UI tips: Creating dropdown actions in Retool
In this tutorial we show you a great UI tip in Retool - using table buttons to set up dropdown actions that save space in your apps.
Blueprints
Detailed tutorials, walkthroughs, and resources to build everything from CRMs to customer support systems. Design your perfect internal tool with our Blueprint guides.
Tutorial: Automatically generate PDF invoices with Glide and Carbone
In this guide, we’ll show you how to integrate Glide with Carbone to automatically generate invoices in PDF form.
Create Stripe invoices automatically from Glide
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to integrate Glide with Stripe in order to generate invoices with a click of a button and without leaving Glide.
Glide: Building an Order Management app
In this tutorial we’re going to build on the CRUD foundation from our Glide Basic tutorial with more complex functionality by using relations, lookups and rollups.
How to build an inventory management system with Retool & Xano
This tutorial will guide you to create a simple inventory management system using Xano API for your backend and Retool for your frontend.
Make.com Advanced: Automatically onboard new clients in seconds with Airtable, Google Drive and Slack
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use webhooks and JSON in Make to automatically onboard new clients into your Airtable CRM, Google Drive and Slack.
Airtable advanced skills: Building web apps (Interfaces)
In this tutorial, we’ll build our first Airtable Interface. We'll set up a full CRM dashboard app for managing our customer pipeline.
Make.com Intermediate: Automatically add Calendly leads to Airtable CRM (Part II)
In part II, learn how to work with arrays in Make and best practices to merge separate routes using variables.
Make.com Intermediate: Automatically add Calendly leads to Airtable CRM (Part I)
Learn to connect resources via Webhook, how to filter for conditions and how to use router modules in Make.
Set up website downtime alerts with Zapier
Learn to set up automatic website downtime alerts with Zapier and Uptime.com. This guide shows how to monitor availability and send Slack or email alerts to keep your team informed.
Glide Basics: Build an app to manage your Google Sheets data
This guide introduces you to Glide and shows you how to build a secure, user-friendly CRUD app with Google Sheets - and no code!
Integrating ‘Fillout’ forms into your Retool apps
In this tutorial, we connect the Fillout API to Retool to display form responses directly from a Retool app.
Windmill Basics: Build your first CRUD
Building on Windmill is based on scripts, and in this tutorial we'll teach you how to build a CRUD using Python and JavaScript.
Notion Basics: Build a CRM in <1 hour
In this tutorial, we introduce you to essentials of Notion so that you can build out a sophisticated CRM to store customer data.
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.
Make.com Basics: Build your first automation with Google Docs & Airtable
In Make, you can build automations without using code. In this tutorial, we introduce you to the platform and use it to generate a Google Doc based on values in our Airtable database.
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.
Airtable Basics: Build a simple CRM to store client data
Airtable is a versatile solution for building CRMs. We'll show you how to build a fully customized CRM that connects customer data without any code.
Retool Basics: Create a CRUD app for your data
This tutorial is an intro to the basics of Retool, including connecting to resources, setting up a basic CRUD app, and deploying your app with permissions.
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.
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.
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.
10 tips to increase speed and performance in Retool
In this article, we summarize 10 tips to help you speed up your Retool apps and ensure they stay performant.
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Build an inventory-tracking app on Supabase & Retool [pt. 2]
In part 2 of this tutorial, we use Retool and Supabase to build an inventory tracker in less than an hour.
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Build an order management system on Supabase (in <2 hours) [pt.1]
Supabase is a great backend option for business software. In this tutorial, we use Supabase and Retool to build an order-tracking app in just a couple of hours.
Create a CRUD app from Google Sheets in <1 hour with Retool
Looking to level-up your Google Sheets data with a simple app? Using Retool you can build a useful CRUD in less than an hour, to increase functionality and keep your data more secure.
Creating PDFs in Retool (4+ methods)
For many companies looking for Retool apps, PDF end products are essential. Here are 4+ options to generate PDFs within Retool.
Custom Salesforce Inbound BDR tool template in Retool
Looking for a custom tool to use on top of your Salesforce data? Download the template to use this lead enrichment app in your own Retool environment.
Making an HMAC hashing function with Crypto JS & Retool
In this tutorial we walk through how to make an HMAC hashing function in Retool using Crypto.js.
How to build powerful sales apps in Retool: unleash your Salesforce data with Sequin
This article will guide you through some solutions to common Salesforce issues. It includes a step-by-step process of how to leverage Retool and Sequin to build a tailored app that enriches Salesforce data with ease.
5 Great Sidebar Layouts in Retool, UX/UI tricks, and more
In this article, we discuss the functionality and limitations of the Retool sidebar frame, provide a couple of different layout ideas, as well as some UI tips and tricks for using the sidebar in internal apps.
What are the best layouts for your Retool internal tools and dashboards?
In this tutorial we will walk you through some different possible CRUD layouts in Retool, what they are good for and not-so-good for, as well as give you our top tips and tricks to achieve best practice (and avoid worst practice) when it comes to layout.
9 great ways to improve your forms in Retool - make that CRUD less… cruddy
Most Retool apps are based on some kind of CRUD interface, and we think that with form inputs, a little goes a long way in turning an unfriendly UI into an optimized, beautiful user experience. Here’s a couple of simple tips to help make this happen.
Retool Table Filter Tutorial for SQL Beginners
Using Retool’s “Query JSON with SQL” query, we create a filter panel that streamlines the experience for the end user. We will focus on setting up a filter container with a bespoke UI to help your users sort and find data in tables more effectively and with fewer clicks.
