Five years of building boldly with Retool
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.
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Advanced permissions in Retool: The Fundamentals (Retool for Enterprises)
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.
Retool for Enterprises Part 1: The Basics
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.
Creating Retool in Retool (Retool UI inspiration & template)
In this UI inspiration piece, we created Retool-ception. Retool, built on Retool. Check it out! Newsletter members can download the template too.
How we built YouTube in Retool (Retool UI inspiration & template)
In this UI inspiration template, we have recreated the YouTube UI using Retool! Newsletter members can download the template for free.
Reddit-inspired UI in Retool (Retool UI inspiration & template)
In this UI inspiration template, we have recreated the Reddit UI using Retool! Newsletter members can download the template for free!
Building interactive maps with OpenStreetMap API in Retool
The native Mapbox component in Retool offers powerful capabilities for building interactive maps, giving users the ability to visualize and work with geospatial data.
Hubspot-inspired UI: CRM Template (Retool UI inspiration & template)
We built a Hubspot-inspired CRM UI in Retool with some super useful features. Members can download the template for free!
Plotly AI helper - Generate Plotly charts in Retool in seconds!
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!
Charting in Plotly part III - Interactive charts
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.
Charting in Retool with Plotly. Part II: The Sankey Diagram
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.
Charting in Retool with Plotly. Part I: Line graphs step-by-step beginners guide
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.
What is Retool Storage? How to upload and store files in Retool
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.
UI tips for building efficient data dashboards in Retool
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.
Building a custom calculator for pricing quotes, loan estimates, tax planning & more, using JavaScript & Retool
In this tutorial, we will show you how we built a complex Retool Pricing calculator so that you can too.
Build an AI chatbot with custom knowledge base in <1 hour
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.