Google Expands AI App-Building Tool Opal to 15 New Countries

ISLAMABAD: Google has announced the expansion of its AI-powered app-building tool, Opal, to 15 additional countries, enabling users worldwide to create mini web apps using simple text prompts. Following strong adoption in the United States, where Opal sparked a wave of creative and practical app development, the tech giant is now bringing the platform to new markets including 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, Senior Product Manager at Google Labs. “We didn’t expect the surge of sophisticated, practical, and highly creative Opal apps we got instead.” The enthusiastic response from early users convinced Google to expand Opal’s reach globally.

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Opal allows anyone to generate web apps by simply describing the desired functionality in plain language. Google’s AI models then automatically create the app, which users can customize through an intuitive visual editor. This editor displays the workflow of inputs, outputs, and generation steps, all of which can be reviewed, modified, or expanded with ease. Users can publish and share their apps online, allowing others to try them out with their own Google accounts.

In addition to the global rollout, Google has enhanced Opal’s debugging and performance features. The updated no-code debugging system allows users to run workflows step-by-step and adjust specific actions directly within the visual editor, making troubleshooting more intuitive by showing errors in their exact context. Performance improvements have also significantly sped up app creation by enabling parallel processing for complex workflows, reducing wait times from over five seconds to a much faster pace.

Since its U.S. launch in July, Opal has entered a competitive no-code design space alongside platforms like Canva, Figma, and Replit. These tools aim to empower nontechnical users—including creators, educators, and small businesses—to design and prototype apps without needing coding skills, a sector experiencing rapid growth.

With its expansion, Google hopes to foster a global community of app creators who can leverage AI to innovate and solve problems with minimal technical barriers.