App Builder Blog

From AI theme extraction to a brand-new Tooltip, App Builder 26.1 packs six months of improvements that make every step of the app-building journey faster, smarter, and more resilient.

This release introduces new components focused on navigation and data presentation. Here are the details before you try them out.

Let’s be honest – we all get the hype. A new AI coding tool drops. An AI app builder promises magic. You try it… and wow. In minutes, you’ve got a shiny app. But is it enough?

Our December release brings together several improvements that make building and refining apps more predictable and efficient.

It’s safe to say that AI-powered app building makes the most sense in scenarios where speed, iteration, and reduced manual effort are critical. But how to handle it? We give you the steps.

AI features like Speech-to-Text prompts, AI-powered theme management, view generation from images, and smarter data source creation now make building apps faster and more intuitive. You’ll also see a richer CRM Sample App with more views, smarter Quick Add for charts, sliders, and inputs, and improved List Item Selection for smoother control of dynamic and manual lists.

Continuous delivery no longer has to be complex or resource-heavy. With low-code platforms like App Builder, teams can fast-track development, automate prototyping, testing, and deployment, and leverage AI capabilities, making releases faster and more reliable.

AI code generation is powerful. It’s fast, flexible, and great for tackling isolated coding challenges or exploring ideas. But it’s not a silver bullet. Relying on it alone for complex, scalable, or production-grade applications comes with tradeoffs in consistency, security, and collaboration.  That’s where tools like App Builder come in.

It’s not the end of the human role in app development. The software industry is still far from being completely overtaken by AI-assisted development, removing the need for developers. On the contrary, AI in software development serves as a complementary technique that extends human capacity while opening space for strategies, creativity, and efficiency.

We’ve embraced the challenge of innovation throughout 2024, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with our App Builder and the UI components it integrates.

Can AI promote faster software rollouts? Will it lead to fewer people who write code manually? And is this the end of software development as we know it? Let’s see what’s the impact of AI on development jobs and what’s the role of low code here.

Harnessing the power of low code and AI is a strategic move that drives business growth and innovation at faster rates. And now with App Builder AI, businesses have an even greater advantage. App Builder AI combines the simplicity of low-code platforms with the intelligence of AI, enabling teams to build and deploy applications faster and more efficiently than ever before.

In August we are marking another milestone for App Builder – a new release that now introduces App Builder AI, CSS Grid Layout, and other improvements. Read more in the blog post.