The app, which lets you create mini web apps using text prompts, is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, Argentina and Pakistan.
Google has expanded the availability of its experimental AI app-building tool, Opal, to 15 more countries outside of its initial launch in the U.S.
Opal is an AI vibe-coding app that allows users to create mini web applications using simple text prompts without needing any traditional coding experience.
Key Details of the Expansion and App:
- New Countries: The 15 new countries where Opal is now available include:
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Pakistan
- Panamá
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Vietnam
- What it does (Vibe-Coding): Users describe the app they want in plain language, and Opal’s AI models generate a functional web app prototype. The core concept is making app creation accessible to non-technical users, students, and creators.
- Customization: Once an app is generated, users can visually edit the workflow, which consists of inputs, outputs, and generation steps, without writing code.
- Key Improvements with the Expansion: Google rolled out several updates to enhance the app’s performance:
- Faster App Creation: The time it takes to create a new Opal has been significantly reduced, making the process nearly instant.
- Parallel Execution: Complex workflows can now run multiple steps simultaneously, which improves speed and efficiency.
- Improved No-Code Debugging: Errors now appear precisely where they occur in the visual workflow, making troubleshooting easier and removing guesswork.
The expansion was reportedly driven by the “unexpected sophistication” and creativity of the apps built by early adopters in the U.S., prompting Google to bring the tool to a wider global audience.