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Opal

Build and share AI mini-apps from a plain-language description.

Category
Automation
Pricing
FREE
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Cloud
Platforms
Web
Models
Single model (proprietary)
Verified
Jun 13, 2026

Opal is an experimental Google Labs tool for building AI mini-apps without code. You describe a task in natural language and Opal generates a workflow that chains prompts, models, and tools, which you can refine in a visual node editor and share with others via a link. It targets marketers, analysts, and other non-engineers who want to prototype and ship small AI-powered tools quickly.

Pros & cons

  • Natural-language app building
  • Visual node editor to refine logic
  • Share finished apps via a link
  • Free Google Labs experiment
  • Starter templates and demo gallery
  • Experimental Labs beta, may change
  • Tied to Google's model ecosystem
  • Availability still limited by country
  • Not aimed at complex production apps

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