all without coding knowledge. Unexpected user ingenuity drove this expansion, impressing Google with complex and practical app prototypes beyond simple tools and games. In response, Google also announced key technical upgrades: Advanced no-code debugging tools now allow step-by-step workflow testing and real-time error display. Major performance boosts have reduced app generation time and enabled running multiple workflow steps in parallel, better supporting sophisticated, multi-stage applications. Opal’s global rollout positions Google competitively in the booming no-code platform market, alongside Canva, Figma, and Replit, highlighting a major industry move towards making app creation accessible to everyone—coders and non-coders alike.