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Google Expands Opal to 15 More Countries With Visual Debugging and Faster Builds

Google says unexpectedly sophisticated apps from early U.S. users prompted a broader rollout to more creators.

Overview

  • Opal is rolling out beyond the U.S. to Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Argentina, and Pakistan.
  • A new no-code debugging experience lets builders run workflows step by step in the visual editor with errors pinpointed to the exact failing step.
  • Under-the-hood upgrades reduce app-creation time and add parallel runs so multi-step workflows can execute simultaneously.
  • The tool turns plain-language prompts into working mini web apps, offers a visual workflow editor for editing prompts and steps, and supports publishing shareable links for testing with Google accounts.
  • Opal remains an experiment in Google Labs with no pricing or monetization details disclosed, and it joins a growing field of no-code AI builders that includes Canva, Figma, and Replit.